AN OBSERVATIONAL STUDY ON PREVALENCE OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS (DHAMANI PRATICHAY)
Dr. BrijRaj Malav and Dr. Omprakash Upadhyaya*
ABSTRACT
Atherosclerosis is pathological conditions mainly affects elderly peoples or middle aged population suffering from other diseases like obesity and diabetes, etc. The atherosclerosis may lead other consequences like heart failure. The Ayurveda term “Dhamani pratichay” can be correlated with atherosclerosis. As per Charak Samhita it can be considered as disease of Kapha dosha which mainly arises due to the indulgence in awful dietary and life style habits. Dhamanipratichay need to be cure in early stage to prevent further consequences related to the heart and blood circulation. The Ayurveda approaches of treatment of Dhamanipratichay mainly work around to pacify Kapha dosha and conduction of disciplinary life style. The prevalence of disease depends upon many factors, considering this fact we performed an observational study to demonstrate the prevalence of Dhamani pratichay and related factors. The diet and lifestyle observed as common factors associated with cases of Dhamani pratichay.
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