TY - JOUR A2 - De Sá Ferreira, Arthur AU - Fan, Hua AU - Lu, Feng AU - Yang, Ailing AU - Dong, Yidan AU - Liu, Ping AU - Wang, Youhua PY - 2019 DA - 2019/01/02 TI - A Review on the Nonpharmacological Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine with Antihypertensive Effects SP - 1317842 VL - 2019 AB - Hypertension is a global health concern. Although the pharmacological treatment has obvious antihypertensive effects, there are still some limitations on management of hypertension by drug therapy alone. In recent years, the nonpharmacological therapy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has gradually become an important mean to help the prevention and treatment of hypertension in some Eastern countries. In this review, the nonpharmacological TCM therapies, including acupuncture, tuina, Tai Chi, and auricular-plaster, are covered along with the mechanism. SN - 1741-427X UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/1317842 DO - 10.1155/2019/1317842 JF - Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine PB - Hindawi KW - ER -