Concept of Sthaulya (obesity) in Ayurvedic parlance

Abstract

Hypertension; Cerebro-vascular disease, Joint-disorders, Hyperlipidaemias and other problems. Sthaulya Roga strikingly resembles with disease entity termed as obesity in modern system of medicine. The basic principles of treatment of SthaulyaRoga (Obesity) as described in Ayurvedic classics and modern text’s of medicine are Nidana Parivarjana and Apatarpa?a Chikitsa in the form of consumption of low caloric diet and increase in exercise. Diet and modified life styles are also advised to the patients of Sthaulya Roga for correction of their body weight and Lipid profile. Here, an attempt has been made to correlate the disease entity Sthaulya as mentioned in Ayurvedic classics with Obesity and their possible modes of management.