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. 1975 Oct;3(4):369-75.
doi: 10.1142/s0192415x7500044x.

The effect of acupuncture on essential hypertension

K C Tam, H H Yiu

The effect of acupuncture on essential hypertension

K C Tam et al. Am J Chin Med (Gard City N Y). 1975 Oct.

Abstract

Twenty-eight patients with essential hypertension were treated with acupuncture therapy. Sixteen showed excellent improvement in terms of the lowering of blood pressure to normal and the disappearance of original symptoms. Eight had moderate improvement and 4 showed no response. The results of treatment seem to indicate that improvement is closely related to the duration of disease and the history of drug treatment. The selection of acupuncture loci and the techniques of needle insertion and manipulation are discussed in detail.

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