The invention discloses a
traditional Chinese medicine composition for improving hypertension left
ventricular hypertrophy with depression and application thereof, and belongs to the technical field of traditional Chinese medicines. The
traditional Chinese medicine composition is prepared from nine medicinal materials including lignum dalbergiae odoriferae, radix stephaniae tetrandrae, radix rehmanniae, radix angelicae sinensis, radix paeoniae rubra, rhizoma chuanxiong, rhizoma cyperi, radix puerariae and radix paeoniae alba.
Experimental research proves that the composition can effectively reduce the
blood pressure of spontaneous hypertension rats, reverse left
ventricular hypertrophy and remarkably improve depression-like behaviors of the rats. The action mechanism relates to cooperation of multiple components, multiple targets and multiple pathways, and comprises adjustment of eNOS / NO pathways, improvement of endothelial functions, inhibition of release of
inflammatory factors (TNF-alpha, IL-1beta and IL-6), reduction of
oxidative stress (
NOX4), inhibition of
hippocampal neuron apoptosis and the like, so that the integrated
curative effect of treating both heart and brain is achieved. The composition provides a safe and effective
traditional Chinese medicine new choice for treating hypertension combined with left
ventricular hypertrophy and depression.