ALTITUDE HEALTH PROBLEMS AND THEIR REMEDIES
Journal Title: International Journal of Pharmacognosy - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 11
Abstract
People, who have visits to high altitudes, do experience certain type of health problems as they transits to different altitude ranges. With ascend to high altitude, various kinds of acute and chronic physiological changes occur which influence all system of human body. These problems although have temporary manifestations, arising due to maladjustment of body to abrupt altitudinal changes in oxygen, atmospheric pressure and gravity but sometimes can be life threatening. Often it has been found that these symptoms are confused with other complications of body. Present review mention different type of altitude health problems, their symptoms, herbal and synthetic drugs that is helpful in these conditions.
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Reena Hooda
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