CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY ON “ KURUTHLAZHALNOI” (HYPERTENSION) REPORTING IN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SIDDHA OPD

Dr. S. Priyadarshini, Dr. H. Vethamerlinkumari, Dr. K. Manickavasakam, Subramaniyan. M, Dr. V. Banumathi

Abstract


Many disease are emerging as a trend of life style modifications due to stress, secondary life style and food habits , one among them Hypertension. It is an important public health problem in both economically developed and developing nations.Kuruthiazhalnoi is the pitham dominant disease which is caused due to imbalance of pitham in human body due to dietary modifications. This condition may be comparable with Hypertension  in modern text.  This study was a Hospital based cross-sectional study conducted in NIS OPD among 200 subjects selected using Non-randomized sampling method. Hypertension was significantly higher in individuals more than 35 years and who take alcohol, smoking and in subjects with raised cholesterol level. In this observational study the result shows that 40.5% (81patients) got improved overall there was both reduction of symptoms and blood pressure in siddha with allopathy medication, 6%(12patients) not improved ,then 53.5%(107patients) are not having awareness about the treatment of Hypertension  in siddha at NIS

Keywords


Hypertension, Kuruthiazhalnoi,pitham, A Cross sectional study

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