Open AccessAn open labeled clinical trail on the effect of Vrikshamla in Sthaulya (obesity) w.s.r to hyperlipidaemia
Author(s) -
Ishwarayya S Mathapati,
R. Manu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of ayurveda and integrated medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-3110
DOI - 10.21760/jaims.5.1.4
Subject(s) - medicine , obesity , disease , treatment modality , drug , modalities , gerontology , traditional medicine , psychiatry , social science , sociology
Obesity is one of the leading cause for more than 53 diseases and in India around 30 million peoplesare suffering with Sthaulya (obesity), individual habits with stressful life, wrong dietary habits andsedentary life is the main cause of disease and no satisfactory treatment is available in conventionalsystem. Hence there is need explore alternative system of Indian medicine like Ayurveda for thebenefits of sufferers Ayurveda dealt this disease as Sthaulya (obesity) under Medoroga (Adipose tissuedisorder) and many treatment modalities have been explained number of drugs in Brahatrayi(Charaka, Sushruta and Vagbhat) were cited Bhavamishra was the author of Bhavaprakash Nighantu(Lexicon) which is one of the Laghutrayis (Sharanghadara, Madhavanidhana and Bhavaprakash) text ishighlighted with Karmaoushadi (action based drug) such as Amradi Phala Varga explained Vrikshamlaconsidered as drug index of Ayurveda, thus present study was designed to screen the drug withproperties of Kapha Medohara (ability to reduce Kapha and Fat), Medorogahara (reduces Adiposetissue), Sthaulyanashaka (Anti obesity) and Karshyakara (ability to make lean) from BhavaprakashaNighantu in Ayurveda.