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Evaluation of Medhya Rasayana and Shirodhara in the Management of Essential Hypertension

Ila R. Tanna , Ila R. Tanna , Dhananjay Patel , H.M. Chandola

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Indian Journal of Ancient Medicine and Yoga 6(2):p 47-53, April - June 2013. | DOI:

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A sedentary lifestyle combined with an increase in the consumption of fatty food and alcohol is blamed as important causes of many life style disorders like obesity, diabetes, hypertension etc. before their time. One of the commonest effects of the current life style on the cardiac system is Hypertension. The blood vessel shows the inherent muscle tone that can be altered moment to moment by both Central Nervous System (CNS) and adrenal hormones. Psychological states like fear, anger, and anxiety constrict the blood vessels resulting in increasing blood pressure. The present study is an attempt to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of Medhya Rasayana and Kshiradhara in the management of essential hypertension. The results were assessed by decrease in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure, improvement in clinical parameters related to essential hypertension and relief in mental health observed on the basis of Brief Psychiatry Rating Scale and Manasikabhava pariksha. The result showed that both the therapies have highly significant reduction in both systolic and diastolic blood pressure but Kshiradhara reduced it in more pronounced way. Medhya Rasayana started decreasing blood pressure from first week of the therapy and in gradual manner whereas Kshiradhara started decreasing blood pressure form the very first day of the therapy but in stepladder manner. Both therapies were equally effective as marked improvement was reported in 20% and moderate improvement in 80% of the patients of Essential Hypertension. 

Keywords: Essential Hypertension; Kshiradhara; Manasika Bhavas; Medhya Rasayana; Stress. 

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