A successful management of Raktagatavata (Essential hypertension) through Ayurveda medications Rasayana Vati and Kakubhadi Churna: A Case Series

Abstract

Hypertension is a primary risk factor for cardiovascular disease, including heart attack, heart failure, stroke and aneurysm. Keeping blood pressure under control is vital for preserving health and reducing the risk of these dangerous conditions. Hypertension can be considered as a Raktaj Roga, where the Vata is the related (Anubandha) Dosha. Consequently, the term Raktagatavata is more suitable to the condition rather than other term. In hypertension we can see signs and indications of unsettling influence of Vata Dosha that for the most part of Vyana Vayu. The treatment is additionally on the premise to remedy of the equilibrium of Rakta and Vata Dosha. Essential Hypertension is the most frequent kind of hypertension and also known as primary or idiopathic hypertension, affecting 95% of hypertension patients. Many works have been carried out on hypertension to evaluate the perfect diagnosis and mode of treatment on the basis of Ayurvedic principles but a widely acceptable theory is still not available. Different opinions of various disease as parallel to hypertension e.g., Raktagatavata, Raktaavritvata, Pranavritvata, Vyanbalavishamaya, Siragatavata etc. Ayurveda treatment for hypertension aims at balancing these Dosha, Dushya and Lakshanas along with proper dietary habits, regular exercises, yoga, medications that can prove beneficial to balance the state of mind and stress and maintain the blood pressure. This study was conducted to see the effect of Rasayana Vati and Kakubhadi Churna in different cases on the symptoms of Raktagatavata, blood pressure, S. Cholesterol, S. Triglycerdies.