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OBESITY: STHOULYA IN AYURVEDA AND ITS MANAGEMENT IN AYURVEDA - A CASE STUDY

Sneha A. Abhang*, Sharmili V. Suryavanshi, Vidya Boinwad

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Abstract

Lifestyle disorders like Hypertension, Diaabetes, Obesity, Coronary heart diseases are the major health challenges in this modern era. Change in dietary habits like ready to cook foods, packaged foods and lifestyle changes like sitting in front of screens for hours, eating while watching Tv and mobile screens these have led us to these lifethreatening health issues. Obesity is one of the most common lifestyle disorders which affects one’s physical, mental and social health. Ayurveda being an ancient science already mentioned Sthoulya in Ashtaunindita Adhyaya and under medoroga. It can be co-related with Obesity. Aptarpana, lekhana chikitsa is advised in Ayurveda for Santarpan janya vyadhi like Sthoulya. Thus, we decided to use Pachana, swedana, Lekhana(basti), Virechana in this patient to get relief from her symptoms. Patient got relief from her symptoms and approximately 4 kg weight was reduced.

Keywords: Obesity, Sthoulya, Apatarpana, Pachana, Lekhana, Basti etc.