Comparing hypertension with liver qi stagnation to psychosomatic theory and correlated mechanisms: a review of Chinese literature
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Comparing hypertension with liver qi stagnation to psychosomatic theory and correlated mechanisms: a review of Chinese literature
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JASA (2020), Coleman, Kimberly; Lihua, Zhou; Xiaowei, Sun.
Abstract
Due to the increases pressure of modern life, mental anxiety and depression are becoming more prevalent. Stress and negative emotions can lead to elevation in blood pressure. This review aims to clarify the correlation and mechanism between two common states seen in hypertension: Liver qi stagnation in Chinese medicine along with anxiety and depression in psychosomatic medicine. The Chinese research database CNKI was searched using key words in Chinese and relevant articles were selected. Theoretical, experimental, and clinical research studies were reviewed to explore the mechanism of "course Liver and rectify qi" and to further analyze common factors and points of regulation in psychosomatic medicine's mechanism. Experimental research indexes included in Chinese medicine's clinical syndrome differentiation system were analyzed, providing basis for this research. Integrating Chinese medicine's differential diagnoses with biomedicine's pathological mechanisms, correlations were identified in order to properly incorporate the concepts and methods for the clinical diagnosis and treatment of hypertension. Limitations include non-comprehensive database searching as well as potential bias in article selection. Based on this review of current literature, the role of "Liver governs dredging" theory in the pathogenesis and prevention of hypertension and its consistency with the correlated factors and mechanisms of psychosomatic medicine can be considered as a new hypothesis.
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JASA
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English
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2377-3723
issue
1
page end
17
page start
11
volume
7