Understanding of Hypertension and Their Management through Ayurveda A Review

Now a day's hypertension is the commonest disease. Every fifth person is found hypertensive. According to the world health statistics report in India 23.10 percent men and 22.6 percent women above 25 years suffer from hypertension. In every year unwholesome diet and sedentary lifestyle increasing patient of high blood pressure. Hypertension is a major risk factor for stroke, myocardial infarction, vascular disease and chronic kidney disease. Hypertension is defined as systolic blood pressure of 140 mmHg or more, or diastolic blood pressure of 90 mmHg or more or taking antihypertensive medication. In the ayurvedic text, there is no clear description of hypertension. Ayurvedacharya yadunandan upadhyay has compared hypertension with raktagata vata. The disease raktagata vata is mentioned under the context of vatavyadhi. It is consider as tridoshaja vyadhi. Modern medicines have many adverse effect and damage many organs. Therefore we need safe and effective medicine in present era. We can control hypertension and balance three doshas safely and effectively through ayurvedic drugs and pathya sevan. Dr. Abhilasha Sahu | Dr. Neha Karnavat | Dr. O. P. Vyas "Understanding of Hypertension & Their Management through Ayurveda - A Review" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-5 , August 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd26455.pdfPaper URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/medicine/other/26455/understanding-of-hypertension-and-their-management-through-ayurveda---a-review/dr-abhilasha-sahu