Crude Plant Extracts with Anti-Diabetic Potential: Revisiting Traditional Herbal Remedies for Diabetes Care

• Published in: Frontiers in health informatics pp. 6915 - 6922
• Main Authors: Tomar, Pradeep Singh, Engla, Gajanand
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 15.07.2025
• ISSN: 2676-7104; 2676-7104
• DOI: 10.63682/fhi1076

Ayurveda is a healing science that originated in the Indian peninsula thousands of years ago. It has its origin in the Vedic culture and literature. The Charakasamhita, Sushrutasamhita, and Ashatangahridaya are the basic texts of Ayurveda and they are collectively known as Greater-troika. Other basic texts are Madhavnidana, Bhavaprakasha, and Sarngadharasamhita. They are known as Minor-troika. Ashatangasamgraha, Haritasamhita, Kashyapasamhita, and Bhelasamhita are some of the old and popular texts of Ayurveda. A vast body of knowledge is available in the above-mentioned texts and a number of other works. Though, according to an estimate, around 3000 morbidity terms are available in Ayurvedic literature, there is no mention of hypertension. But many references are available in the Ayurvedic literature that supports the premise that the condition hypertension was present in ancestral society but in reposing form. Hypertension has been referred to by the terms Raktagata vata, Siragata Vata, Avrita Vata, Rakta Sampida, Vyana Bala, Dhamani Pratichaya, Rakta Vriddhi, Rakta-Vata, and Vyana-bala-vaishamya by different experts. The term Vyana-bala-vaishamya was coined by The National Health Portal of India without giving any rationale behind this correlation. This article has tried to give an expository perspective to highlight the term Vyana-bala-vaishamya to refer to hypertension..