Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria | ||
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1. | Aged between 19 and 65 years | 1. | Taking medications to control blood pressure |
2. | Pre- or stage 1 hypertension (JNC 7) | 2. | Secondary hypertension |
 | -Systolic blood pressure between 120 and 159 mmHg | 3. | History of cerebrovascular disease, cardiovascular disease, malignant tumors, kidney diseases, liver diseases, thyroid gland diseases, active tuberculosis, or other infectious diseases |
 | - Diastolic blood pressure between 80 and 99 mmHg | 4. | Diabetic patients taking insulin or anti-diabetic medications |
3. | The participants are volunteers and written consent obtained | 5. | Drug or alcohol dependence |
 |  | 6. | Taking hemorrhagic disease and anticoagulation medications (excluding aspirin) |
 |  | 7. | Receiving systemic steroid therapy or immunosuppressive therapy |
 |  | 8. | Taking medications that could affect blood pressure such as central nervous system depressants or stimulants |
 |  | 9. | Pregnancy or the possibility of pregnancy |
 |  | 10. | Hypersensitivity reactions following moxibustion therapy |
 |  | 11. | Received oriental medicine treatment related to hypertension in the past month |
 |  | 12. | Participants deemed unsuitable for the trial, as judged by the person in charge of the clinical trial. |