Article: SARVESWAPI KHALWETESHU VATAVIKARESUUKTESHWANWESHU CHANUKTESHU: A CONCEPT TO UNDERSTAND IN HYPERTENSION

Article Category: Review articles

DOI: 10.7897/2277-4343.163102

Pages: 98-100

Author: Bishnupriya Mohanty *, Aditya Sawant, Hrukshada Harishchandra Paryekar, Sangram Keshari Das

Abstract: World health organization (WHO) has defined India as one of those nations that is going to have most of the lifestyle disorder. This results as hypertension is one of the most widespread disorders which came across in practice. Slowly India becomes a capital of cardiac disease and hypertension. Nowadays not only elder population is suffering from hypertension; younger generation also suffering from the same. Hence population risks shift from 40+ to 30+ or even younger. In human body, all the organs are interconnected and interrelated to each other. So, any deformity in the vessels and other organs have affect on the blood pressure. While treating the hypertension one should look at its real cause and treat the cause which intern normalize the raised blood pressure. In Ayurveda, there is no such description available about blood pressure in Samhitas, but our Aacharya’s have given principles that in case of unknown disease. Physicians should try to understand the nature of the disease through dosha, dushya, samprapti or trisutriya i.e. hetu, linga and oshadha and then should initiate the treatment. Therefore, this paper has focused on all ukta and anukta karanas in hypertension and its treatment accordingly.

Keyword: High Blood Pressure, Lifestyle disorder, Raktadushti, Endothelial Dysfunction.