Abstract

AYURVEDIC APPORACH TO MANAGEMENT OF STHAULYA: A REVIEW

*Vivek Chandurkar, Shradha Patil

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Abstract

Obesity has been mentioned as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that might effect on health which can be compared with sthaulya mentioned in ayurvedic classes. Sthaulya has been mentioned by aacharya charak among Ashtauninditiya purusha. Obesity is a common lifestyle disorder of males and females both. It is very similar to Sthaulya or Medoroga in ayurveda. In this disease jatharagni and dhatwagni especially Medodhatwagni is vitiated. Due to this Dhatuparinamais affected, so that medodhatu is not formed at various levels and it interacts with different dhatus. Due to Medodhatvagnimandya excessive production of Sama Meda Dhatu, which causes the Medo roga. This Sama Meda Dhatu accumulatedin various strotases leading to srotorodha resulting in various complication. Sthaulya is one of the santarpanjanya vyadhi according to Ayurveda. So Apatarpana chikitsa more specific Lekhan is the treatment which can removed abnormally increased Sama Meda Dhatu. Basti is indicated in all strotovyadhi. Thus lekhana basti is taken here to study its mode of action in Sthaulya vyadhi.

Keywords: Obesity, Medoroga, Sthaulya, Lekhana basti.