- Drugs for treating high blood pressure 1. Diuretics and antihypertensive agents: hydrochlorothiazide, cyclopentethiazide, chlorthalidone, furosemide, etc. Drugs for treating hypertension 2 Central nervous system and sympathetic nerve depressants: reserpine, Jiangyaling, clonidine hydrochloride. Drugs for the treatment of hypertension 3 Adrenergic receptor group blockers: β-blockers such as propranolol, propranolol, and metoprolol; α-blockers such as phenylbenzamide, α+β blockers such as sulfatelol . Drugs for treating high blood pressure 4 enzyme inhibitors such as angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors such as captopril, enalapril, etc. Drugs for treating high blood pressure: 5 calcium antagonists such as nifedipine, amlodipine, etc. Drugs for the treatment of high blood pressure 6 Vasodilators such as hydralazine, prazolidine, prazosin, cyanudine, etc. Drugs for the treatment of hypertension 7 Ganglionic and postganglionic sympathetic nerve inhibitors such as guaididine, pentamethylpyridine tartrate, etc. Drugs for treating high blood pressure: 8 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor antagonists such as ketanserin. Drugs for the treatment of hypertension 9 Compound preparations such as Compound Antihypertensive Tablets, Compound Apocynum Tablets, Andaxuepine Tablets, etc. The principles for selecting antihypertensive drugs are: ① The use of antihypertensive drugs to treat essential hypertension requires long-term medication. Therefore, it is advisable to choose oral antihypertensive drugs that have mild, slow, and lasting antihypertensive effects, few side effects, and are easy for patients to master and use. Dietary principles for high blood pressure: Three meals principle Hypertensive diet arrangement should be small and frequent meals to avoid overeating; Patients are often obese and must eat low-calorie foods. The total calories should be controlled at about 8.36 megajoules per day, with 150-250 grams of staple food per day, with animal protein and plant protein accounting for 50% each. Hypertensive patients without kidney disease or gout can eat more soybeans, peanuts, black fungus or white fungus and fruits. Dinner should be small and light. Excessive greasy food can induce stroke. Use vegetable oil containing vitamin E and linoleic acid for cooking oil; avoid sweets. Eat more high-fiber foods, such as bamboo shoots, green vegetables, Chinese cabbage, winter melon, tomatoes, eggplants, bean sprouts, jellyfish, kelp, onions, etc., as well as a small amount of fish, shrimp, poultry, skimmed milk powder, egg white, etc. Diet principles for high blood pressure: low salt. The amount of salt consumed by each person per day should be strictly controlled at 2-5 grams, which is about one teaspoon. The amount of salt should also be subtracted from the sodium contained in cooking soy sauce. 3 ml of soy sauce is equivalent to 1 gram of salt. Salted vegetables, fermented bean curd, bacon (eggs), pickled products, clams, dried shrimps, preserved eggs, and vegetables such as chrysanthemum, grassroots, and water spinach are all high in sodium and should be eaten as little or as little as possible.