Abstract

A LITERATURE REVIEW ON SIDDHA HERBAL, POLY-HERBAL AND HERBO-MINERAL FORMULATIONS FOR CARDIAC DISEASES (IRUDHAYA ROGAM)

Aswini Purushothaman MD (Siddha)*, Bharathi B. MD (Siddha), Manimekalai J. MD (Siddha) and M.D. Saravana Devi MD (Siddha)

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Abstract

Cardiovascular mortality has risen in last few years and ischemic heart diseases is one of the most common cause. Conventional modern drugs currently used for cardiovascular diseases have some adverse effects. Hence there is need to search for drugs from herbal, poly herbal derivatives nature that are more potent but less side effects. Siddha system of medicine has enormous herbal, poly herbal, herbo-mineral and animal based formulations for the diseases affecting human kind that need to be scientifically validated. This review paper aim to explore about some of the siddha formulation mentioned for cardiovascular diseases.

Keywords: Siddha formulation, cardiovascular diseases, Irudhaya rogam, Atherosclerosis.