Clinical Evaluation of Virechan Karma of Aragwadhadi Avaleha in the Management of Hypertension

According to World Health Organization (WHO), India is going to have most of the lifestyle disorders in the near future.It is estimated that 600 million people are affected worldwide with Hypertension. Hypertension results from a variety of reasons like stress, obesity, genetic factors, over use of the salts in the diet and ageing.It is a chronic non communicable disease in which the pressure exerted by the blood on the wall of the artery is elevated.It is defined as a persistent elevation of systolic Blood Pressure above 140 mmHg and diastolic pressure above 90mmHg.In Ayurveda Charak clearly describes that vyana vayu,a component of vata dosha is said to be responsible for various kinds of movement in the body.With the help of vyana vayu,heart contracts and propels blood continuously all over body so it suggests the involvement of vyana vayu in regulation of blood pressure.In modern medicine lots of drugs are available for controlling blood pressure but they have some side effect, Hence people are looking towords ayurvedic treatment.

Previously Hypertentionis studied in various ways. From those study we can state that Virechan karmacan be found impressively effective in the treatment of Hypertention. Aragwadha is the drug of choice as a Mrudu Virechak that is not only beneficial for adults but is safe even for children.It act as Madhura,Tikta,Katu                  Kashaya Rasa having Tridoshashamaka properties which helps in reducing hypertension by removing Margavarodha and daily elimination of excess morbid toxic materials from the body through Adhobhaga by the predominance of Jala and Prithvi Mahabhutas.Thereby it helps in pacifying kapha and pitta Doshas and simultaneously having its effect on Rakta and regulates the activity and movement of Vata Dosha by its anulomana action.Virechana helps to decrease the fluid volume which reduces the cardiac output,subsequently corrects the Rasa,Rakta Samvahana and helps to reduce the Hypertension.