Abstract

CONCEPT OF MEDO DHATU, MEDOROGA AND DYSLIPIDEMIA: AN AYURVEDIC PRESPECTIVE

Deepika Gupta*, Richa Garg and Monika Asthana

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Abstract

The present study tries to correlate the conceptual facts to show the relation among abnormal levels of lipids, Medo dhatu and Medoroga. There are seven types of tissues in the human body known as Dhatus. When all the Dhatus in the body are in their optimum levels, each of them contribute towards the health of the body. But when there is vikriti in any of the Dhatus then it surely affects body nutrition, health and mind. Medoroga is one of the best examples of the diseases caused due to vikriti in Medodhatu. Medo dushti includes several types of Medo vikara, which are collectively known as Medoroga. Medoroga can be included in Santarpanjanya vyadhi. Medoroga is mainly due to imbalance of energy of the body. It is a condition produced by derangement of Agni, leads to Amarasa. There is Medodhatwagnimandya leading to improper formation of Medo dhatu. Dyslipidemia is one of the commonest presentation and major cause for various life style disorders which is due to abnormal levels of lipids in the blood. When metabolism is balanced then the body produces proper amount of lipids in their right proportion to nourish the body. Now a day’s dyslipidemia is the major cause of the cardiovascular disorders.

Keywords: Meda Dhatu, Medo dushti, Dyslipidemia, Medoroga.