Safety and usefulness of Laghu shankha prakshalana in patients with essential hypertension: A self controlled clinical study

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 227-235

  Mashyal, Prakash ^a   Bhargav, Hemant ^a   Raghuram, Nagarathna ^a  

^a Yoga and Physical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Bowel cleansing; hypertension; laghu shankha prakshalana kriya; triphala; yoga

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; LAXATIVE; TRIPHALA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING RATE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAGHU SHANKHA PRAKSHALANA; MALE; MEDITATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMFORT; PATIENT SAFETY; PULSE RATE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELAXATION TRAINING; SLEEP QUALITY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOGA;

EID: 84920856113     PISSN: 09759476     EISSN: 09762809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0975-9476.131724     Document Type: Article

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