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STHAULYA IN AYURVEDA AND ITS MANAGEMENT: A REVIEW

Amrapali M. Gacche*, Ajinkya U. Bondre, M. Yusuf M. Shareef Sheikh and Bhaoorao E. Borkar

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Abstract

Ayurveda is the earliest health system established since the beginning of the civilisation and having lots of information for longevity and health. Avoiding such instructions, living with non expenditure of energy and sedentary life creates santarpanajanya vyadhi. Sthaulya is one of them. both independently and in association with other disease. The Nidan Parivarjan is the foremost and very important principle of the ayurveda. Besides nidan parivarjan various single herbal preparation and multiple herbal and herbo-mineral preparations are there for the management of Sthaniya. Besides Nidan parivarjan various single herbal medicinal preparations for management of sthaulya. Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in India in the 21st century, with morbid obesity affecting 5% of the country's population. India is following a trend of other developing countries that are steadily becoming more obese. Obesity can leads to many diseases like Diabetes, Cardiovascular disease and Arthritis. Obesity reduces the average life span and decreases the quality of life. Pathya Apathya, Dinachrya and diverse techniques of Yoga which have wonderful preventive and curative effect on obesity. In present review article etiopathology of sthaulya, its sign & symptoms, preventive methods like nidan parivarjan, dinacharya, therapeutic management along with medicine, diet, pathya apathya, have been studied in detail. Ayurveda being a holistic health science constitutes preventive aspects as well as treatment aspects of disease Sthaulya.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Sthaulya, diet, obesity, Apathya-Pathya , Nidan parivarjan.