https://tcm-wellness.pages.dev/tags/li11-quchi/Recent content in LI11 Quchi on TCM WellnessHugoenWed, 09 Sep 2026 07:40:00 +0800https://tcm-wellness.pages.dev/posts/tcm-high-blood-pressure-liver-yang-guide/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:40:00 +0800https://tcm-wellness.pages.dev/posts/tcm-high-blood-pressure-liver-yang-guide/<p>Your jaw is tight, your temples throb by mid-afternoon, and the smallest delay makes you snap. You check your blood pressure at the pharmacy and it is higher than you expected — again. If that sounds familiar, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a very specific way of describing what is happening: your <strong>liver yang is rising</strong> (肝陽上亢, <em>gān yáng shàng kàng</em>), and it has been rising for a while.</p> <p>High blood pressure (hypertension) affects roughly <strong>1.3 billion adults worldwide</strong>, according to the <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/hypertension">World Health Organization</a> — and with World Heart Day approaching on September 29, it is a good moment to look at cardiovascular health from every angle. This guide explains how TCM understands high blood pressure as a <em>pattern of disharmony</em> rather than a number, and what you can do about it with calming foods, daily habits, and three well-known acupressure points — always alongside, never instead of, your doctor&rsquo;s care.</p>