Complementary and Alternative Therapies for High Blood Pressure: An Evidence Based Approach

Authors

  • Arshid Iqbal Wani national institute of unani medicine
  • Mansoor Ahmad Siddiqui Professor and Head, Department of Moalajat (Medicine), National Institute of Unani Medicine, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37591/rrjom.v9i1.699

Keywords:

blood pressure, alternative therapies, hypertension

Abstract

High blood pressure is a disorder of circulatory system characterized by the sustained, non-physiologic rise of systemic blood pressure. It is considered as the leading cause of death in the world. In India and its encompassing nations, the awareness level for hypertension is <45%. Only 50% of these are on treatment and adequacy of control of blood pressure is exceptionally poor. Standard medical practices being employed currently for treating high blood pressure are medication and diet. Various other options like complementary and alternative therapies are also available for treating high blood pressure, but due to their little solid evidence, physicians hesitate to integrate such therapies in their general practices. The main aim of this review is to provide the most authoritative and evidence-based information about the role of various complementary and alternative therapies in lowering the high blood pressure, which may help in integrating these practices in health clinics and hospitals to combat this health challenge.

 

Keywords: Blood pressure, alternative therapies, hypertension

 

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Arshid Iqbal Wani, Mansoor Ahmad Siddiqui. Complementary and Alternative Therapies for High Blood Pressure: An Evidence-Based Approach. Research & Reviews: Journal of Medicine. 2019; 9(1): 38–44p.

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Published

2019-05-01

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2019)

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Review Article

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