Abstract

A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF ROLE OF RAKTAVAHA SROTO MULA IN RAKTA DUSHTI- ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION

*Dr. Arun Kumar M., Dr. Vyjayanthi B. and Dr. Nagaraj S.

Abstract

Sroto Moola refers to the principle seat of the pathology of the Srotas. Raktavaha Srotos Mula is Yakrut and Pleeha. Vidishonithiya Adhyaya of Charaka Samhitha, helps to visualize hypertension and successfully categorize it as a Raktashrita Vyadhi on the Triskanda-Hetu, Linga, Aushadhi parlance. Essential Hypertension is an important public health challenges in both economically developing and developed countries. An interrelationship between the functional integrity of liver and development and maintenance of hypertension is being increasingly recognized. So this paper is an attempt to understand pathophysiology of Shonita Dushti and to explain the role of Raktavaha Sroto Mula-Yakrit in Samprapti of Shonita Dusti- essential hypertension.

Keywords: Hypertension; Shonitadushti; Raktavahasrotas; Yakrut.