Homeopathy and Flower Therapy in patients with

Uncontrolled high blood pressure

author:
Dra. Olga Perez Castillo
"Nature keeps locked their best secrets, until one comes to
investigate reverently."

John Ruskin

Summary
Most patients presenting in emergency rooms with Hypertension are accompanied by symptoms, result of inadequate
antihypertensive therapy, poor adherence thereof or acting as secondary hypertension controlled hypertension. Homeopathy
and Flower Therapy are able to intervene in individual and healing process of diseases, helping to restore the disharmony of
the body and control blood pressure in these cases. an experimental explanatory study was performed prospectively at the
University Hospital "Dr. Celestino Hernández Robau "in the period between January and July of 2004 when 107 hypertensive
patients were treated, stages 1, 2 and 3, according to the National Program for Prevention Diagnostic Assessment and Control
of Hypertension for adults aged 18 years assigned into four groups: Group G (Glonoinum) Group P (Phosphorus), R Group
(Rescue Remedy) and Group N (Nifedipine , control group). Therapy was effective in Groups G (80%) and P (70.6%), in cases
of Rescue Remedy (56.7%) and Nifedipine (50.0%), behaved like. There was little adverse effects on the natural therapies
unlike nifedipine (40%).

Introduction
Hypertension is the most common conditions affecting the health of individuals and populations around the world. It is
defined as systolic blood pressure (SBP) of 140 mmHg. or more, or diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm Hg. or more or both
figures inclusive. 1.2

It is a quantitative trait that shows variation between low values ​and high values ​in mixed populations and is considered
multifactorial, standing out among them: inheritance, environmental factors, haemodynamic and humoral involving several
integrated complex physiological systems (endocrine, nervous, cardiovascular and renal). sympathetic hyperactivity with
parasympathetic hypoactivity, effects of endogenous substances circulating presence of neuropeptides related pressure
changes: the importance renin-angiotensin system in the brain and the periphery of the central role of the autonomic nervous
system particularly points atrial and hypotension and involved in the control of vascular tone, growth and cell proliferation, 3, 4,
5, 6

It represents itself a disease and also a major risk factor for other diseases such as coronary heart disease, congestive heart
disease Cerebrovascular and Renal impacting Retinopathy. The close relationship

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maintain systolic and diastolic pressure and cardiovascular risk has been recognized for a long time. Hypertensive are called
controlled less attention are neglecting the probability of morbidity or complications associated with which they are
subjected. 7, 8

High blood pressure is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease Asymptomatic 9 so the goal of antihypertensive treatment is to
reduce cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and prolong a life with less aggressive means possible. Reducing blood
pressure with pharmacologic treatment decreases Fatal events and nonfatal including stroke, myocardial infarction, heart
failure and independent renal failure, for this, changes in the lifestyle of the patient as quit smoking, lower weight, moderate
alcohol consumption side effects of antihypertensive medication must suffer 10.

Most patients presenting in the emergency room with high blood pressure do not suffer an emergency or hypertensive
urgency and should speak in these cases of uncontrolled hypertension. These patients require proper handling but need
urgent intervention. Elevated blood pressure is often the result of inadequate antihypertensive treatment or poor compliance.
In many cases the cause is secondary hypertension. It follows that, sometimes, the term hypertensive emergency can be
confusing; Philip Sayne proposed as definition of hypertensive emergency severe blood pressure in a patient at high risk of
rapidly progressive target organ damage, but without evidence of acute injury increase. eleven.

Currently the Natural and Traditional Medicine is introduced strongly in treating our patients and a tendency to its
development and application notes. In the literature it has been shown that there is a lot of serial publications and authors of
textbooks that explain the theories and applications of this medicine 12.13, 14.15.

In our research we address how Homeopathy and Flower Therapy conducive to a comprehensive analysis on its application
in the treatment of arterial hypertension and it is critical to understand that there is no difference between the way to cure
these spontaneous healing therapies and natural. These remedies excite "vis medicatrix", that is, the natural ability of the
body to heal itself 16.

In today's age where medical science is taking more seriously the connection between emotions and the body it is when it
begins to accept the possibility that the mind, acting at the level of the nervous system, is capable of altering physiology
human being, assuming that all manifestations of man are psychosomatic 17.

The World Health Assembly at its meeting in 1991 held in Beijing established the Traditional Medicine Program for the
promotion and development of traditional healing methods 18.

Homeopathic medicines are based on law described by Hahnemann (1755-1843), its discoverer, which states that the real
cures are obtained with these drugs and that there are higher forces involved in health and disease. These induce the
shortest way to remedy the evil and on this development to mental and emotional symptoms as much or more importance is
given to physical symptoms. Homeopathy achieved effect on the physical body interacting with the subtle human energy
system, related to physical cell structure. The physical body is associated with a holographic energy template

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call etheric body. This energy matrix contains structural data that is encoded information on the morphology and function of
the body, our etheric template is a pattern of growth that cellular processes orders from a higher energy level. Etheric body
changes are external to the manifestations of the disease in the physical body. The presence of an abnormal structure in the
ethereal pattern long term leads to disorganization at the cellular level of the physical body or what is the same, the physical
disease begins in the etheric plane before they have even begun physical cellular alterations 19.

With the homeopathic medicine physical properties of active ingredients are removed leaving predominate fine energy
qualities that remain in the water, providing the necessary "quantum" of subtle energy human system through some type of
induction resonance. Homeopathy is a bridge between traditional medicine and vibrational 19.

They are natural substances dilutions are derived from plants, animals and minerals. They equate different patterns of
symptoms or "profiles" of disease and act to stimulate the body's natural healing response under the principle like with like
cures . Which means that diseases can be cured by substances capable of producing in the healthy body, a condition or
symptoms similar to those of which you want to fight signs. It is practiced worldwide and 500 million people use 20, 21, 22.

In severe diseases, homeopathic medicines provide additional possibilities respecting an optimized medical procedure.
Homeopathy can be part of the health system, the first beneficiary of this complementarity is the patient and has its place in
the hospital to respond to such demand 16.

Hahnemann in the Organon relates: "The highest ideal is a cure restore the health of fast, smooth and permanent (...) way. It
is equally conservative health if he knows the things that upset and that cause the disease (...). It is useful to the doctor, it
helps in healing all that is related, most likely exciting or occasional cause of acute disease and points in chronic illness that
put him in a position to discover the root cause (. ..) " 2. 3.

