Moxibustion ( Artemisia Plant at Acupuncture Point) as Alternative Therapy in Hypertension: A Promising Approach.

Autor: Siddiqui MJ; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Indera Mahkota, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia., Kamarudin MFB; Department of Pharmacy Practice, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Indera Mahkota, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia., Mohammed Al-Shami AK; Department of Pharmacy Practice, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Indera Mahkota, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia., Mat So'ad SZ; Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Indera Mahkota, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia., Jamshed SQ; Department of Pharmacy Practice, Kulliyyah of Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, Indera Mahkota, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences [J Pharm Bioallied Sci] 2017 Oct-Dec; Vol. 9 (4), pp. 279-281.
DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.JPBS_24_17
Abstrakt: Hypertension is a pathological condition in which the blood pressure is higher than under normal physiological conditions, i.e., 140/90 mmHg or higher. Blood pressure is measured as the force exerted by the blood pumped by the heart against the walls of arteries (aorta) and distributed throughout the body. Use of complementary and alternative medicine as a cure for hypertension is a common phenomenon because of the high risk of cardiovascular complications and kidney diseases caused by conventional Western medicine. It is reported that high blood pressure causes ~49% of myocardial infarction and 62% of strokes. Effective treatment of hypertension is restricted by adverse effects and cost of the medication. Moxibustion is the application of heat by burning a small bundle of tightly bound moxa, to targeted acupoint, and sometimes it is used along with acupuncture. Encouraging results have been reported on randomized trials indicating the efficacy of moxibustion. But more controlled clinical trials are required to further establish the potential efficacy of moxibustion approach in hypertension.
Competing Interests: There are no conflicts of interest.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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