Open AccessImmunological & metabolic responses to a therapeutic course of Basti in obesity
Author(s) -
Urmila M Thatte,
Shubhada V. Chiplunkar,
Supriya Bhalerao,
Aditi Kulkarni,
Raman Ghungralkar,
Falguni Panchal,
Shamal Vetale,
Pradeep Teli,
Dipti Kumbhar,
Renuka Munshi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of medical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.578
H-Index - 87
ISSN - 0971-5916
DOI - 10.4103/0971-5916.162099
Subject(s) - medicine , immune system , obesity , body mass index , weight loss , physiology , immunology , endocrinology
Basti (medicated enema) is a popular Ayurvedic intervention recommended for obesity. However, there are no data to show whether any physiological or biochemical changes occur following this treatment. This study was conducted to identify the immunological and metabolic changes in obese individuals after a therapeutic course of Basti.