There are also flower essences, which are extracted from wild flowers whose healing properties were discovered by Dr.
Edward Bach in the years 1926-1934 in Britain, containing tiny amounts of natural substances and are considered pure
vibrational remedies. They act at the level of emotional, mental and spiritual vehicles. Improve the defenses of their patients
by creating intense harmony and promoting higher energy systems where the human being is linked to your higher self.
Exert their influence on the emotional body and the mental body, but in the first. By gradually to give a rate of optimum
performance to these planes, the lower are benefited, so the physical pathology may disappear by being reinstated an
adequate flow of energy movement. It is based on the paradigm of quantum physics rather than on the Newtonian vision.
According Gerber these energies passing through the system blood circulation opening reaching meridians and once at this
point, are directed towards the Chakras and there improve the conversion capability of subtle energies. 24, 25. Flower Therapy
is recognized by the World Health Organization and in 1999 the Ministry of Public Health, the official in our country

26.

Dr. Bach to basics is not the nature of the disease but the attitude of being who suffers and says that what matters is to
restore the mental and emotional harmony to truly help heal our body 14, 27. In addition, he found that the energy of flowers

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employed, it vibrated in the same way they did certain thoughts or feelings, which overlap staff unbalanced negative pattern.
The vibrational pattern in balance issued by the essence, in its deepest action repermeabilizan circuit soul / personality 28.

Homeopathy and Flower Therapy are deeply humanistic medicine, their practice requires knowledge of the human being ill
and gain more ground every day. Its development is rapidly accentuated because doctors should not be disarmed by the
multiplicity of disease states that are offered, we want to heal and they provide accurate and precise, clinical and therapeutic
indications. All methods complement each other and can be valuable options in some cases. There is only one medicine,
these medical disciplines, unconventional therapeutic methods 29.

Nifedipine has been controversial for the questioning of safety. In recent years several studies have confirmed the benefit of
this drug in preventing cardiovascular events in both hypertensive uncomplicated as high risk 30. Its most important indications
are arterial hypertension, chronic stable angina and vasospastic angina. Pharmacological action causes a decrease in
peripheral resistance resulting in a pronounced antihypertensive effect and a considerable increase in oxygen supply to the
myocardium. It causes a significant decrease in blood pressure 5-10 minutes after administration, with peak action between
30-60 minutes and duration of action of 3-6 hours 11, 31, 32, 33.

In analyzing the effects of Homeopathy and Flower Therapy in the body and the possibility of using natural therapies with
few side effects, caused by the number of uncontrolled hypertensive patients attending our guardhouses, and taking account
deficit antihypertensive drugs in recent months the question arises: will they be effective as methods for controlling blood
pressure in emergency patients? Hence the objectives we propose this work are:

1. To determine the efficacy of Floral Therapy and homeopathy in patients with hypertension
Uncontrolled blood attending the Guard Corps Hospital "Dr. Celestino Hernández Robau ".

2. To evaluate the effect of the drug used in relation to the time of normalizing
Blood Pressure figures and the elimination of accompanying symptoms.
3. Determining the existence of effects and / or adverse reactions.
Four. Evaluate the cost of treatment in the three groups chosen.

Material and method

explanatory experimental study of prospective type and composed of 107 hypertensive patients attending emergency
treatment in the guardroom at the University Hospital Dr. "Celestino Hernández Robau" in the period from January to July
2004 was conducted ; Patients were randomized into four groups according to the criteria for selection of drugs to be
evaluated. The following rules are used for patient selection:

Inclusion criteria :
• Adults of both sexes.
• Aged 18 to 60 years.

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 • Patients who attended the guardroom with uncontrolled high blood pressure that were in stages 1, 2 or 3
according to the National Program for Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation and Control of Hypertension (Annex
I) with accompanying symptoms or not.

• Patients who accepted these therapies.

Exclusion criteria :
• Arterial hypertension in stage 4 (severe).
• Patients treated continuously with steroids, antihistamines and other immunosuppressive drugs.

• Porphyria.

• Pregnancy.
• Extreme obesity.
• Liver failure.
• Renovascular disease.
• Mellitus diabetes.
• neurological and / or neuromuscular diseases.
• Hypersensitivity to nifedipine.
• Alcohol abuse with daily drinking habit.
• Congestive Heart Failure.
• History of ischemic heart disease.
• History of abdominal aortic aneurysm.
• History of thyroid disease.
• Mental retardation.

• Psychiatric diseases.
• Prisoners.
• Patient refusal.

All patients were received in the consultation classification Guard Corps where medical assistance to the patient being given
the blood pressure levels noted above and decided together to therapeutic use.

In all conscious to participate in the study after receiving a complete and comprehensive information thereof (including its
objectives and expected benefits), patients consent was obtained in writing with the signature of the subject and a witness
who recorded the settlement. Including information, they chose to participate freely without prejudice to their legal and
ethical rights being allowed to leave the studio without having to explain if they wished. The information was in the custody of
the investigating and used only for this purpose. They were not made for these patients no other examination related to the
investigation. Patients were assigned into different groups to receive the selected therapeutic:

• Group G: Patients who received Glonoinum 5 CH, 5 drops sublingual every 10 minutes, lasting for one hour
or have controlled the blood pressure values.
• Group P: Patients who received 8 CH Phosphorus, 5 sublingual drops every 10 minutes, lasting for one hour
or have controlled the blood pressure values.
• R group: Patients who received Rescue Remedy, 8 sublingual drops every 5 minutes, lasting for one hour or
have controlled the blood pressure values.
• Group N: Patients who received Nifedipine, 1 tablet sublingually.

repertorisation was conducted and data were collected in the prepared form. The action of drugs was evaluated through
various quantitative and qualitative parameters on the premises.

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Taking blood pressure was performed with non-invasive methods using Chinese brand sphygmomanometer and
stethoscope Smic.

The practical procedure was performed with the required technical:

• Patient lying supine for at least 5 minutes in a quiet place with a nice temperature, evacuated bladder and
has not eaten or smoked in a period of 15 minutes prior.

• The brachial artery was located at the midpoint of the arm and the sleeve so that the cover was placed 2/3 parts
of the arm and that its central region remain directly on the palpated artery and its lower end 2.5cm. above
the antecubital fossa, where the stethoscope head is placed, the cuff is slowly blown up to 10 mm Hg. above
the disappearance of the arterial pulse.

• The cuff is slowly deflated at a rate of 2 mm / second until the Korotkoff sounds heard.

Blood pressure was recorded at baseline and before administration of drugs in successive doses to complete an hour or
restoration of blood pressure, after which the patient had to wait 30 minutes to see if normalcy was maintained blood
pressure and thus test the effectiveness of treatment. In case the blood pressure remained high despite taking medications
conventional treatment was carried out with related drugs avoiding immediate or later complications, reaching the entrance
where necessary.

The drugs were developed in the Homeopathic Pharmacy of Santa Clara in a water-alcohol solution 20%.

