ROLE OF TAKRADHARA IN UCHCHARAKTACHAPA (HTN)
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https://doi.org/10.70066/jahm.v5i5.363Keywords:
Hypertension, Blood Pressure, Uchcharaktachapa,TakradharaAbstract
World Health Organization has estimated that High Blood Pressure / Hypertension cause 1 in every 8 deaths,
making Hypertension the third leading killer in the world. Globally, there are about one billion hypertensive
people and about one million people die as a direct im-pact of Hypertension. Stress and strain of day to day life
affects one’s bodily organs through several psychophysical mechanisms. Among the several psychosomatic
diseases, the cardiovascular disorder like Uchcha Raktachapa (HTN) is quite significant. In Ayurveda, it is
considered as a vatapradhanatridoshajavyadhi (vata dominant disease) and we can consider Hypertension as an
abnormality of raktadhatu (blood element), also known as shonitadushti (blood- imbalance). Though
Hypertension is well known in Ayurvedic systems of diagnosis and treatment, effective treatment through
Ayurvedic medicines and methods have not been fully standardized. Further, it will be useful to explore new
methods and procedures for treatment of such a major problem. Takradhara (treatment to the head through
medicated takra) which is a well established course of treatment in Ayurveda has not been used extensively for
management of Hypertension. Therefore, a review has been undertaken to understand the effect of Takradhara
of takra (butter milk) on Hypertension.
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