Research Progress on Acupuncture Treatment for Primary Hypertension

Abstract

Primary hypertension is one of the risk factors for cardiovascular disease, and current treatment methods have certain side effects, so there is an urgent need for a new and effective alternative therapy. Acupuncture, as a relatively fluid therapy, has a good antihypertensive effect and is popular among patients with primary hypertension. The latest research shows that acupuncture exerts its antihypertensive effect through multiple regulatory effects. Therefore, while briefly describing the treatment methods related to acupuncture for primary hypertension, this review summarizes the specific mechanism of action of acupuncture in treating primary hypertension, in order to provide new ideas for the clinical application of acupuncture in treating primary hypertension.