Mean arterial pressure was determined by the following formula:

Systolic + 2 (diastolic pressure)

PAM =
3

Features for inclusion in groups

Some remedies have deep and durable action and other, fast-acting surface and being first necessary to obtain a complete
transformation of the organism and the latter are useful in the treatment of paroxysmal states that may develop in the course
of a chronic condition 3. 4. Building on this concept chose the Glonoinum as the most important medicine as Vijnovsky 35 for
the treatment of diseases and acute illnesses and Phosphorus trying to get a transformation of the body quickly valorizing
personalized symptoms.

For inclusion in the groups G and P was performed as repertorisation Pathogenesis remedy, as follows:

or Group G: The Glonoinum was indicated in patients with blunt congestions or surges of blood up,
especially into the chest (heart) and face, or alternatively one or the other site (as if the whole body blood was
there) and the patient perceives as pop sensations or expansion, heat and flushes ascending pulses throughout
the body to the fingertips. Objectively, veins and dilated arteries were observed and violent throbbing in the head,
neck and

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 heart and pulse was tachycardic, full and hard. It seemed that blood vessels would burst, were hard, tortuous,
tense, non-depressed and face was very red. The drug acts both pathogenetic and therapeutically, very fast and
violent, like a true sangria. As he explained in Medical Matters 35, 36, 37.

or Group P: The Phosphorus has profound effect on the blood and nervous system, can be hectic patient
with head congestion, feeling of heaviness and burning, may have nosebleeds or gums bleed easily can be
unquenchable thirst for cold water, nausea, vomiting, the patient was uneasy with intense oppression, sensation of
constriction and burning pains in the chest, excitement, burning sensation in hands. Everything is violence,
abruptly, all presented quickly. As he explained in Medical Matters 38, 39.

For inclusion in the R Group: Rescue Remedy flower essence is considered the choice before any urgent situation. It is the
only official Formula Bach Floral system and always indicates that the situation is perceived as threatening to the individual,
considering a single remedy. Overall is indicated in emergencies, trauma, physical or psychological shock of small or large
scale, surgery, confused states of mind, nervous breakdown, etc. 40, 41,

42, 43, 44.

It consists of five flowers described below:

or Rock Rose: Suitable for extreme situations, emergency, accidents, in desperate cases, when the patient feels very
frightened or terrified, sometimes with feelings of fear accumulated.

or Clematis: It works on three levels: Mental

Bring the dreamer to reality.
Emotional: Take the subject of slow and indifferent attitude.
Physical: Indicated for the loss of consciousness and where the person is unhappy in their current circumstances,
inattention, useful in fainting, coma, unconsciousness and all forms of obfuscation.

or Impatients: indicated remedy for impatience, irritability, mental stress exaggerated, exuberant reactions,
acceleration, providing patience, tolerance, relaxation and inner peace.

or Cherry Plum: Indicated for states where there is loss of control, slowing the spiritual and mental development
itself.

or Star of Bethlehem: Applies to all traumatic situation either psychological or physical. Useful for cleansing the
patient experiences pathological lived in some stage of their life and has impact on the present moment.
Revitalizes energy connections, it is the true lampista of Floral system.

As for any patient selection after alternating groups or P. G it was applied

Patients in Group N: the receiving Nifedipine were included after two patients who had previously been treated with natural
therapies.

Form inclusion

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It repertorizó patients according to inclusion in groups Glonoinum or Phosphorus. If the characterization corresponded to
include both patients in each group, both respectively they were taken and the third sample was applied Nifedipine.

In the case that only one patient was taken for characterization according to Pathogenesis homeopathic remedy in only one
group (Glonoinum or Phosphorus) the second patient was included in the group Rescue Remedy. The third sample was
always Nifedipine. In case none of the patients corresponded to include groups homeopathic therapies, were administered to
two patients Rescue Remedy and the third sample received Nifedipine.

The following variables were evaluated:

Effectiveness : Is defined as virtue or strength of something, in this case the action of homeopathic remedies, flower essence
and nifedipine In order to reduce high blood pressure levels.

• Effective: When normalization of blood pressure without associated symptoms and do not appear undesirable
effects of treatment over time established for observation.
• Moderately effective: When blood pressure is in the category of high standard with persistence of some associated
symptoms or decrease in the degree thereof, and the absence of undesirable effects.

• Ineffective: No normalization of blood pressure or elimination of symptoms associated in time established for
observation is achieved, and there may be undesirable effects. For the blood pressure levels the criteria according to the
National Program for the Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation and Control of Hypertension (Annex I) were followed. Took
only stages 1, 2 and 3 of this classification.

Systolic blood pressure: blood pressure during systole. Diastolic blood pressure:
blood pressure during diastole.

Both constitute the pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the vessels dependent force heart is in systole and
diastole, respectively, vessel elasticity, capillary resistance, blood volume and blood viscosity.

Normalization time: It refers to the time of examination of the TA where the normalization of blood pressure and relief or
disappearance of symptoms associated therewith verified. In the case of homeopathic medication before taking each dose
and in the case of flower therapy before two doses, that is, at 10, 20, 30 ..., 60 minutes. Thus, the patient with a 10 minute
interval was examined to complete an hour or achieve normalization of blood pressure and then waited for 30 minutes to
evaluate the effectiveness of therapy. It behaves as a discrete quantitative variable.

Accompanying symptoms: It refers to symptoms accompanying hypertension as part of the clinical picture. It will be
measured in symptoms (variable nominal qualitative).

undesirable effects or adverse reactions: Superadded effects are the clinical picture that initially accompanied the sick and
attributed to tax treatment, which were reflected in the data form. These were analyzed:

• Tachycardia Four. Five: Cardiac acceleration at frequencies greater than 100 / minute beats.

• bradycardia 46: Slowness abnormal pulse below 60 beats / minute.

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 • Anaphylactic reaction 47: exaggerated hypersensitivity reaction to an antigen mediated corresponding to IgE class
antibodies.
• Nausea 48: Propensity to vomit.
• Threw up 49: Material thrown from the stomach into the esophagus through the mouth.
• Acidity fifty: Degree of sourness, harshness of flavor.
• epigastralgia 51: Pain in the epigastric region.
• tremors 52: Series of involuntary muscle movements of small magnitude that occur quickly and rhythmically.

• sublingual irritation 53: incipient inflammatory reaction in the floor of the mouth.
• bitter taste 54: Feeling unpleasant, bitter to taste.
• headache 55: Headache, headache. diffuse pain in various parts of the head, not limited to the range of a nerve.

• Blush 56: inflammatory reddening of the face and neck.

• Others: specify which, if not otherwise undesirable reaction referred to above appears.

