Generally lower blood pressure is relatively harmless. The main disturbance is often the sudden drop in blood pressure when changing from a lying to a standing position, which can cause a person to faint and black out suddenly, during which they may fall and possibly injure themselves.
From a Chinese medicine perspective, hypotension is a so called deficiency pattern. The two key organ systems in the disease mechanism are the spleen and the kidneys. If the spleen is weak, it is unable to transport ‘clear yang’ upwards. As a result, too little Qi and Blood is produced. The kidney is the root of the spleen. Thus, a weak spleen will eventually also exhaust the kidneys. Acupuncture and Chinese Herbal Medicine helps to support the spleen, stimulating the production and free flow of Qi and Blood.
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