High blood pressure or hypertension have become a serious problem across the world. It is commonly called high blood pressure. It is a deadly disease but no danger is observed from outside but when it becomes uncontrolled then it has various serious effect on other body organs. Earlier it was believed that this problem can appear in aged people but in changed environment it is also observed in youth. Following are some of the data in this regard:

In India, every one out of three persons  is a patient of this problem and 2/3rd of total blood pressure patients are below 60 years of age. Half of them are not aware of the fact that they are suffering from this problem. And those who are aware of the problem, most of them avoid treatment and also among them those who are being treated, they are not serious about regular treatment.

Though blood pressure has not been categorized as a separate top of diseases in Ayurveda but it can be cured if one follows this method of treatment.

Our heart as a pump in our body and it has got a very important role in blood circulation. The pressure in our blood vessels is called blood pressure. According to body construction and age group there can be a slight change in blood pressure level of people. Blood pressure can be affected due to daily activities. If a person's blood pressure is 140/90 mm of Hg or higher than this, then the man has high blood pressure. Pre-hypertension is the state prior to hypertension and it is between 120-139 mm Hg is systolic and 80-89 mm Hg is diastolic stage.

Hypertension is also called silent killer, because among 90 percent people suffering from high blood pressure no major symptom is observed. In most of the cases no clear reason of hypertension is found and it is called essential or primary hypertension. While in other matters, secondary hypertension is observed in which hypertension takes place due to some disease or some other reasons.

Though 90 percent patients of hypertension have no clear symptom of it, but some patients have headache, dizziness, fatigue, vomiting, lack of concentration, sight related problems, etc. If high blood pressure problem is not traced on time and if it is not treated on time, then hypertension may have serious consequences on whole of our body like brain, heart, kidney and eyes.
    Stroke/ Brain attack are most likely
    Maximum chances of heart attack 
    Kidney failure 
    Haemorrhage
    Blindness
Some doctors start treatment  of high blood pressure after reading 140/90 only  which is wrong to do by having this reading for just once.  While it is advised that if one has high blood pressure for a continuously long periods of time, only then medicines should be started that too if it is needed.  High blood pressure is only  then when we get sustained elevation, which means if a person's blood pressure is high for a continuously long period of time only then it should be considered as the state of high blood pressure. And medicines should be administered to a patient. Normally when the blood pressure is  140/90 mm Hg or higher consistently only then medicines should be  given but in the state of pre hypertension (below 140/90 mm Hg) one can control and cure the problem only with the change of food habits and change in life style.
Pre-hypertension and stage I of Hypertension can be controlled by the means of Ayurveda. In Ayurveda, causes of a disease are treated and not its symptoms. Some patients themselves start taking Ayurvedic medicines of blood pressure and this leads to serious consequences. Actually selection of disease depends upon the cause of disease, therefore never try to treat yourself on your own. Better take advice of Ayurveda doctor and then take medicines accordingly. If a patient of this problem brings proper changes in his life style and food habits, then he can get rid of this problem for ever. Patients of high blood pressure must do exercise regularly. To get rid of stress, should regularly do Pranayam,  Asana and Meditation. Among various types of Pranayams, Anulom-Vilom, Bhramari and Udageeth are very good for such patients. Amang Asanas, Shavasanas are most useful. Chanting of Gayatri Mantra is also very useful. Regular blood pressure test is also important. Take sufficient quantity of food in  balanced quantity. Use of seasonal fruits and vegetables is good. Develop a good habit of taking breakfast, lunch and dinner on time. Go to bed on time in the night and get up on time as well every morning, try to take complete sleep.

Laughter is very important for the patients of this disease. Therefore, whenever you get chance just laugh loud.
 

•   Drink bottle gourd juice. 

•   Take least quantity of salt in food. 

•   Avoid fatty food.

•    Do regular exercise, asanas, Pranayam, meditation, etc. 

•    Keep mental stress away.

•    Avoid smoking and consumption of alcohol

•    Keep your body weight under control. Also keep obesity away. 

•    Use smart phones only when it is most needed.

Many patients of hypertension have successfully controlled this diseases by taking 2-2 tablets of Muktavati daily morning empty stomach and by also practising yoga.
For the patients of high blood pressure, some especially useful Ayurvedic medicines are as follows- Muktavati, Medhavati, Brahmi Powder, Shankhpushpi powder, Arjunarishtha, etc. But never take any of them without consulting an Ayurvedic physician. Taking advice of expert and dedicated Ayurveda physicians at all authorised Patanjali Arogya Kendras that too without paying a single penny will be useful.  

