UNDERSTANDING OF ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION IN AYURVEDA
Journal Title: Journal of Biological and Scientific Opinion - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 5
Abstract
Hypertension (HTN) is a worldwide problem effecting 29% of adult population. 40-45 million Indians are believed to be suffering with the disease.Today, approximately one billion people worldwide are suffering from high blood pressure and its number is expected to increase to 2.5 billion by the year of 2025. Hypertension is identified as single most important risk factor for both coronary heart disease and cerebro-vascular accidents. It may also lead to congestive cardiac failure and renal failure.In medical parlance, this psychosomatic hemodynamic disease is known as the ‘Silent’ or ‘Hidden Killer’ because of target organ morbidity, having disastrous and menacing effects on human beings which ultimately leads to death of a person. Though direct references regarding Hypertension is not available in classical literature of Ayurveda, Many academicians have postulated their views regarding understanding of Hypertension and have given different Ayurvedic terms such as Uchcha Raktachapadhikyata, Dhamani pratichaya, Shonita dushti and others. However none of these names are universally accepted by the fraternity of Ayurveda. Classical literature of Ayurveda provides guidelines to understand an unnamed disease in terms of dosha dushyadivivechana. On the basis of this, an attempt has been made in this article to analyze the role of dosha-dushya in the pathogenesis of hypertension.
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Rajendra V , Pradeep B C, Gajanana Hegde
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