To conduct systematic review on external therapy of traditional Chinese Medicine treating hypertension. Methods： Analysis was conducted on literature reports on external therapy of traditional Chinese Medicine treating hypertension inn recent five years. Results： The external therapy of traditional Chinese treating hypertension has the advantages of simple operation，definite effect，treatment safety. The accepted methods included traditional Chinese medicine foot bath，herbal pillow，acupuncture and moxibustion，acupoint plaster，Acupoint catgut embedding，ear apex bloodletting therapy，auricular plaster，tuina manipulation，scraping，comprehensive therapy，etc. Conclusion： External therapy of traditional Chinese medicine is the best choice for weak hypertension patients who cannot take too much antihypertensive drugs，or resistant to drugs due to long-term oral administration or unwilling to take these drugs.