At present, the clinical research of TCM treatment of hypertension is relatively common, and the related research of refractory hypertension is relatively few.As a result, relatively few articles have been published.By summarizing relevant literatures in CNKI, Wanfang, VIP and other databases in recent years, different methods of TCM compound, acupoint application, acupoint catgut embedding, combination of acupuncture and medicine, foot bath and other treatments for refractory hypertension were summarized.This paper aims to explore the research progress of refractory hypertension in recent years and summarize the relationship between refractory hypertension and TCM constitution as well as the general law of syndrome distribution.

Longwei Ran, Tongsheng Su. General rule and research progress of constitution of traditional Chinese medicine in treating refractory hypertension. Academic Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences (2023) Vol. 4, Issue 3: 41-47. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJMHS.2023.040307.

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