Author(s): Aloke Sen Barman

Abstract:
The term "silent killer" refers to the chronic illness known as arterial hypertension, or high blood pressure, in which the force of blood against artery walls is continuously too high, causing the heart to work harder and damage arteries, frequently without any early symptoms. In order to prevent major problems like heart attacks and strokes treated with drugs and lifestyle modifications. The main objective of this study was to do a systematic review to examined the effects of yoga intervention on arterial hypertension. Data was collected from PubMed, JSTORE and Web of Science. Randomized controlled trials published in English from the inception of the database until 10^th January, 2026, were included. Only yoga as intervention were included in the study. The yoga intervention had a significant effect on arterial hypertension. It may be concluded that yoga can be elicited significantly improvement from arterial hypertension that may be due to stress-reducing effects that are most likely due to a regulation of the function of the autonomic nervous system. Besides, the physical postures, depending on the intensity and duration of hold, may result in an optimized cardiac function and muscular function, if executed regularly.

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