Abstract

Hypertension is the most prevalent cause for cerebro vascular and cardiovascular disorders, causing high rate of mortality and morbidity. So, hypertension is gaining more and more attention globally. Despite of so many researches have been carried out in modern as well as Ayurveda field, Essential Hypertension is yet troublesome and problematic disease for patient and physician also. The regimen of modern side is effective to Essential Hypertension, but it is also responsible for having troublesome side effects. As both the physiological and psychological factors are responsible for hypertension and no specific single disease in Ayurveda can be correlated to hypertension, Yoga has been proved to cure physiological as well as psychological pathology. Many researches in relation with Yoga modalities have been proved to be effective in respiratory, skeletal and cardiovascular system especially hypertension. So Yoga modalities in combination with proved antihypertensive herbal preparation ‘Brahmi Vati’ was chosen for clinical study in 15 patients in the management of Essential Hypertension. The study was carried in 15 patients in VYDSAM, Khurja, Bulandshahr (U.P.) and it was found that Brahmi Vati with Yoga modalities plays a highly significant role in the management of Essential Hypertension.