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Ayurvedic Approach to Cardiovascular Diseases: Delineating the Literary and Clinical Evidences

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Cardiovascular diseases are increasing to the size which accounts them a big cause of mortality second only to cancer. Lifestyle modifications have proved their worth in reverting many related ailments. CAM approaches are also being repeatedly claimed for their role in various cardiovascular conditions. This chapter reviews the understanding of cardiac diseases (hrida roga) in an Ayurvedic perspective and also reviews the available evidences in support of any claim of Ayurveda to deal such conditions.

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    Shadangama angamvigyanam indriyadyartha panchakam/Atma cha sagunashchetashchintyaam cha hridi sanshritam//charaka samhita sutra sthana 30/5.

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    Tasyopaghatanmurchayam bhedan marana mricchati/yadwi tata sparshavigyanam dhari tattatra samshritam//charaka samhita, Sutra sthana 30/6.

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    Shokopavasavyayamarukshashushkaalpa bhojanai/vayuravishya hridayam janayatuttama rujam//Vepathu veshtanam stambha pramoha shunyata dara/hradi vatature rupam jeerne cha atyarthavedana//Charaka samhita Sutra Sthana 17/30–31.

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Rastogi, S., Rastogi, R., Srivastav, P.S. (2012). Ayurvedic Approach to Cardiovascular Diseases: Delineating the Literary and Clinical Evidences. In: Rastogi, S. (eds) Evidence-Based Practice in Complementary and Alternative Medicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24565-7_9

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