Abstract

THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF SHIGRU TAKRA PANA AND TAKRA BASTI ON ANTHROPOMETRIC, BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS, AND GUT MICROBIOTA IN OBESE INDIVIDUALS

Dr. Varshanath B. and Dr. Harikrishnan G.*

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Abstract

Obesity is a serious social and psychological condition that affects regardless of age or socioeconomic status. Apart from the physiological and biochemical pathologies proposed, a change in the gut microbiota has been found to be a significant contributor in the regulation of body weight. In Ayurveda, sthoulya is mentioned under Asthaninidita and Bahudoshavastha condition. The role of diet and treatment are equally or even more important in obesity to control as well as to prevent complications. Takra (buttermilk), a fermented milk product that is "ready to serve," drink has a wide range of potential benefits for both nutrition and health. To enhance the nutrient delivery system, it was made an effort to combine takra and shigru, where Acharya Vagbhata has emphasized takra as anupana to shigru. Takra is suggested in classics as a probiotic and a regulator of the microbiome in the human gut. Obese people have a different gut microbial composition than lean people. With this background, administering takra via rectal route in sufficient doses can also alter gut flora, which has positive effects on health. People exhibiting adiposity and dyslipidaemia have been found to have less bacterial diversity and also manifest drastic changes in their physiological and anatomical parameters. Considering the probiotic potential, the shigru takra pana along with takra basthi has a potential therapeutic target on anthropometric and biochemical parameters along with the gut microbiota composition in obese individuals.

Keywords: Takra, shigru, takra basthi, gut microbiota, obesity.