World Journal of
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PHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY MEDOVRIDDHI (OVERWEIGHT) & LEKHANIYA GANA KASHAYA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MEDOVRIDDHI (OVERWEIGHT) INDIVIDUALS: A CASE SERIES STUDY

Dr. Shrikant Vitthalrao Pawar* and Dr. Sanjivani Tukaram Hambarde

ABSTRACT

Overweight/ obesity is one of the biggest health concerns of communities across the world. It can be correlated to the condition called medovriddhi/ sthoulya in Ayurveda. Sthoulya is due to vitiation of medo dhatu which is caused either by malfunctioning of medodhatvagni or over supply of medovriddhikara dravyas. Lekhaniya gana kashaya, mentioned in Charaka Samhita, has kapha-medohara and lekhana nature. A case series study has been undertaken to observe the response of individuals with medovriddhi sthoulya and its complications, to lekhaniya gana kashaya. Participants with overweight (sthoulya) were taken in the study. Diagnosis of overweight was done on the basis of body mass index i.e. BMI between 25 and 29.9 kg/m2. BMI, waist/hip ratio, body fat %, sthoulya problems and medodhatu vitiation were the assessment parameters. Lekhaniya gana as phanta kashaya was administered to the participants for 21 days early morning. Phanta kashaya kalpana was preferred since it was easy to prepare. post administration assessments of most of the criteria were found reduced. There was reduction in BMI, waist/hip ratio, body fat % after the intake of the phanta kashaya. There was reduction in fatigue.

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