In comparative analysis always taken as control group patients who were administered the nifedipine and these were
compared with natural therapies.

Statistical processing.

All information is reflected in tables and graphs with absolute and relative (percentage) values ​and measures of central
tendency (mean) and variability (standard deviation (SD) that allowed the particular analysis of groups with respect to
Nifedipine, and the contrast between them. graphs that allowed the objectivity of the results were performed. technical
analysis comparing treatments such as Student's t test and other nonparametric kind, as proof of goodness of fit and test
were applied difference between proportions to determine statistical differences in the efficacy of therapeutic MNT against
conventional, working with a reliability of 95% ( α = 0.05). Processor Statistical Program (EPP) SPSS 9.0 was used to create
and analyze the database with all the information.

Analysis and Discussion

The analysis and discussion of the results observed in Table 1 that a characterization of patients is done by age, sex and
race of each of the groups. With respect to age a predominance of patients in the higher range observed 50 years.
Statistically comparing groups with Glonoinum with Nifedipine Nifedipine and Phosphorus there is a slight difference in age
intervals (p <0.05). In the group of Rescue Remedy with Nifedipine no statistically significant differences (p> 0.05).

Table 1. Characterization of patients with uncontrolled hypertension age, sex and race.

Glonoinum N or Phosphorus N or Rescue Remedy N or nifedipine N or

Categories
% % % %

Age
Under 30 years 30 - 39 3 10.0 0.0 1 3.3 4 13.3
years 40 - 49 years 1 3.3 1 5.9 4 13.3 9 30.0
Over 50 years 8 26.7 7 41.2 6 20.0 5 16.7
18 60.0 0 9 52.9 19 63.4 12 40.0

Total 30 100.0 17 100.0 30 100.0 30 100.0

Sex

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 Female Male 22 73.3 8 47.1 80.0 43.3
8 26.7 9 52.9 24 6 20.0 13 17 56.7
Total 30 100.0 17 100.0 30 100.0 30 100.0
Race
White No 18 60.0 13 76.5 66.7 80.0
White 12 40.0 4 23.5 20 10 33.3 24 6 20.0
Total 30 100.0 17 100.0 100.0 30 100.0

P age χ 2 = 8.19 p = 0.040 P Sex χ 2 = .06

age G χ 2 = 8.44 p = 0.037 Sex G χ 2 = 5.55 age R χ 2 = 5.39 p = .14 Sex R χ 2 = 8.23

p = 0.01 Race G χ 2 = 2.86 p = 0.09 p = .80 P Raza χ 2 = 0.04 p = 0.83 p = 0.003 Race R χ 2 = 1.36 p = 0.24

Source: Database

In the gender variable we observed a female predominance in Glonoinum (73.3%) and Rescue Remedy (80.0%) groups and
groups of Phosphorus and Nifedipine is a very similar behavior in both sexes. Statistically comparing patients with Nifedipine
Glonoinum significant differences (p <0.05) were observed between the two groups. Among patients who received
Phosphorus and Nifedipine no statistically significant differences (p> 0.05) and comparing the group treated with Rescue
Remedy and Nifedipine group there are differences between the groups but does not influence the results, since this
variable has no bearing on the exacerbation or disease severity (p <0.01).

Finally, this table refers to the predominating Variable Race White throughout the sample, no statistically significant
differences (p> 0.05) comparing each of the groups against Nifedipine.

With respect to age our results agree with most authors consulted 57,
58, 59, 60, which refer to this disease increases in prevalence with increasing age of the population, because the cardiovascular

system undergoes great pathological and physiological changes with aging; observed structural and functional changes in
the vascular tree, which contribute to the strength of the peripheral vascular tree, very important factors in the genesis of
arterial hypertension in patients in this age group 61, that is, that the course of the years is more hypertrophy smooth muscle of
blood vessels with collagen deposition and interstitial material factors causing persistent thickening of resistance vessels 62,
63.

In relation to what has been studied analogy between sex and hypertension, we note that our results agree with some
authors 58, 59, since it has been reported that this disease is more common in men than in women before age 40, after which
are equal or shift in favor of the female sex, in this case, given by a decrease in estrogen content the body 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, as
well as the association of a number of neurohormonal factors that determine the appearance of different degrees of
Hypertension.

Our results differ with those of other authors who recognize that hypertension has a predisposition for blacks, although the
highest incidence and severity in African Americans is related to lifestyle and socioeconomic status 69. In other countries of
America as mentioned Castelló Arias 60, there is no racial difference in the prevalence of this pathology.

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In Table 2 the stages of blood pressure in each group, where we can see a clear predominance of 2 (Hypertension
Moderate) generally represented not observed from the viewpoint statistical significant difference when comparing each
natural therapies for Nifedipine (p> 0.05).

Table 2. Characterization of patients with uncontrolled hypertension according to the stages.

Glonoinum Phosphorus nifedipine N or

N stages of HT or
% N or % Rescue
N orRemedy % %
stage 1 6 20.0 7 41.2 10 33.0 8 26.7

stage 2 18 60.0 7 41.2 15 50.0 12 40.0

stage 3 6 20.0 3 17.6 5 16.7 10 33.3

Source: Database G χ 2 = 2.14 p

= 0.343 P χ 2 = 1.68 p = 0.430 R χ 2 = 2.22 p = 0.329

All stages, both systolic blood pressures and for diastolic is associated with increased cardiovascular and renal risk, with
possible presence or absence of organ damage. Our results regarding the stages of Hypertension differ from authors like
Coro Garcia 66, It posed a prevalence of patients with mild hypertension (85.5%) and Roll (45.97%) 70 where moderate
Hypertension was at levels well below those observed in our study. In a similar investigation by Rivas Suárez, a prevalence
of 74.1% of patients, also in stage 1 of the National Program for Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation and Control of High Blood
Pressure for Adults aged 18 years was found.

Table 3 pretreatments in different study groups observed in the Glonoinum group 11 patients (36.7%) taking any
antihypertensive represented; Phosphorus group in 6 patients (35.3%) They were controlled with antihypertensives diuretics.
There were nine patients, of which, four (13.3%) in the case of Rescue Remedy and 5 (16.7%) in the group of Nifedipine that
were untreated, but generally the vast majority of patients were medicated control based the stage of chronic suffering.

Table 3. Previous treatment in patients with uncontrolled arterial hypertension.

