The critical Review on Hypertension:An Ayurvedic perspective

Hypertension is lifestyle disease that is characterized by abnormally high arterial blood pressure that is usually indicated by an adult systolic blood pressure of 140mm Hg or greater or a diastolic blood pressure of 90 mm Hg or greater¹.Hypertension results from a variety of reasons like stress, obesity,genetic factors,over use of Salts in diet and ageing.As we all know, Hypertension is called a silent killer because it rarely exhibit symptoms before it damages to the heart, brain or kidney.In 2019 , the global age standardized prevalence of hypertension in adults 30 -79 yrs was 32% in women and 34% in men².It has been found that the percentage of hypertensive patients is rising sharply in spite of number of antihypertensive drugs in modern medicine.In Ayurveda hypertension is neither denoted in samhita nor in any sangraha , acharya charak mentioned in samhita that all vyadhi not need to be denoted by name but dosha is a reason for developing various types of disease. In Ayurveda basic principal of treatment is sampraptibhanga occurs due to dosha, dushya etc.The cause of hypertension is Raktadushti, which also involves the Tridosha, with a strong vata and pittadosha influence. Here, a sincere effort is made to identify the Ayurvedic cause of essential hypertension. This article aims to provide some light on the clinical understanding of Essential Hypertension (EHT) in terms of the patient's clinical symptoms based on Ayurvedic principles, as well as provide insight into Ayurvedic pathology.

KEY WORDS:-  Essential Hypertension, lifestyle disorder,dosha, Ayurveda