CLINICAL STUDY PERFORMED ON PRESSURE CONTROL
THE ROLE OF “PRESSURE CONTROL” TABLETS IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HYPERTENSION
By Y.A.K. Haveliwala M.D. Honorary Physician, S.K. Patil Arogyadham and Noor Hospital, Mumbai, India
Introduction:
As long as we do not know the cause of hypertension and there is
ignorance of the basi mechanisms of its causation, management of a
hypertensive subject should be directed chiefly towards the patient as
a whole rather than his disease. Indigenous drugs possess reputation of
acting on the personality as a whole rather than on a particular
symptom or sign of a disease. Many drugs have been tried in the therapy
of hypertension, but not a single one fulfills all the criteria of an
ideal herbal remedy. Many indigenous products have been found to
possess beneficial effects on hypertension and this induced us to try
“Pressure Control” in our cases of hypertension.
Material and methods:
This series consisted of 42 cases of established hypertension with
systolic pressure above 150 mm of mercury and diastolic above 90mm of
mercury. 22 patients were female, while 20 patients were male and their
ages varied from 29-81 years. Patients were treated with PRESSURE
CONTROL in doses of two tablets three times a day to start with for one
week and then once the blood-pressure level had returned to normal, the
dose was reduced to an average of one to three tablets per day.
Patients were seen twice a week and a detailed history regarding their
symptoms were taken every time together with a detailed clinical
examination and recording of blood pressure.
Observations and Results:
31 cases out of 42 were considered as successful results on PRESSURE
CONTROL therapy giving a percentage of 71.5 both the systolic and
diastolic blood-pressure showed a gradual drop; the diastolic
blood-pressure showed the fall earlier. The response to PRESSURE
CONTROL was uniform in both sexes and irrespective of age.
Patients showed marked improvement of symptoms like giddiness,
headache, dyspnoea, and hyperirritability within 48 hours of starting
the treatment. All patients were followed up for a period of three
month after starting the therapy and those who did not come for
follow-up were not included in this series. It was found that even
after the cessation of treatment for more than a month, many patients
(23%) were asymptomatic and had normal blood-pressure levels.
Summary and Conclusions:
The most remarkable point noticed in this trial was complete absence of
any toxic effects like drowsiness, palpitations, bradycardia, nor were
any changes found in the bowel function. PRESSURE CONTROL is a
combination of herbs, which not only reduces the elevated Vata dosha
but also strengthens the nervous system.
On the whole, the results of PRESSURE CONTROL have been found to be
very encouraging. The formula has been found to be effective and
well-tolerated even in cases with kidney damage and has a sustained or
possibly a curative effect. Some cases, examined even after a lapse of
four weeks after cessation of therapy, were found to be asymptomatic
and having normal blood-pressure levels. Though, these patients still
do require a follow-up for a very long period, judging from the results
of this investigation, PRESSURE CONTROL has a definite place in the
management of hypertension.
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