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THE ROLE OF MANSAMEDOPACHAK KADHA AND PATYA-APATYA IN MANAGEMENT OF STHAULYA – A SINGLE CASE STUDY

*Vd. Ketaki Raghuveer Ramdas, Vd. Harish Garge and Vd. Sanjivani Rathod

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Abstract

Ayurveda has always emphasized maintaining the health and prevention of diseases by following a proper diet and lifestyle regimen rather than treatment and cure of the diseases. Ayurveda describes Traya upastambhah, three pillars for a healthy life are Aahar (proper diet), Nidra (proper sleep), and Brahmacharya (celibacy). According to National Family Health Survey, 13 percent of women and 9 percent of men in India are overweight or obese. In ayurveda, obesity or overweight has been described as Sthaulya or Medoroga in Santarpanotha Vikara. i.e the disease caused by over-nourishment. Hypothesis: Is mansamedopachak kadha effective in management of sthaulya w.s.r. to overweight? Objective: 1. To elaborate the concept sthaulya according to Ayurveda. 2. To evaluate the effect of mansamedopachak kadha. Method: A single case study of 48 year female patients diagnosed with sthaulya, she treated with mansamedapachak kadha as shamana chikitsa and pathya-apathya. Result: Significant relief in sign and symptoms of sthaulya and reduction in body weight upto 3 kg in one month duration. Conclusion: For every disease in ayurveda is nidan parivarjan and role of pathya and apthya is first line of treatment and mansamedopachak kadha has kaphaghna, medoghna properties. So we can conclude this study will be taken for large number of patients and result can be drawn from observations.

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