HOMEOPATHY IN HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPERTENSION)

A blood pressure above 130/80 in any person needs to be invesigated & if necessary treated. The cause of high blood pressure cannot be traced in 95% of the patients. However in any patient with 3-4 consecutive readings above 130/80 within a span of 2-3 weeks needs to be investigated for the cause of high blood pressure especially if he/she is below 30 years of age. One also needs to know if the patient has been on any medication & whether there has been any significant change in weight in the last few months. Routine tests which must be done include an electrocardiogram(ECG), Chest X-Ray, blood tests for kidney function, diabetes & cholesterol. Then if felt necessary, some tests for some hormonal studies may need to be done though it is not very common. Patients whose reports are all normal & where the lower value of BP is below 100 salt restriction, exercises & weight reduction if necessary is often advised with the aim of avoiding medcation. This if done regularly often avoids the need for medicines. However for higher BP or for patients in whom the above measured fail to reduce the BP, medication is necessary. In patients who are on high doses of BP reducing allopathic medicines or in patients whose lower value is above 120, allopathic medicines may need to be continued with homeopathic medicines for sometime. Later as the BP lowers, the dose of allopathic medicines can be tapered.Commonly used homeopathic medicines / remedies for high blood pressure / hypertension are: Rauwolfia serpentina, Natrum Sulph, Crataegus, Aurum mur, Kalmia, Strophanthus, Cactus grandifolius etc.