PRETREATMENT Glonoinum 5 Phosphorus Rescue nifedipine

CH 8 CH Remedy

Do not. % Do not. % Do not. % Do not. %

sedatives 2 6.7 2 11.8 0 0.0 1 3.3

antihypertensives eleven 36.7 3 17.6 6 20.0 8 26.7

Sedatives + Diuretics 3 10.0 0 0.0 6 20.0 1 3.3

Antihypertensive + 6 20.0 6 35.3 4 13.3 6 20.0

Diuretics

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Antihypertensive + 5 16.6 2 11.8 3 10.0 3 10.0

Sedatives

Antihip + Diuretics 3 10.0 3 17.6 7 23.4 6 20.0

+ sedatives

No treatment 0 0.0 1 5.9 4 13.3 5 16.7

30 100 17 100 30 100 30 100

Source: Database.

According to medical literature 71, 72, 73 Hypertension is a chronic disease that requires medical treatment for life whose
knowledge and management are a challenge for professionals today 74. The goal of treatment is to reduce morbidity and
mortality in all patients, regardless of age, sex and race (9, 58) being multiple schemes employed for therapeutic 75, 76, 77; in
Cuba it has been lidereada by the use of calcium antagonists, followed by diuretics and beta blockers that have been
associated sedatives; all this related to their availability in the distribution network 58, 78.

In Table 4 a comparison of the average of the mean systolic blood pressure, diastolic and among the groups receiving
Glonoinum and nifedipine is observed that there is a gradual decrease of the aforementioned values ​both being more
accentuated this decline in Glonoinum group from the second outlet (20 min.).

Table 4. Performance of Blood Pressure between groups Glonoinum and Nifedipine.

Mean
Media Group takes DS DS Average DS
systolic diastolic TA media

G 166.6 13.9 110.3 5.0 128.9 6.6

0
N 162.0 14.7 108.1 6.3 126.0 7.6

G 155.6 14.5 102.4 8.3 120.1 9.4

1
N 160.6 15.2 106.8 6.0 124.6 7.7

G 144.6 15.2 93.0 9.7 110.2 10.5

2
N 157.3 12.8 105.0 8.9 122.3 8.1

G 136.1 12.5 85.6 8.4 102.4 8.4

3
N 151.6 14.1 99.1 12.0 116.6 11.5

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 G 133.8 11.7 84.1 8.1 100.7 8.3
4
N 134.6 14.3 93.5 12.0 110.4 12.2

G 132.5 11.1 84.5 10.7 100.4 10.1

5
N 111.5 12.9 89.5 11.4 100.6 11.5

G 132.3 11.4 84.3 10.4 100.2 10.2

6
N 139.3 12.5 87.3 11.3 104.5 11.1

systolic diastolic Half

Taking
t p T p t p

0 1.25 0.21 1.48 0.14 1.57 0.12

1 - 1.28 0.20 - 2.31 0,025 - 1.98 0.052

2 - 3.47 0,001 - 4.96 0,000 - 4.98 0,000

3 - 4.48 0,000 - 5.02 0,000 - 5.39 0,000

4 - 3.20 0.002 - 3.52 0,001 - 3.67 0,001

5 - 2.88 0.006 - 1.74 0.087 - 2.21 0.030

6 - 2.26 0.027 - 1.06 0.290 - 1.56 0.124

Source: Database.

Since statistically differences in systolic blood pressure were observed from the second intake with very highly significant
results (p <0.01). In the sixth take they tend to be significant (p <0.05). As for the diastolic blood pressure begins to
differentiate from the first take with significant values ​(p <0.05) which are very highly significant (p <0.001) and highly
significant ports 2, 3, 4. At the end of the experiment groups equal justified by reduced blood pressure of the contrast group
(Nifedipine). The results of the mean blood pressure is due to combined analysis of systolic and diastolic blood pressure,
differing groups into sockets 2, 3, 4 and 5, with statistically significant results (p <0.05, p <0.

Table 5 comparatively observe the average of the mean systolic blood pressure, diastolic and between groups of
Phosphorus and Nifedipine and compared similarly to previous how this second homeopathic remedy (Phosphorus)
decreases, like Nifedipine so slowly but more evident in the group of Phosphorus from the second and third shot for the
systolic blood pressure. By observing the values ​of diastolic blood pressure, they decreased similarly in both groups.

Table 5. Performance of Blood Pressure between groups of Phosphorus and Nifedipine.

Mean Media average

Media Group takes DS DS DS
systolic diastolic TA

P 161.1 14.0 108.6 7.9 126.1 9.0

0
N 162.0 14.7 108.1 6.3 126.0 7.0

1 P 150.5 16.3 103.4 11.0 117.9 11.1

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 N 160.6 15.2 106.8 6.0 124.6 7.7

P 144.7 15.0 96.4 15.2 112.4 14.6

2
N 157.3 12.8 105.0 8.9 122.3 8.1

P 139.4 15.6 91.1 15.4 107.2 15.1

3
N 151.6 14.1 99.1 12.0 116.6 11.5

P 136.1 13.6 86.1 9.7 102.8 10.7

4
N 144.6 14.3 93.5 12.0 110.4 12.2

P 135.8 22.3 85.0 14.8 101.9 17.2

5
N 141.5 12.9 89.5 11.4 106.6 11.5

P 134.7 17.7 84.4 12.6 101.1 14.0

6
N 139.3 12.5 87.3 11.3 104.5 11.1

systolic diastolic Half

Taking
t p t p t p

0 - 0.189 0.851 0.243 0.810 0.039 0.969

1 - 2.06 0.047 - 1,149 0.263 - 2,179 0.039

2 - 2,910 0.007 - 2,121 0.045 - 2,150 0.018

3 - 2,674 0.012 - 1.83 0.077 - 2,218 0.035

4 - 2,014 0.072 - 2,266 0.029 - 2,208 0.033

5 - 0.949 0.353 - 1,078 0.291 - 1,019 0318

6 - 0.951 0.351 - 0.791 0.435 - 0.848 0.404

Source: Database.
Statistical analysis indicates that the systolic blood pressure decreases from the group Phosphorus the first take significantly
(p <0.05) with respect to the Nifedipine group, becoming highly significant in ports 2 and 3; from the fourth take their results
are similar to the control group (p> 0.05). As diastolic blood pressure behaved very similar to the group that was treated with
Nifedipine, differing mean values ​of Phosphorus group, only the times 3 and 4 with significant values ​(p <0.05). The results
of the mean blood pressure is due to the set of systolic and diastolic blood pressure analysis, showing differences in the
sockets 1, 2, 3 and 4 (p <0.05).

Currently it is proposed that the reduction at all costs in blood pressure main goal of antihypertensive therapy has been
dimmed and has given steps to finding regimes that focus on improving vascular patient outcomes 76. Used homeopathic
remedies stimulate the body's defense system, helping to raise the general level of health of the patient, enabling him to
prevent disease 79. several authors 35, 36, 37, 38, 39 have demonstrated the utility of homeopathic medicines in multiple conditions,
such as in particular arterial hypertension has been addressed using both drugs covering the patient's constitution as those
useful only for sharp picture of the time 57, 80, 81.

