International Medical Research Frontier

Objective Comprehensive TCM intervention (herbs + acupuncture + emotional regulation) can control blood pressure, relieve symptoms, improve TCM syndromes and boost quality of life in perimenopausal hypertension. Methods A total of 80 patients with perimenopausal hypertension admitted to our hospital from January 2024 to January 2025 were enrolled and divided into two groups via random number table method. The control group received routine antihypertensive treatment plus health education, while the observation group was given additional TCM comprehensive therapy. Both groups were intervened continuously for 12 weeks. The post-intervention blood pressure (systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure) and TCM syndromes (6 individual items + total score) were compared between the two groups. Results Comparison of post-intervention blood pressure: the systolic and diastolic blood pressure of the observation group were lower than those of the control group, with statistically significant differences (P＜0.001). The total score and individual item scores of TCM syndromes in the observation group were all lower than those in the control group, with statistically significant differences (P＜0.001). Conclusion TCM comprehensive therapy (Chinese materia medica + acupuncture + emotional intervention) for perimenopausal hypertension can control blood pressure, relieve symptoms, improve quality of life, with high safety and reliability, which is worthy of clinical promotion.

TCM comprehensive therapy; Perimenopausal hypertension; Traditional Chinese Medicine; Acupuncture; Emotional intervention; Chronic disease care; Blood pressure control