REVIEW ON VATARAKTA HETU

Vatarakta is described in all Samhitas very extensively which shows that it was prevalent widely in that era too. In present era also the numbers of Vatarakta patients are increasing day by day. In the last two centuries however Vatarakta has been recognized increasingly in the common people. The dramatic increase presumably reflects the changes in lifestyle & food habits. Now a day lifestyle is changing. It is becoming more & more luxurious. All people are running behind the money. So it is becoming more & more fast & unhealthy. People do not take proper diet & proper daily activities as described in Ayurveda like Dinacharya, Rutucharya. There is pollution in all manners. Changing lifestyle of human being like fast food, junk food, high protein diet, changing dietary habits & with all these factors people are getting more & more attracted towards luxurious life. They do not have tendency to exercise, more & more vehicle riding, long term vehicle riding, bad conditions of roads because of this on an average there is increasing number of Vatarakta patients.