Abstract
Ayurveda is not only an ancient medical science but it is a complete life science.The main aim of Ayurveda is to maintain the health of a healthy person & to cure the disease of diseased person. From last few decades due to globalisation there is drastic change in working pattern, dietary habits & lifestyle. According to a new research, lifestyle diseases replaced traditional health risk factors resulting in an increase in incidents of diseases & deaths in India in the last two decades. Now most of the diseases & deaths are caused by High Blood Pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, alcohol use and poor diet. Unhealthy lifestyle is the root cause of many diseases broadly termed as lifestyle disorder. Hypertension is the most common lifestyle disease affecting population all over the world. About 26.4% of the world adult population in 2020 had hypertension and 29.2% were projected to have this condition by 2025. India is labeled as global capital of hypertension. The Ayurveda concentrates on achieving the promotion of health, prevention and management of disease for a healthy and happy life in the ailing society. The principals of Ayurveda are focused on maintaining good health by good diet and good lifestyle. Proper dietary habits, proper exercise, Yoga, Meditation along with Ayurveda herbs can be beneficial to balancing of mind, which reduce stress and maintain the blood pressure. The present review article is aimed that the planning of proper herbal medications as per Ayurveda guidelines will definitely control the high blood pressure without any hazardous side effects of drugs.
Highlights
Hypertension is described as a metabolic disorder having multiple aetiologies.1 | Nov- 2020 | Vol 08th | Issue: 6th www.ayurlog.comE- ISSN: 2320-7329Hypertension is one of the most common lifestyle diseases today
Factors involved in HT In Ayurveda, Hypertension can be considered as a Raktaj Roga, where the Vata is the associated (Anubandha) Dosha
Ayurveda has an upper edge in treating the hypertension with emphasis on its root cause, where modern medicine is so entrenched in its pharmaceutical based symptoms treatment
Summary
Hypertension is described as a metabolic disorder having multiple aetiologies. Hypertension is one of the most common lifestyle diseases today. It is characterised by increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure i.e. elevated BP An estimated 1.13 billion people worldwide have hypertension mostly twothird of them living in low and middle income countries It is a major cause of premature death worldwide. Mada (Delerium), Moorcha (Stupor) and Sanyasa (Coma), the different diseases caused by Shonita Dushti (vitiation of blood) are described as progressive manifestation of increasing Shonita Dushti. Such a sequele is true in relation to malignant Hypertension. To study anti-hypertensive actions of herbal medicines, different yoga & pranayama modalities
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