Moxibustion (artemisia plant at acupuncture point) as alternative therapy in hypertension: a promising approach
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 th...
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| author | Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad Kamarudin, Mohamad Fadly Al Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton Jamshed, Shazia Qasim |
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| description | 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 ef cacy of moxibustion. But more controlled clinical trials are required to further establish the potential ef cacy of moxibustion approach in hypertension. |
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| spelling | iium-616622018-04-12T04:14:55Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/61662/ Moxibustion (artemisia plant at acupuncture point) as alternative therapy in hypertension: a promising approach Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad Kamarudin, Mohamad Fadly Al Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton Jamshed, Shazia Qasim QD Chemistry 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 ef cacy of moxibustion. But more controlled clinical trials are required to further establish the potential ef cacy of moxibustion approach in hypertension. Wolters Kluwer 2017-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61662/1/JPharmBioallSci_2017_9_4_279_223881.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/61662/7/61662_Moxibustion%20as%20alternative%20therapy%20in%20hypertension_SCOPUS.pdf Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad and Kamarudin, Mohamad Fadly and Al Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed and Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton and Jamshed, Shazia Qasim (2017) Moxibustion (artemisia plant at acupuncture point) as alternative therapy in hypertension: a promising approach. Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, 9 (4 (October-December)). pp. 279-281. ISSN 0976-4879 http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2017;volume=9;issue=4;spage=279;epage=281;aulast=Siddiqui;type=0 |
| spellingShingle | QD Chemistry Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad Kamarudin, Mohamad Fadly Al Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton Jamshed, Shazia Qasim Moxibustion (artemisia plant at acupuncture point) as alternative therapy in hypertension: a promising approach |
| title | Moxibustion (artemisia plant at acupuncture point) as alternative therapy in hypertension: a promising approach |
| title_full | Moxibustion (artemisia plant at acupuncture point) as alternative therapy in hypertension: a promising approach |
| title_fullStr | Moxibustion (artemisia plant at acupuncture point) as alternative therapy in hypertension: a promising approach |
| title_full_unstemmed | Moxibustion (artemisia plant at acupuncture point) as alternative therapy in hypertension: a promising approach |
| title_short | Moxibustion (artemisia plant at acupuncture point) as alternative therapy in hypertension: a promising approach |
| title_sort | moxibustion (artemisia plant at acupuncture point) as alternative therapy in hypertension: a promising approach |
| topic | QD Chemistry |
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