Abstract

A CLINICAL EVALUATION OF STHAULYAHAR YOG IN THE MANAGEMENT OF STHAULYA (OBESITY)

Dr. Rakesh Parashar*

ABSTRACT

The aim of ayurveda is not only to cure the disease but also to maintain healthy Status of a healthy individual so the Ayurveda is not only a medical science but also a science of life. To remain a person healthy Ayurveda also descrived Dincharya, Ratricharya, Ritucharya, Dietetic Rules and Regulations that are complete the side of life science of Ayurveda. Sthoulya (obesity) is a common growing health problem. It is a disease which is the result of an unorganized way of living, taking food, stress, lack of physical work and much common among the people of middle- higher socioeconomic status. Sthaulya is global problem in both developing and developed countries. There are around 475 million obese adults with over twice that number overweight - that means around 1.5 billion adults are too fat. Over 200 million school-age children are overweight, making this generation the first predicted to have a shorter lifespan than their parents and affecting adult as well as children. Sthaulya Roga strikingly resembles with disease entity termed as obesity in modern system of medicine. In Ayurveda the treatment of Sthaulya Roga is Apatarpana chikitsa including Ahara, Vihara & drugs. The management of obesity with modern medicine is quite unsatisfactory and associated with serious side effect. So it was decided to do a trial on Herbomineral medicines in form of Sthaulyahar yog. The study was conducted in thirty clinically diagnosed patient of Sthaulya (Obesity). It was observed that the patient of Sthaulya Roga treated with Sthaulyahar yog showed good results on reducing their body weight.

Keywords: Ahar, Dhatu poshan, Dhatu, Sthaulya, Ayurvedic drug, weight loss, Sthaulyahar yog,