Doctor Bon

Blood pressure varies from person to person depending upon their age, sex, physical and mental work done by them. Older males and those who are exposed to more mental and physical work than normal maintain a higher blood pressure than others. In young people, damage to the functioning of the kidneys may cause high blood pressure. Excessive intakes of salt, lack of exercise, mental worry, sleeplessness, among others, are responsible for high blood pressure.

Treatment

All medicines which alleviate vayu and strengthen the nervous system are useful in this condition. Garlic is an excellent drug as it produces a heating effect on the body when taken raw. Garlic made into a paste and mixed with butter-milk is very effective in treating this condition. Sarpagandha is a common drug used very widely also in the allopathic system of medicine. In Ayurveda, the whole root of this drug is used in its raw state.