Abstract

PATHYAPATHYA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF STHAULYA (OBESITY)

Dr. Vimla Sidar*, Dr. Pradip Kumar Suryawanshi and Dr. Anita Sharma

Abstract

Sthaulya (obesity) is one of the main health issues in the modern sedentary life style. Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive food intake lack of physical activity, fatty food, sweets, sedentary life style, day sleep etc. In today generation everyone wants to be slim and fit. In Swasthavritta it has been clearly mentioned about Hitakara Aahara-vihara for healthy life. If the person is following Pathya-Apathya than what is need of medicine and other hand there is no use of medicine that is not following the Pathya- Apathya regimen. Acharya Charak has described Sthaulya in Sutra Sthana chapter 21 in the context of “Astouninditiyapurush”. In Ayurveda also Sthaulya person is considered as „Sadatura‟ and heavy and non nourishing diet is given in Sthaulya to make weight loss. And also described uses of Vata-hara, Kapha-hara, Meda-hara Annapana, dry, hot basti, dry massage (udvartana) in Obese persons., and mudga yava, yavasattu triphla, madhu and madhu with ushanajal, Butter milk, Yava chapatti, Leafy vegetables, Skimmed off milk, are indicated in Sthaulya.

Keywords: Medoroga, Obesity, Sthaulya, Pathya, Aahara- Vihara, Apathya-Ahara.