ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION: A CO RELATIONAL APPROACH IN UNANI MEDICINE

Journal Title: International Journal of Pharmacognosy - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 6

Abstract

Essential hypertension (HTN) is the most prevalent type of HTN, affecting 90 to 95% of hypertensive patients. HTN accounts for a large proportion of all deaths and disability world -wide. It has been predicted that by the year 2020, there will be an increase by almost 75% in the global cardiovascular disease burden because of hypertension. Persistent HTN is one of the risk factors for strokes, heart attacks, heart failure, and arterial aneurysm and also a leading cause of progressive and chronic kidney failure. Unani scholars were familiar with the clinical manifestations of the hypertension, if we analyze this disease in context of ‘Imtila’ which is manifested by symptoms like headache, vertigo, epistaxis etc. In this article, the authors have tried to put forth the core concepts of Unani medicine on hypertension in context of etio-pathogenesis, prevention, and pharmacological interventions.

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Qamar Alam Khan et al.

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Qamar Alam Khan et al. (2016). ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION: A CO RELATIONAL APPROACH IN UNANI MEDICINE. International Journal of Pharmacognosy, 3(6), 240-245. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-428428