Abstract

EFFECT OF LEKHAN BASTI IN STHAULYA W.S.R TO OBESITYREVIEW STUDY

Dr. Ashvini Antosh Kalekar* and Dr. Hiraman Warungase

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Abstract

Obesity is one of the major burning problems in today's era, due to continuous changes in life styles, environment and diet habits. It is very similar to Sthaulya or Medoroga in ayurveda.In Ayurveda, Sthaulya is described in all the literatures. Acharya Charaka has described Sthaulya Purusha among one of the AshtaNinditaPurusha. Sthaulya is caused due to Medovriddhi which includes abnormal and excessive accumulation of medadhatu in the body. This is caused by frequent and excessive intake of madhur and snigdhaaahar, lack of physical and mental exercises. These all results into the increase in kaphadoshaand medodhatu results in the sthaulya. In modern science, Sthaulya can be compared to the obesity. Obesity is one of the metabolic disorders. WHO considers obesity as a Global epidemic and a public health problem Obesity is an increase in body weight of 120% or above due to accumulation of excess fat in adepose tissue. Sthaulya is one of the santarpanjanya vyadhi acc to Ayurveda. So Apatarpana chikitsa more specific lekhana'' is the treatment which can removed abnormally increased Sama Meda Dhatu. Basti is indicated in all srotogatvyadhi. Thus lekhana basti is useful in sthaulya roga (Obesity).

Keywords: Obesity, Sthaulya, Medoroga, lekhana basti.