Review Article
Year: 2019 | Month: April-June | Volume: 4 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 168-175
Essential Hypertension –An Ayurvedic View
Dr. Dipti Kalangutkar1, Dr. Ajay Kumar Sahu2, Dr. Rashmi Patekar3
1Asst. Professor, Department of Panchakarma, Bhaisaheb Sawant Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Sawantwadi, Maharashtra, India.
2Asst. Professor, P.G. Department of Kayachikitsa National Institute of Ayurved, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India.
3Asst. Professor, Department of Dravyaguna, Netra Chikitsa Ayurved College, Amreli, Gujarat, India.
Corresponding Author: Dr. Dipti Kalangutkar
ABSTRACT
India is labelled as global capital of hypertension. Hypertension being a chronic illness constitutes an important public health challenge because of its prevalence and concomitant increase in the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Ayurvedic texts provide no straight reference about essential hypertension, but disease can be explained on base of Ayurvedic principles. Hypertension is result of Raktadushti with Tridosha involvement in which vata and pittadoshas are prominent. Here sincere effort is made to establish etiopathogenesis of Essential Hypertension in terms of Ayurveda.
Keywords: Essential Hypertension, Raktadushti, Vata, Pitta, Ayurveda