Clinical effects of lactuca scariola linn, coriandrum sativum linn. rauwolfia serpentina linn., nymphaea alba linn. in the management of essential hypertension [zaghtuddam qawi]

ABSTRACT

Hypertension is a major public health problem in every society throughout the world. It develops dreadful complications such as Cerebrovascular accidents, Angina pectoris, Myocaidial infarction and renal failure leading to cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. If we trace back the historical genesis of hypertension, we come to know that the basic concept of this disease is an ancient one. The ancient Unani physicians like Ibn-e-Sina, Ibn-e-Rushd, Ali Ibn-e- Abbas Majoosi, Abu Bakar Mohammad Bin Zakaria Razi and Ismail Jurjani have described Imtela [Congestion] in their treatises. They have mentioned the types, etiological factors, symptoms and complications of Imtela