Skin is the largest organ of the human body. It reflects healthy and unhealthy stage of the  body. Generally, leprosy is used for various skin diseases. 

Tvachah kurvanti vaivarnyam dushtah
kushmushanti tat II A.H.Ni 14/3

Leprosy is a disease which spreads quickly on the skin and changes skin colour.
Leprosy is multi disorder disease. It affects body badly. It has been taken as blood pradoshaj and ashtmahagad. We feel sensation due to presence of sense organs in the skin. It affects mind. Therefore, leprosy patients receive physical as well as mental pain. It comes under pshychosomatic disorder. 

In panchkarma, the disorder is taken out by mouth, anus and nose through strehan and swedan. Under the panchkarma, vomiting, virechan, basti (anuvasan, niruh), nasya processes. Panchkarma is used not only for shodhan but also for langhan, brihana, lekhan and shaman.

Samprapti of leprosy

Excessive use of leprosy treatment affects fire, vat, bile and cough. Fire and tridosh spread in the entire skin. It affects skin, blood, muscle and lasika. It creates kled. It causes symptoms of skin discolour, itching, dah and rag. It's sign of leprosy in the body.

Leprosy treatment

Leprosy is treated according to the disorder. Before treating leprosy, it must be found out whether it's curable or not. 
Ekdoshaj, kafvataj, rasagat-sukh sadhya, vatpitt, kafpitta, raktamansagata-is hardly curable, while medogat-yapya and tridoshaj, bone, marrow, shukragata-are considered as incurable. (Ch.Chi. 7/38)

Vatottreshu sarpivamanam shleshmottreshu kushtheshu I Pittottreshu moksho raktsya virachanam chagre II Ch.Chi 7/39

The patients should undergo ghritpan and vomiting process in vatpradhan leprosy and  virachan and kafpradhan leprosy respectively.
 
Snehpan in leprosy

The patients should undergo shodhnang snehpan-vomiting, virechan. There are two types of leprosy-snigdh and ruksha. Snehpan snigdh is advisable for ruksh leprosy, while snehpan koshthasnidgh is advisable for snigdh leprosy. 

Swedan in leprosy

Sharp swedan is prohibited in leprosy, but slow swedan like pulse swedan and prastar swed are used. Material swed can also be advisable. 

Shodhan in leprosy

Describing shodhan in leprosy (A.H. 19/96), acharya advises the patients to do vomiting in 15-15 days, snansan in one month, raktmokshan in six months and nasya in three days. 

Vomiting in leprosy

The process of taking out disorder through mouth is called vomiting. In case of kafpradhan, leprosy, abdominal disorder, wound in body's vertical part, the patients are advised to undergo vomiting in winter season. The medicines like madanphal, patol, nimb, kutaj are used for vomiting. 
Virechan in leprosy

The process of taking out disorder through anus is called virechan. In case of pittapradhan leprosy, abdominal disorder and adhodeh leprosy, the patients are advised to undergo virechan. The medicines like trivrit, aargvadha, danti, triphala are used in virechan. Daily virechan is advisable in Sushrut Sanhita where the weak patients are advised to undertake virechan in the morning till 5, 6, 7 and 8 days.
  
Basti in leprosy

Basti is prohibited in leprosy. But basti is advisable for children and older age leprosy patients. Niruh basti with tikt materials and anuvasan basti of marichyadi, guduchyadi and kayakalp oil can be used. 

Nasya in leprosy

Taking out disorder from vertical jatru by putting medicines in nose is called nasya which is used kaphpradhan, krimij and vertical jatru leprosy. Black salt, black pepper, vidang and pippali are used in nasya. 

Raktamokshan in leprosy

Taking out contaminated blood from the body is called raktamokshan which is advisable in pittpradhan and raktapradhan disorder. Raktamokshan is undertaken through sirabedha, prachchhanna, jalauka, shringa, alabu and ghatiyantra. Generally, leprosy is called very complicated disease. Shodhan is effective to check this disease. Apart from panchkarma, shaman medicines, chemicals and diets control the disease.

Diets advisable for leprosy patients

• Sex, non-veg and wine are prohibited for leprosy patients. Old rice, mung, yava, cereal and spinach are beneficial in this disease.

   

• The patients should use ghee, lep, yava, gaudhum, shali, mung, masur and honey. 

   

• Sugarcane, sour materials, til, urad, new shali, muli, curd, jaggery are beneficial in this disease.