Abstract

ROLE OF CHAVYADI PEYA IN MANAGEMENT OF STHOULYA (OBESITY) - A CASE STUDY

Dr. Durgesh Kumar*

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Abstract

In today’s modern era due to modernization and advancement of science and technology, people are moving towards sedentary life style. Due to change of lifestyle and dietary habits there is more development of life style disorder in present era.[1] Obesity is one of the major life style disorders which affects all the age groups and produces various complications like hypertension, diabetes, osteoarthritis etc. In Ayurveda obesity can be co-related with Sthoulya or Medoroga. Most of the Acharya has mentioned Sthoulya under Santarpanjanya Vyadhi and given treatment principal for the same. Acharya Bhavaprakash Mishra have mentioned Chavyadi Peya[2] for the treatment of Sthoulya. The ingredients of the Chavyadi Peya have properties like Laghu, Ruksha, Ushna, Tikshna etc. these properties can produce Langhna, Deepan, Pachana, Lekhana, Karshana etc. which are helpful in treatment of Sthoulya.

Keywords: Obesity, Sthoulya, Chavyadi Peya, Case Study.