Our results in Tables 4 and 5 in the groups of patients who used homeopathic remedies coincide with the report Ochoa
Bernal who used homeopathy in the ER, where he found highly significant differences between baseline blood pressures
and end of the study 82. In other results, also Homeopathic remedies

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applied in an Emergency Department, Ocampo Soto ** showed how these lower blood pressure more quickly with very highly
significant differences in relation to conventional therapy used, unlike the results observed by Coto Espin, *** which found no
superiority between homeopathic and conventional antihypertensive treatment in your research.

In reviewed literature reference it is made to the controversy regarding the possible complications that may occur by a
sudden drop in blood pressure associated with the administration of Ca antagonists in hypertensive emergency; However
there are clinical situations where rapid reduction is necessary, not hasty of blood pressure such as preoperative blood
pressure, Syndromes drug suppression and poisoning hallucinogenic drugs, so that medical research has been directed
towards finding effective minimum dose, low-risk 83, 84.

Although patients receiving Glonoinum suffered apparent reduction in systolic blood pressure, diastolic and mean from the
second dose, the onset of complications or undesirable effects in this patient group treated was observed. This form of
homeopathic treatment response was noted by Hahnemann in the Organon paragraph: "... restore health quickly, smoothly
and permanently remove and destroy the disease by the shortest route, safer and less harmful ..." 85.

When analyzing the behavior of the blood pressure between the groups Rescue Remedy and Nifedipine (Table 6), we note
how in this case the mean systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and mean blood pressure behaved similarly, or
in other words, their values ​fell without apparent differences in each of the shots. Statistically no significant differences (p>
0.05), demonstrating that both treatments have similar results in their effects on blood pressure of patients, behaving as a
variant of treatment.

Table 6. Performance of Blood Pressure between groups Rescue Remedy and Nifedipine. Media Group takes

Mean Media average

DS DS DS
systolic diastolic TA

R 157.0 11.4 105.5 6.8 122.6 7.5

0
N 162.0 14.7 108.1 6.3 126.0 7.6

R 156.0 13.7 104.0 8.0 121.3 8.4

1
N 160.6 15.5 106.8 6.0 124.6 7.7

R 153.3 16.6 101.3 9.2 117.9 9.8

2
N 157.3 12.8 105.0 8.9 122.3 8.1

R 149.8 14.6 98.3 10.3 115.4 10.6

3
N 151.6 14.1 99.1 12.0 116.6 11.5

R 146.0 15.6 94.5 11.6 110.7 11.3

4
N 144.6 14.3 93.5 12.6 110.4 12.2

R 145.3 16.5 94.0 10.9 110.2 11.4

5
N 141.5 12.9 89.5 11.4 106.6 11.5

6 R 114.3 14.9 92.1 11.4 108.6 11.0

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 N 139.3 12.5 87.3 11.3 104.5 11.1

systolic diastolic Half

Taking
t p t P t p

0 - 1,467 0.148 - 1,520 0.134 - 1,737 0.088

1 - 1,231 0.223 - 1,529 0.132 - 1,584 0.119

2 - 1,041 0.303 - 1,562 0.124 - 1,856 0.069

3 - 0.493 0.624 - 0.287 0.775 - 0.402 0.689

4 0.344 0.732 0.327 0.745 0.121 0.904

5 0.999 0.322 1,550 0.125 1,191 0.239

6 1,405 0.166 1,630 0.107 1,449 0.153

Source: Database.

The literature suggests that the Flower Therapy is a holistic treatment that integrates the whole man as body, mind,
emotions and spirit, helps patients to rebalance their emotions towards a better quality of life 86. Rescue Remedy is a
transpersonal formula and acts indiscriminately on any character provided that some degree of emergency is experienced 87. Although
there are authors such as Rivas Suárez who used other personalized study flower essences, we have not yet found any
investigation using the Rescue Remedy in the treatment of arterial hypertension in an emergency service.

Below we describe the results shown in Table 7 where we see the contrast between the groups of natural therapies with
conventional treatment in the number of patients that via measurements of their systolic blood pressure go down into
categories of their pressures according to the National Program for the Prevention, Diagnosis, evaluation and Control of
Hypertension used. In the group of patients receiving homeopathic treatment (Glonoinum and Phosphorus) from the third
take, half of the patients had blood pressure Systolic in the category of Normal High to Best and the nifedipine group
persisted even 27 patients 140 Mm. Hg. or more of Systolic Blood Pressure at the same time. In the group treated with Floral
Therapy (Rescue Remedy) a very similar behavior treated with Nifedipine, where the first four shots, still Systolic Blood
Pressure was maintained with 140 mm was observed. Hg. or more and about half of the patients had reached values ​Normal
Normal High or the end of treatment.

Table 7. Behavior of systolic blood pressure in the patients studied by jacks.

Glonoinum (Tomas)
Category
1 2 3 4 5 6
Optimal (<120) 0 1 1 1 1 1
Normal (<130) 1 1 3 3 3 3
Normal high (130-139) 0 5 12 17 18 twenty

140 or more 29 2. 3 14 9 8 6

Phosphorus (Tomas)
Category
1 2 3 4 5 6
Optimal (<120) 0 0 0 0 0 0

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 Normal (<130) 1 1 2 2 2 2
Normal high (130-139) 1 5 6 8 eleven eleven

140 or more fifteen eleven 9 7 4 4

Rescue Remedy (Tomas)

Category
1 2 3 4 5 6
Optimal (<120) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Normal (<130) 0 0 1 1 1 1
Normal high (130-139) 0 3 3 10 12 17
140 or more 30 27 26 19 17 12

Category Nifedipine (Tomas)

1 2 3 4 5 6
Optimal (<120) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Normal (<130) 0 0 0 1 2 2
Normal high (130-139) 0 0 3 9 eleven fifteen

140 or more 30 30 27 twenty 17 13

G χ 2 = 5.09 p = 0.40 P χ 2 = 1.79 p = 0.87 R χ 2 = 0.11 p = 0.99

In assessing groups natural therapies over conventional treatment (Nifedipine) in the number of patients via measurements
of their systolic blood pressures are decreasing categories or levels of the pressures shown that statistically significant
differences ( p> 0.05) ie proportionally decreased the number of patients similarly in contrasting groups. Table 8 shows the
behavior of the diastolic blood pressure in patients studied by analyzing shots. Of those receiving homeopathic treatment,
only 3 patients in the G and 3 patients in group P, group remained at study with 90 mm. Hg. or more; 11 patients for Rescue
Remedy and 6 patients to nifedipine.

