Review on the management of Sthoulya with special reference to obesity

Abstract

Obesity is an abnormal accumulation of body fat, usually 20% or more over an individual’s ideal body weight. Ayurveda Obesity is described as ‘Medoroga’ or ‘Sthaulya Roga’. Continuous indulgence in high-fat food, fried items, etc., along with a sedentary lifestyle leads to excess accumulation of body fat which gets deposited in the numerous body channels.  Appropriate Ayurvedic internal medicines along with Shodhan procedures are used to achieve the best results, without any side effects. Vaman,Virechan, Basti,Udvartan according to vitiation of Dosha these shodhan procedures gives effective results. Pathya Apathya(Diet management) & Lifestyle modifications play an important role in the management of Obesity. This article gives a Review of on management of sthoulya with special reference to obesity.