BHAVAPRAKASH NIGHANTU - HRIDAYA ROGAHARA DRAVYAS (Cardio-Protective Drugs)

Authors

  • Manojkumar Bhimrao More MUHS, Nashik
  • Sanjivan Vasant Kulkarni
  • Nandini Manojkumar More

Keywords:

Bhavaprakash Nighantu cardioprotective drugs

Abstract

Cardiovascular disease is now a days the leading cause of death for men and women both in the developed and developing countries and is caused by disorders of the heart and blood vessels, and includes coronary heart disease (heart attacks), cerebrovascular disease (stroke), raised blood pressure (hypertension), peripheral artery disease, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease and heart failure. The major causes of cardiovascular disease are tobacco use, physical inactivity, an unhealthy diet and harmful use of alcohol.

 

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of deaths worldwide. Any disease which affects the cardio-vascular system or which involve the heart, the blood vessels or both is called as cardiovascular disease. The factors like age, gender, high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus, tobacco smoking, processed meat consumption, sugar consumption, obesity, psychosocial factors, lack of physical activity, air pollution etc lead to cardiovascular diseases.

 Some metabolic abnormalities are more prevalent among them, including high triglyceride concentration, increased total cholesterol and high-density lipoprotein ratio, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and obesity. For men and women, cardiovascular risk is known to increase with age, smoking, hypertension, blood lipids and glucose levels, and  obesity.

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Published

2019-09-15

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More, M. B., Kulkarni, S. V., & More, N. M. (2019). BHAVAPRAKASH NIGHANTU - HRIDAYA ROGAHARA DRAVYAS (Cardio-Protective Drugs). Ayurline: International Journal of Research in Indian Medicine, 3(04). Retrieved from https://ayurline.in/index.php/ayurline/article/view/262

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