Cui Shao-Yang, Tang Chun-Zhi
Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou 510405, China.
Zhen Ci Yan Jiu. 2008 Jun;33(3):208-12.
By ways of favorable bi-directionally-regulative effect of acupoint stimulation and close correlation between acupoints and Zangfu-organs, acupuncture therapy can effectively regulate both blood pressure and functional activities of the corresponding viscera. Hence, acupuncture therapy, as a complementary method for hypertension, has its characteristics in protecting target organs. In the present paper, the authors review the progress in acupuncture treatment of hypertension in recent ten years from the studies of clinical treatment and animal experiments; analyze the underlying mechanism of acupuncture in protecting target organs of hypertension from the neuro-endocrine-immune network. Moreover, the authors point out some existing problems and put forward a few suggestions about acupuncture research in this field.
通过穴位刺激的良性双向调节作用以及穴位与脏腑之间的密切联系，针刺疗法可有效调节血压及相应脏腑的功能活动。因此，针刺疗法作为高血压的一种辅助治疗方法，在保护靶器官方面具有自身特点。本文作者从临床治疗和动物实验研究两方面综述了近十年来针刺治疗高血压的研究进展；从神经 - 内分泌 - 免疫网络角度分析了针刺保护高血压靶器官的潜在机制。此外，作者指出了一些存在的问题，并对该领域的针刺研究提出了几点建议。
