Q Can herbal medicine really improve orthostatic hypotension? Isn't it just the same as telling me to drink more water?
A Replenishing fluids and salt along with lifestyle management is the foundation, but herbal treatment works by strengthening both the upward-lifting energy and circulatory regulation together to reduce dizziness upon standing. It is most effective when combined with checking for causative medications or dehydration.
Detailed Answer
The basics of managing orthostatic hypotension are adequate fluids and salt, standing up slowly, and compression stockings. In addition, herbal treatment approaches by strengthening the power that regulates circulation and the energy that lifts upward, helping the body adapt well to postural changes. However, if blood pressure medications, diuretics, dehydration, or anemia are underlying causes, these need to be addressed together, so checking the cause alongside treatment is more effective and safer.
Our Korean Medicine Clinic's Perspective
At Dongjedang, we first use pulse diagnosis and in-depth consultation to determine whether the upward-lifting energy is weak, blood is insufficient, or circulatory regulation is disturbed. Treatment is tailored to these findings, replenishing what is lacking and balancing circulation, which leads to an actual reduction in dizziness when it matches each person's unique cause.
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