Zusammenfassung
The WHO identifies main global leading risks factors causing today’s disease, disability & deaths. Obesity is one amongst these. Recent studies reported that globally more than 1.9 billion adults are overweight and 650 million are obese1. Due to consumption of energy dense food(unhealthy food habits), sedentary lifestyle, misguidance for weight loss therapies1. In India, 40.3% of population is affected by obesity2. In ayurvedic system of medicine obesity is considered under the title of ‘Medorog’ which stands amongst ‘AshtaNinditapurusha’as‘SthoulyaRoga’ in charaksamhita. On other hand Sthoulya being the complex vyadhi with combination of Meda,Kapha&Vata, increasing Abhishyandatva in the strotas as margavarodh and thus the disturbance in Dhatuposhana with over nourishment of only medodhatu. A multi dimentional approach to do this sampraptivighatana and bring equilibrium in dhatu and dosha without aggravating each other. This can be achieved by alternate approach of ruksha and snigdha chikitsa upakramas. Acharya Sushruta mentions tikshna basti, lekhana Basti and Ruksha Udvartana in the treatment of sthoulya.
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