Hypertension (known as Rakta Gata Vata in Ayurveda) is the elevated pressure of the blood in the arteries. The increase in blood pressure depends on a person’s age, sex, physical and mental activities, family history, and also diet. Normal blood pressure of a healthy adult individual is 120 mmHg systolic and 80 mmHg diastolic.
Dr Partap Chauhan, director of Jiva Ayurveda, says that Ayurvedic treatment for hypertension has a long-term and deeper impact because instead of controlling symptoms,
it treats the root-cause of the problem.