Abstract of published research articles in Ayurveda
AYU Vol. 30 Issue No. 3 (July-Sept. 2009)
Id.No.30306
Clinical
Evaluation of ‘Chandramaradi Yoga’ in Patients of Essential
Hypertension
*
Ajay Kumar **
Tina Singhal***B.
N. Upadhyaya
Institute of Medical Sciences, BanarasHinduUniversity, Varanasi
Abstract:High blood pressure, termed “hypertension”
is a condition that afflicts almost one billion people worldwide
and is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. It has been
called the “silent killer” for this reason. The majority of
blood pressure readings are close to the mean value with fewer
reading towards the limit of the range. As a result it is not
possible to distinguish two separate groups of people as
“hypertensive” and “normotensive”. Therefore the threshold that
defines hypertension is rather arbitrary. It would seem more
appropriate to state that hypertension is a sustained level of
BP above which treatment is more beneficial than harmful. In
Ayurvedic classics no disease has been found which exactly
simulates with essential hypertension. Previous researchers made
their effort to simulate hypertension with the disease like
Siragata Vata, Raktagata, and Avrita vataroga etc. The prime
object of the present study was to evaluatethe efficacy of ‘Chandramaradi Yoga’ in the patients of
Essential Hypertension. The results of treatment were assessed
as excellent, good, fair & poor at the end of 28 days of drug
therapy.
