Cardiovascular Disease: A Review on various Medicinal Plants
Ch. Lochana*1, J. Sai Anusha*2, B. Vidya Sri*3, L. Swathi*4, Asha Parveen*5
*1 Ch. Lochana, Asst Professor, Dept of Pharmacology, Srinivasa Rao College of Pharmacy
*2 J. Sai Anusha, M-Pharm Student, Dept of Pharmacology, Srinivasa Rao College of Pharmacy
*3 B. Vidya Sri, M-Pharm Student, Dept of Pharmacology, Srinivasa Rao College of Pharmacy
*4 L. Swathi, Asst Professor, Dept of Pharmacy, Srinivasa Rao College of Pharmacy
*5 Asha Parveen, Asst Professor, Dept of Pharmacy, Srinivasa Rao College of Pharmacy
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Abstract
Cardiovascular diseases(CVD) are the one of the most leading cause for death in the all countries, which include diseases of heart and vascular system supplying to the vital organs, caused due to various factors like age, gender, high blood pressure, hyperlipidaemia, diabetes mellitus, tobacco smoking, obesity, psychological factors, various dietary and life style modification, with prevalence of 17.9 million every year. CVD, a group of disorders of the heart and the vasculature, includes high blood pressure(HBP), coronary heart disease(CHD), myocardial infarction, congenital heart defects(CHD), cardiac arrhythmias(CA), heart failure(HF) and stroke Cardio-protection(SCP) include” the mechanism and means that contribute to the preservation of the heart by reducing or preventing Myocardial damage. Among all the cardio vascular diseases, Myocardial infarction(MI) is considered as one of the most dangerous diseases. Cardiovascular diseases are the major health problem of the developing countries of the world. It may present as a typical heart attack, a sudden death or may be detected at an advanced stage and be described as a silent infarct. Cardiovascular disease is one of the number cause disease of death globally and is projected to remain the leading cause of death. There is need for the natural therapy with the help of medicinal plants.
Key words: Cardiovascular disease, Myocardial Infraction, Coronary heart disease, Congestive heart failure, Cardiac arrhythmias, Hyperlipidaemia.