0.05).

Table 8. Behavior diastolic blood pressure in patients studied by shots.

Tomas Glonoinum
Category
1 2 3 4 5 6
Optimal (<80) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Normal (<85) 1 7 16 18 twenty twenty

Normal high (85-89) 0 2 5 9 7 7

90 or more 29 twenty-one 9 3 3 3

Phosphorus Tomas
Category
1 2 3 4 5 6
Optimal (<80) 0 1 1 1 1 1
Normal (<85) 1 4 7 8 10 10
Normal high (85-89) 1 1 1 1 3 3
90 or more fifteen eleven 8 7 3 3

Rescue Remedy (30) THOMAS

Category
1 2 3 4 5 6

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 Optimal (<80) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Normal (<80) 0 1 3 7 7 9
Normal high (85-89) 0 0 4 4 4 10
90 or more 30 29 2. 3 19 19 eleven

Nifedipine (30) THOMAS

Category
1 2 3 4 5 6
Optimal (<80) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Normal (<85) 0 0 4 7 10 eleven

Normal high (85-89) 0 0 0 2 5 13

90 or more 30 30 26 twenty-one fifteen 6
G χ 2 = 10.88 p = 0.000 P χ 2 = 0.88 p = 0.347 R χ 2 = 2.21 p = 0.81 Source: Database

Studies like Flores González 83 and Florat García 84, show analysis of the behavior of systolic blood pressures, diastolic and
mean, but not similar to our study because they do not value effects of natural therapies. We have not found to date
research to compare our results in behavior over time of blood pressure control in relation to the stages of it. Then the
results obtained about the behavior of the heart rate expressed during treatment to control blood pressure in the patients
studied through Table 9. average heart rate in all groups were exposed may observe that by applying unconventional
therapeutic methods, this tends to decrease, not going well when Nifedipine is applied as a regular medication for these
cases, where an increase in average this parameter of 97.9 to 99.9 beats per minute is observed. Performing statistical
analysis decreasing the average of this vital sign both Glonoinum, Phosphorus and Rescue Remedy with significant for the
remaining two (p <0.05) very highly significant results for the first (p <0.001) and displayed.

Table 9. Performance of heart rate in patients with uncontrolled hypertension in the different groups.

GROUP Media DS t p
G 95.1 11.5
FCI -1,024 0,310
N 97.9 9.9
G 86.8 11.5
FCF -4,717 0,000
N 99.9 9.9

GROUP Media DS t p
P 98.6 12.5
FCI 0.20 0.847
N 97.9 9.9
P 92.2 10.0
FCF -2,52 0,017
N 99.9 9.9

GROUP Half DS t p
FCI R 95.7 8.6 -0,91 0.368

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 N 97.9 9.9
R 94.0 8.3
FCF -2.50 0.016
N 99.9 9.9
Source: Database. FCI: initial heart
rate. FHR end heart rate.

There are few published epidemiological studies, but data supporting that a high resting heart rate is a risk factor for the
development of arterial hypertension. It is associated positively with both blood pressure and is independent of other factors
that might modify 88. It is further stated that the Nifedipine generates negative inotropic effects, decreases arteriolar
resistance, improved segmental ventricular contractility and function and increased moderately in heart rate and cardiac
output among other effects on the cardiovascular system is observed 89.

Table 10 accompanying symptoms to the patient's arrival at the emergency described predominating pain or heaviness of
the head; in the case of Glonoinum 19 (63.3%) patients, for Rescue Remedy 15 (50.0%) and Nifedipine 20 (66.6%) patients.
In the group of Phosphorus predominated numb hands, 13 (76.4%) patients.

Table 10. Accompanying symptoms in patients with uncontrolled hypertension before treatment

Rescue
ACCOMPANYING Phosphorus Glonoinum nifedipine
Remedy
SYMPTOMS
Do not. % Do not. % No no. %

Pain or heaviness in the head 19 63.3 5 29.4 15 50.0 twenty 66.6

lightheadedness 3 10.0 2 11.7 4 13.3 2 6.6

sternal chest pain or 7 23.3 2 11.7 2 6.6 2 6.6

Anxiety, stress or
5 16.6 2 11.7 10 33.3 eleven 36.6
nervousness

Numbness in the hands

3 10.0 13 76.4 2 6.6 0.0 0.0

Fogaje in the face 2 6.6 3 17.6 2 6.6 3 10.0

palpitations 2 6.6 1 5.8 2 6.6 2 6.6

Ringing in the ears 3 10.0 3 17.6 2 6.6 2 6.6

Vision or bright stars 2 6.6 1 5.8 1 10.0 2 6.6

Blush 13 43.3 7 41.1 1 10.0 2 6.6

Others eleven 36.6 7 41.1 8 26.6 10 33.3

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 TOTAL OF PATIENTS 30 100 17 100 30 100 30 100

Although these symptoms describe them in isolation, according Vannier clinical signs and therapeutic signs should not be
separated as they individualize the prescription of each patient and symptoms of each remedy should be valued with well
defined modalities and specifying the circumstances They accompanying them 3. 4, They are the way the body expresses its
reaction 90. However, other research as reported by Debs Pérez, headache is the symptom that refer patients, in addition to
tinnitus, dizziness and vision of catkins 91. Other studies indicate as outstanding symptoms that accompany the disease,
palpitations, excessive sweating, muscle cramps and weakness 92. It is important to note that the symptoms reported by
patients express their individual reaction to the disease and are given depending on the time, where chronic illness in
question manifested by a worsening or crises 93. The symptoms described above not directly influenced to treat patients with
Rescue Remedy or Nifedipine but determined according to their pathogenetic link inclusion in the treated group Glonoinum
or Phosphorus.

In Table 11 we see the accompanying symptoms persisted in our patients studied after the treatment was imposed and
emphasize that the vast majority of patients were free of them, 27 patients (90.0%) in the group Glonoinum, 13 patients (
76.5%) for the group of Phosphorus, 21 patients (21%) in the group Rescue Remedy and 19 patients (63.0%) in the group of
Nifedipine. It is noteworthy that the pain or light-headedness persisted further after therapy: 10 patients (33.0%) and belong
to the group receiving nifedipine.

