title: [Analysis on blood-pressure-decreasing effect of electric pulse stimulation of auricular acupoint Jiangyagou in the patient of hypertension].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the blood-pressure-decreasing action of stimulating auricular acupoint Jiangyagou in the patient of hypertension.
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and twenty-nine cases of stage I - III hypertension were treated by electric pulse stimulation of auricular acupoint Jiangyagou with a MEDI/calma Nerve and Muscle Stimulator, 20-30 min each time, once daily. After treatment of 3 courses (21 days), changes of blood pressure were observed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of the 129 cases, 44 cases were markedly effective, 73 cases were effective and 12 cases were ineffective, the total effective rate being 90.70%. The systolic pressure was decreased by (18.64 +/- 1.48)mmHg and the diastolic pressure by (8.01 +/- 0.68)mmHg on average, with very significant differences before and after treatment in both the systolic pressure and the diastolic pressure.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Electric pulse stimulation of Jiangyagou can effectively decrease both the systolic pressure and diastolic pressure in the patient of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Acupuncture & Moxibustion, China Academy of TCM, Beijing 100700, China. xinyangao2001@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Xin-Yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D006339:Heart Rate; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000628:therapy