• PUSHPA PUNDALIK KAMBLE

Hypertension is most prevalent cause for cerebrovascular and cardiovascular disorders, causing high rate of mortality and morbidity. So, hypertension is gaining more and more attention globally. Due to its high prevalence in our country, India is known as Nation of Hypertension. Hypertension is also known as silent killer of mankind because most sufferers (85%) are asymptomatic and as per available reports, in more than 95% cases of hypertension under lying cause is not found. Such patients are said to have Essential Hypertension (EHT). However, these stressors play certain role in the development, progression, prognosis as well as management of the disease. This stressful life-style affects one’s mind and homeostasis of body by several psychosomatic mechanisms and causes many psychosomatic disorders. The ‘Uccharaktachapa’ (Essential hypertension) is one of such diseases. Shirodhara calms the mind and relaxes entire physiology thus, helps to alleviate stress, strain, anxiety etc. By drug specific shirodhara, various diseases can be dealt with effectively. In the pathophysiology of Essential Hypertension, Vata Dosha is mainly affected and the Kshira is having Shita, Snigdha and Vata-Pitta-Rakta shamaka properties

Nidan,Uccharaktachapa,ManasaBhavas,Ayurved,shirodhara, Kshirodhara

"‘’EFFECT OF MANASIK BHAVA IN ETIOPATHOGENESIS OF ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION AND ROLE OF KSHIRODHARA ON IT’’", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 10, page no.d493-d502, October-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2210374.pdf

"‘’EFFECT OF MANASIK BHAVA IN ETIOPATHOGENESIS OF ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION AND ROLE OF KSHIRODHARA ON IT’’", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 10, page no. ppd493-d502, October-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2210374.pdf