Table 11. Accompanying symptoms in patients with uncontrolled hypertension after treatment

Rescue
Glonoinum Phosphorus nifedipine
SYMPTOM Remedy
COMPANIONS *
Do not. % Do not. % Do not. % Do not. %

Pain or heaviness in the

2 6.6 1 5.9 3 9.9 10 33.3
head

lightheadedness 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 6.6 1 3.3

sternal chest pain or

1 3.3 2 11.8 1 3.3 1 3.3

Anxiety, stress or
0 0.0 0 0.0 2 6.6 1 3.3
nervousness

Numbness in the hands

0 0.0 1 5.9 3 9.9 1 3.3

Fogaje in the face 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.3 0 0.0

palpitations 1 3.3 1 5.9 1 3.3 0 0.0

Ringing in the ears 1 3.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

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Vision or bright stars
1 3.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0

symptomless 27 90.0 13 76.5 21 70.0 19 63.3

TOTAL OF
30 100.0 17 100.0 30 100.0 30 100.0
PATIENTS

G χ 2 = 5.96 p = 0.014 P χ 2 = 0.86 p = 0.353 R χ 2 = 0.30 p = 0.583 Source: Database

When comparing our results with other research we have not found any yet address this variable similarly. However,
according to the principles of homeopathy, disease is given by an imbalance of vital energy where symptoms are
individualized expression of the same 94 and therapeutics used in our study was based on the set characteristic symptom
expressed by the patient and which corresponded to the description found in different Medical Materials 35, 36, 37, 38, 39. For Dr.
Bach Flower Therapy is totally a person; not only his illness and negative emotional states are the primary cause of disease
or infirmity 95.

In Table 12 the undesirable effects of therapeutic shown, these are symptoms that appear after applying different methods
and are not related symptoms accompanying the patients on arrival at the hospital. The undesirable effect appeared more
frequently was headache, mainly in the group receiving nifedipine with 10 patients (33.3%). It is important to note that the
vast majority of patients were free of undesirable effects. In the group of patients who received Rescue Remedy we
observed that the bitter taste and irritation were the predominant sublingual undesirable effects, which are attributed to the
hydroalcoholic vehicle, associated with a higher frequency of application of the drug.

Table 12. Undesirable effects of therapy in different groups.

SIDE EFFECTS Glonoinum Phosphorus Rescue Remedy Nifedipine *

Do not. % Do not. % Do not. % Do not. %

headache 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3,3 10 33.3

Burning in mouth 0 0.0 1 5.9 0 0.0 0 0.0

sublingual irritation 0 0.0 0 0.0 2 6.7 0 0.0

bitter taste 0 0.0 0 0.0 4 13.3 0 0.0

Blush 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.3

palpitations 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 1 3.3

No undesirable
30 100.0 16 94.1 23 76.7 18 60.0
effects

TOTAL OF
30 100.0 17 100.0 30 100.0 30 100.0
PATIENTS

* Note: A patient in this group required admission. G χ 2 = 16.6 p = 0.000 P χ 2 = 7.28 p =

0.006 R χ 2 = 0100 p = 2.70 Source: Database

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Despite the controversies of the use of nifedipine 76, this is possibly the most effective drug and used in the guardroom 84 Headache
and adverse reaction is most often by some authors described 83, 96, 97. This is because excessive vasodilation which
produces the drug and is a benign effect that usually disappears with the passage of time

89. Regarding the use of homeopathic drugs, these are not considered harmful, although it has been found to be unsafe
precisely be effective because they can produce undesirable effects when administered properly not 98.

the therapeutic efficacy of the different treatment groups shown by Table

13 observed in patients receiving homeopathic treatment was most effective method: Glonoinum, 24 patients (80%);
Phosphorus, 12 patients (70.6%). Floral patients receiving therapy and Nifedipine performed similarly as to the effectiveness
of the therapeutic method. It was observed that 12 patients (40%) of those receiving Rescue Remedy were included in the
variable ineffective and 13 patients (43.3%) for this same variable within receiving Nifedipine.

Table 13. Efficacy of therapy in patients with uncontrolled hypertension in the different groups.

Effective averagely
ineffective
Treatment Effective

N or % N or % N or %
Glonoinum 24 80.0 0 0.0 6 20.0
Phosphorus 12 70.6 1 5.8 4 23.6
Rescue Remedy 17 56.7 1 3,3 12 40.0
nifedipine fifteen 50.0 2 6.7 13 43.3
G χ 2 = 5.93 p = 0.014 P χ 2 = 1.88 p = 0.17 R χ 2 = 0.27 p = 0.60 Source: Database

From the statistical point of view there is a significantly greater efficacy Glonoinum regarding nifedipine (p <0.05);
Phosphorus and Rescue Remedy are equally effective and offer no significant differences with conventional treatment (p>
0.05). Natural therapies possible to achieve a remarkable healing potential and be used in first line 99. Our results agree with
reports Ochoa Bernal 82, Ocampo Soto

**
Espin and Coto *** that obtained substantial clinical improvement in blood pressure in patients treated with homeopathic
remedies; In addition, as stated in our research reaffirmed by Vijnovsky 35 Glonoinum proposed to be the most effective in
acute hypertension remedy.

However, any therapy is not fully effective despite the efforts we put into it and although the homeopathic remedy has been
selected correctly, success may be in danger when "The root cause of the disease remains ... and the patient's life there a
circumstance which must be eliminated. " 100.

The Rescue Remedy seeks an overview of the patient and treats the person as a whole 101. This remedy is useful to achieve
an energy link designed to help "muddle through" in emergency situations, which often does not mean solving a fundamental
problem 102. Orozco, through its experience suggests that sometimes it is necessary to improve this remedy, adding another
flower according to the emotional impact that organic condition has occurred in the patient 103, These could be one of the
possible causes to explain that there has been a 40% failures flower therapy used in our study.

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All floral essence is information that is inserted in the energy field of the body stimulating a response in the same, some
people tend to performing suppression or containment, as defense mechanisms causing blockages various chakras also
some essences cause initial release releasing emotions that gradually adjust their balance and sometimes even when
release is appropriate can be experienced by the individual as something alien, initially coming to feel bewildered 104.

The goal of the physician at the time of prescribing an antihypertensive must be not only lower blood pressure, but also
restore the quality of life of hypertensive patients, while minimizing the side effects of treatment, through the selection of
medicament plus appropriate to the characteristics of the particular patient and taking into account the cost of treatment in a
broad manner (not only the direct cost, but also cost measurement utility) 105.

conclusions

• Homeopathic therapy both as Floral Therapy were effective in the treatment of uncontrolled Hypertension.

• The Glonoinum was the most effective to normalize the blood pressure quickly, with a lower incidence of adverse
effects associated symptoms and medicine.
• Rescue Remedy and Nifedipine behaved quantitatively similar in controlling blood pressure.

• Homeopathy and Flower Therapy offered clinical improvement with few side effects.
• The predominant symptom after applying the treatments was headache and presented with increased incidence in
patients receiving Nifedipine.

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