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International Journal of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease(CEASE PUBLICATION) Vol. 1(3), pp. 29 - 32
DOI: 10.13189/ijccd.2013.010301
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Open Add-on Study on Primary Hypertension Treated by Wuling Powder and Modified Tianma Gouteng Decoction
Youfu Ke 1,*, Chun Xiang Li 2, Junxian Zheng 3, Jinbao Pu 3
1 The University of Hong Kong, School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong, 999077,China
2 The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, 362000, China
3 Zhejiang Academy of Chinese Medicine, Hangzhou, 310007, China
ABSTRACT
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of wuling powder and modified tianma gouteng decoction as an add-on therapy for treating essential hypertension (EH). Methods: 116 cases of EH patients took wuling powder and modified tianma gouteng decoction for 2 weeks to treat EH without changing their former medication. New York Heart Association (NYHA) heart function classification, heart rate, blood pressure and 6-minute walking test were evaluated before and after treatment. Results: Wuling powder and modified tianma gouteng decoction decreased the EH patients鈥� heart rate, systolic pressure, diastolic pressure and increased the 6-minute walking distance very significantly (P<0.01). The total effective rate on blood pressure was 92.2%, and the total effective rate on NYHA heart function improvement was 95.1%. No serious side effect appeared. Conclusion: From this study, treating EH with wuling powder and modified tianma gouteng decoction as an add-on therapy seems to be effective and safe.
KEYWORDS
Wuling Powder, Tianma Gouteng Decoction, Primary Hypertension, Essential Hypertension, Chronic Heart Failure
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Youfu Ke , Chun Xiang Li , Junxian Zheng , Jinbao Pu , "Open Add-on Study on Primary Hypertension Treated by Wuling Powder and Modified Tianma Gouteng Decoction," International Journal of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease(CEASE PUBLICATION), Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 29 - 32, 2013. DOI: 10.13189/ijccd.2013.010301.
(b). APA Format:
Youfu Ke , Chun Xiang Li , Junxian Zheng , Jinbao Pu (2013). Open Add-on Study on Primary Hypertension Treated by Wuling Powder and Modified Tianma Gouteng Decoction. International Journal of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease(CEASE PUBLICATION), 1(3), 29 - 32. DOI: 10.13189/ijccd.2013.010301.