This paper attempts to introduce professor JIAO Shude’s experience in treating hypertension with fourtype syndrome differentiation method. He has classified the disease into four types

namely hyperactivity of liver yang

yin deficiency with liver hyperactivity

kidney essence deficiency and upward flowing of phlegm. Though the clinical cases are complicated and confused

the main ones are the four types stated above or their combined forms. He has emphasized that in treating hypertension

doctors must differentiate the symptoms and identify the causes

treat both principal and secondary aspect of disease and treat diseases based on syndrome differentiation. In this way

the stomach will not be affected with tonification method

healthy qi will not be damaged with attacking pathogens

yang will not be injured with clearing method and yin will not be consumed with pungent medicine.