PHYSIOLOGICAL VARIATION IN RAKTA DHATU W.S.R TO HYPERTENSION

Ravindra Dhimdhime*, Siddhi Gumphekar and Yogesh Shewale

ABSTRACT

Hypertension is the persistent elevated pressure exerted by blood on the wall of areteries. It is the most alarming health problem of this era. Despite of modern pathophysiology we should treat the condition with the help of ayurvedic principles. It is well known that blood pressure varies directly with the cardiac output and peripheral vascular resistance. Increased cardiac output encountered in increased plasma volume i.e. rasa-vriddhi, increased heart rate i.e. vyan prakopa. So as per ayurveda rasa-rakta vikshepana is continuously working all over the body. It depends on physiological changes in rakta dhatu as rakta gati,rakta dravata, rakta ghanata, rakta dhamani snehansh. Mainly vyan vayu prakopa occurs, particularly vyan vayu is responsible for the rasa rakta samvahana. As per sharir kriyatmak view, vyan vayu prakopa, kapha dosha vikruti affects the rakta dhatu. So, this study will show physiological variation in rakta dhatu w.s.r to hypertension.

Keywords: Rakta dhatu, Hypertension, Vyan Vayu, Physiology.