Abstract

HRIDROGA – AYURVEDIC STAND POINT

Dr. K. J. Lavanya Lakshmi* Dr. P. L. Alaekhya and Dr. P. V. N. R. Prasad

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Abstract

Hridroga is a broad term used to a group of conditions that affect the Heart and Blood Vessels and are the leading cause of death globally. Change in life style & diet pattern, lack of physical exercise, alcohol consumption, increased mental stress, environmental changes have increased the incidence of Cardiovascular Disease at a high rate. While Low- and middleincome countries, especially in regions like South and East Asia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Eastern Europe, bear more than 75% of the global burden, Coronary Heart Disease, Strokes & TIAs, Peripheral Arterial Diseases and Aortic Diseases constituting major part of it. In Ayurveda, the description on Hridroga is quite brief, scattered, and inconclusive as compared to that of western modern medicine. A glance at the therapeutic measures gives no clues to the basis of management envisaged. Hence, the concepts explained in classics are to be critically analyzed in correlation with allied modern literature for a better understanding on Ayurvedic Stand point. The present article endeavors to provide an insight into the concept of Hridroga based on the classical references and allied modern literature.

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