Moxibustion (artemisia plant at acupuncture point) as alternative therapy in hypertension: a promising approach

• Main Authors: Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad, Kamarudin, Mohamad Fadly, Al Shami, Abdulkareem Mohammed, Mat So'ad, Siti Zaiton, Jamshed, Shazia Qasim
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer 2017
• Subjects: QD Chemistry
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/61662/1/JPharmBioallSci_2017_9_4_279_223881.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/61662/7/61662_Moxibustion%20as%20alternative%20therapy%20in%20hypertension_SCOPUS.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/61662/; http://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2017;volume=9;issue=4;spage=279;epage=281;aulast=Siddiqui;type=0
• Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia

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...