Ayurvedic Treatment for Hypertension ( High Blood Pressure )
Hypertension, also referred to as high blood pressure, is a condition in which the arteries have elevated blood pressure. Every time the human heart beats, it pumps blood to the whole body through the arteries. Hypertension is classified as essential or secondary. Essential hypertension is with unknown cause. It accounts for about 90% of cases. Secondary hypertension is with a known direct cause, such as kidney disease, tumors, or birth control pills.
There may be no signs or symptoms, or any of the following:
Hypertension is a chronic elevation inblood pressure that causes end-organ damage and results in increased morbidity and mortality. Blood pressure is the product of cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance. This follows that patients with arterial hypertension may have an increase in cardiac output or an increase in systemic vascular resistance, or both. In the younger age group, the cardiac output is often high, while in older patients increased systemic vascular resistance and increased stiffness of the vasculature play a dominant role. The Vascular tone may be elevated because of increased α-adrenoceptor stimulation and increased release of peptides such as angiotensin. The final pathway is an increase in cytosolic calcium in vascular smooth muscle causing vasoconstriction. Several growth factors, including angiotensin and endothelins, cause an increase in vascular smooth muscle mass termed vascular remodelling. Both an increase in systemic vascular resistance and an increase in vascular stiffness augment the load imposed on the left ventricle; this induces left ventricular hypertrophy and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.
The ayurvedic treatment include the treatment done through herbs like Terminalia arjuna, ficus religiosa, boerhavia diffusa, cinnamomum zeylanica, elettaria cardamom, arjuna, amla, ashwagandha, shankhpushpi, brahmi. These herbs are used for making medical preparations by Planet Ayurveda for treatment of high blood pressure.
The herbs have following effects:
There may be no signs or symptoms, or any of the following:
- Headache
- Blurred vision
- Chest pain
- Dizziness or weakness
- Trouble breathing
- Nose bleeds
Hypertension is a chronic elevation inblood pressure that causes end-organ damage and results in increased morbidity and mortality. Blood pressure is the product of cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance. This follows that patients with arterial hypertension may have an increase in cardiac output or an increase in systemic vascular resistance, or both. In the younger age group, the cardiac output is often high, while in older patients increased systemic vascular resistance and increased stiffness of the vasculature play a dominant role. The Vascular tone may be elevated because of increased α-adrenoceptor stimulation and increased release of peptides such as angiotensin. The final pathway is an increase in cytosolic calcium in vascular smooth muscle causing vasoconstriction. Several growth factors, including angiotensin and endothelins, cause an increase in vascular smooth muscle mass termed vascular remodelling. Both an increase in systemic vascular resistance and an increase in vascular stiffness augment the load imposed on the left ventricle; this induces left ventricular hypertrophy and left ventricular diastolic dysfunction.
The ayurvedic treatment include the treatment done through herbs like Terminalia arjuna, ficus religiosa, boerhavia diffusa, cinnamomum zeylanica, elettaria cardamom, arjuna, amla, ashwagandha, shankhpushpi, brahmi. These herbs are used for making medical preparations by Planet Ayurveda for treatment of high blood pressure.
The herbs have following effects:
- astringent, diuretic, prostaglandin enhancer and anti-oxidant.
- cognitive enhancer, wound healing, anticonvulsant, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antimicrobial, antiviral, hypolipidemic, antioxidant, immunomodulatory, antiasthmatic, parasympathetic modulatory, esterogenic, antitumor, antiulcer, antianxiety, antihelmintic, endotheilin receptor antagonistic, apoptosis inducer and hypotensive.
- Antistress, Adaptogenic, Immunomodulatory Activity, Hepatoprotective Activity.
- Antispasmodic
- Hypolipidemic: enhances the elimination of cholesterol by accelerating the turnover of LDL-cholesterol in the liver. Lowers beta-lipoprotein lipids and the recovery of HDL components in hyperlipidemia
- Cardiac stimulant: Strengthens the heart muscles and maintains the heart functioning properly.
- Hypotensive: Due to its hypolipidemic activity and also the diuretic property it acts against hypertension.
- Astringent & Haemostatic.
- Has prostaglandin enhancing and coronary risk modulating properties
- Rejuvenates the body
- Increases strength
- adaptogen
- effective for insomnia
- lower blood pressure and is highly effective in stopping the formation of stress induced ulcers.
- anti-anxiety, relaxing, memory-enhancing, anti-oxidant, anti-cancer, bronchodilatory, immuno-modulating and anti-inflammatory.
