Review Article

Chinese Herbal Medicine for the Treatment of Prehypertension

Table 2

Composition of formula.

Study IDFormulaComposition of formula

Yang 2011 [45]CHMMulberry leaves 10 g, chrysanthemum 10 g, hawthorn 10 g, rose 10 g.
Li 2010 [46]BBTDPinellia ternata 10 g, atractylodes macrocephala 15 g, gastrodia elata 15 g, tangerine peel 10 g, poria cocos 15 g, glycyrrhiza 5 g, ginger 10 g, and red jujube 10 g.
Li et al. 2011 [47]RQSPDLanceolata 20 g, kudzu root 20 g, astragalus 15 g, poria cocos 15 g, atractylodes macrocephala 15 g, rhizoma atractylodes 15 g, coix lachryma-jobi 15 g, trichosanthin 15 g, pinellia ternata 10 g, and tangerine peel 10 g.
Wu and Ding 2011 [48]TPKPLigustrum lucidum, epimedium, leonurus japonicus, and so forth.
Zhang 2012 [49]BPLLDChrysanthemum, cassia seed, sophora flower, hawthorn, lotus leaf, alisma orientalis, and green tea.

Note: CHM: Chinese herb medicine; BBTD: Banxia baizhu tianma decoction; RQSPD: replenishing qi and strengthening spleen decoction; TPKP: tiao ping kang pill; BPLLD: blood pressure-lipid lowering decoction.