Abstract

HYPERTENSION - AN AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE

Dr. Julee Meena*, Prof. (Dr.) Pramod Kumar Mishra, Dr. Indu Sharma and Dr. Pooja Rani

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Abstract

Over the past three decades, a scientific and technological revolution has taken place. Since the Because of growing industrialization, people's lives are becoming more stressful. Consequently, the hypertension is one of the common ailments that practitioners have seen. approximately 26.4% of the planet in 2000, hypertension was predicted to affect 29.2% of adult population by 2025. India is known as the world's epicentre of hypertension. These days, lifestyle disorders are not only more prevalent but also impact younger groups. Hence, rather than being 40 or older, the population at risk may now be 30 or younger. Having high blood pressure due to a number of factors, including stress, obesity, genetics, and an excessive intake of salt in the diet ageing, too. We are all aware that high blood pressure is referred to as a silent killer because it rarely causes symptoms prior to harming the kidney, heart, or brain. Even though there are several effective antihypertensive medications on the market today, none of them are without side effects. Ayurveda places a heavy emphasis on maintaining health and living a healthy lifestyle a manner of living. There is no description of a single condition that can resemble any other in Ayurveda with high blood pressure According to Ayurvedic principles, if a patient has an undiagnosed illness, the doctor should make an effort to comprehend the disease's nature through Dosha, Dushya, and Samprapti then should start the therapy. Therefore, it becomes our top priority to fully comprehend hypertension from an Ayurvedic perspective. This study makes a sincere effort to comprehend hypertension from the perspective of ayurveda, which will be useful for both therapeutic and preventive purpose.

Keywords: High Blood Pressure, Lifestyle disorders, Ucchraktachapa, Silent killer.