The word ‘blood’ has plenty of significance! Among all the parts of the body, the status of blood is the most eminent! It touches and is ever in contact with all the parts of the body, at all times! In other words, it is omnipresent.
We call our close relations, ‘blood relations’! Why not nose relations or ear relations?
Any damage to any part of the body, and the first thing that comes out is blood!
Blood can be compared to a super power! Super power influences the political activity anywhere in the world! Similarly, blood can influence physical activity anywhere in the body. Therefore, any severe damage to the quality and quantity of blood becomes fatal!
One such damage to the blood is blood pressure, which could either be high or low.
For lowering high blood pressure, many ‘antihypertensive’ medications are available in the market. A sub-category of antihypertensives, known as ‘beta blockers’ are used to reduce the heart rate. The intention of this medication is to reduce the output of blood from the heart.
One more category of antihypertensives are ‘nerve inhibitors’. The...