Ingredients: Equal parts Evodia fruit, Chrysanthemum flowers, and Cinnamon bark
Method: Grind all three herbs into a fine powder. Decoct in water until boiling, then strain out solids. Before bed, soak a towel in the decoction, wring it out, and apply to the forehead.Press the towel firmly with both hands to maximize absorption of the medicated liquid into the skin. Maintain pressure for at least 15 minutes. Repeat approximately 10 times. Folk Remedy 2 Ingredients: Equal parts Cinnamon bark, Evodia fruit, and Magnetite Usage: Steep the three herbs in water for a foot bath. Use once daily for 30 minutes per session.
Essential Oil Aromatherapy Formula
Formula One
Ingredients: 1 drop lavender essential oil, 1 drop thyme essential oil
Usage: Apply essential oils to a face towel or handkerchief and inhale.
Formula 2
Ingredients: 10ml jojoba oil, 3 drops basil essential oil, 2 drops rosemary essential oil, 2 drops peppermint essential oil
Usage: Grind ingredients into a paste, apply to scalp, and massage. Use twice daily.
Formula Three
Ingredients: 3 drops thyme essential oil, 2 drops lavender essential oil, 2 drops benzoin essential oil
Usage: Mix essential oils thoroughly, dilute with water, and gently massage temples twice daily.
Formula Four
Ingredients: 3 drops lavender essential oil, 3 drops ylang-ylang essential oil
Usage: Light an aromatherapy burner for steam inhalation.
Aromatherapy promotes calmness and deep relaxation, helping hypertension patients maintain normal blood pressure.
Garlic on an Empty Stomach
Consume 1-2 pieces of sweet-and-sour garlic daily on an empty stomach in the morning, along with some of the sweet-and-sour marinade. This regimen, continued for half a month, may help treat hypertension.
Foot Medicinal Bath Remedies
Remedy One
Ingredients: 20g Uncaria hook, a small amount of borneol
Usage: Chop the Uncaria hook, mix with borneol, and wrap in cloth. Place in a basin with warm water before bed or upon waking each day to soak feet. A 10-day course can calm the liver, lower blood pressure, and effectively treat hypertension.
Remedy 2
Ingredients: 30g Prunella vulgaris, 20g Uncaria rhynchophylla, 20g Chrysanthemum morifolium, 15g Morus alba leaf
Usage: Simmer herbs in water for 5 minutes, strain, then soak feet for 20 minutes. Use once daily for a 10-day course. Aids in treating hypertension.
Corn Silk Decoction
Ingredients: 3 bananas, 60g watermelon rind, 60g corn silk, rock sugar to taste
Usage: Peel bananas and boil with watermelon rind and corn silk. Add rock sugar before consumption. Take twice daily for liver yang hyperactivity-type hypertension.
Sunflower Seed and Red Date Soup
Ingredients: 1 sunflower seed head, 20 red dates
Usage: Break the seed head into pieces and place it with the red dates in an earthenware pot. Add 3 bowls of water and simmer until reduced to 1 bowl. Drink the broth and consume the red dates. This is highly effective for headaches caused by hypertension.
Acupuncture, massage, and other methods can also treat hypertension, but maintaining healthy lifestyle habits remains paramount.