Medoroga, Medas-roga: 8 definitions
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Medoroga means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Rasashastra (Alchemy and Herbo-Mineral preparations)
Medoroga (मेदोरोग) or Medas refers to “obesity” according to the fifth volume of the Rasajalanidhi (chapter 17). Accordingly, “insufficiency of physical exertion, sleeping in day time, and taking of food increasing phlegm are causes which increase sweetness in the rasa or chyle (essence of the food consumed), making it generate more fat than is actually required for the proper maintenance of the body. Fat (medas), thus, accumulates in the system, and the fluid-carrying passages having been blocked by fat, the other dhatus stand a very little chance of being developed. A fatty man thus becomes in-active”.
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Medoroga (मेदोरोग) or Medorogavyavasthā refers to one of the topics discussed in the Madhumatī, a Sanskrit manuscript ascribed to Nṛsiṃha Kavirāja collected in volume 12 of the catalogue “Notices of Sanskrit Manuscripts (second series)” by Mahamahopadhyaya Haraprasad Shastri.—The Madhumatī manuscript, consisting of 5,586 ślokas (metrical verses), is housed in Dhaka with Babu Bhagavancandra Dasa Kaviraja. It seemingly addresses topics related to Medicinal, Herbal, and Iatrochemical preparations. The catalogue includes the term Medoroga-vyavasthā in its ‘subject-matter list’ or Viṣaya (which lists topics, chapters and technical terms). The complete entry reads—atha medorogavyavasthā.
Unclassified Ayurveda definitions
Medoroga (मेदोरोग) is a Sanskrit technical term translating to “hyperlipidemia”, which refers to abnormally elevated levels of lipids in the blood. The term is used throughout Ayurvedic literature such as the Suśruta-saṃhitā and the Caraka-saṃhitā.
Obesity is described as ‘medoroga’ in ayurveda. It is said that it is comparatively easy to help an underweight person, rather than an overweight person. The overweight problem can be due to an actual increase in the fat component (meda dhatu), or it can be due to malfunctioning. These, accordingly, will need different approaches. In very few cases it can be an offshoot of other metabolic disorders.
Medoroga (मेदोरोग) refers to “obesity” (a medical condition that occurs when a person carries excess weight or body fat that might affect their health). Vatsanābha (Aconitum ferox), although categorized as sthāvara-viṣa (vegetable poisons), has been extensively used in ayurvedic pharmacopoeia.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
mēdōrōga (मेदोरोग).—m S mēdōvyādhi m S Obesity or corpulence, or a disorder generally ascribed to excessive fat.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Medoroga (मेदोरोग).—excessive fatness.
Derivable forms: medorogaḥ (मेदोरोगः).
Medoroga is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms medas and roga (रोग). See also (synonyms): medodoṣa.
Medoroga (मेदोरोग):—[=medo-roga] [from medo > med] m. = -doṣa, [Suśruta]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Medo, Roga, Medas.
Starts with: Medorogavyavastha.
Full-text: Langhana, Medorogavyavastha, Medodosha, Medas, Vanga.
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Search found 14 books and stories containing Medoroga, Mēdō-rōga, Mēdōrōga, Medo-roga, Medas-roga, Mēdas-rōga; (plurals include: Medorogas, rōgas, Mēdōrōgas, rogas). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Journal of Ayurveda and Holistic Medicine
Role of Panchakarma in medarogas with reference to Dyslipidemia- A Review Article. < [Volume 11, issue 10 (2023)]
Acharya Sushrutokta Gana and their Pharmacological actions- A review < [Volume 11, issue 2 (2023)]
New world syndrome (obesity) gone by guggul: a review < [Volume 2, issue 9 (2014)]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
A clinical study to determine the efficacy of Amritadya Guggulu and Haritaki... < [Vol. 10 No. 1 (2025)]
An eyeshot on the role of Millets in healthy lifestyle - A Literary Review < [Vol. 8 No. 9 (2023)]
Ayurvedic and Modern Approach towards Ashta Dosha of Atisthaulya: A Review < [Vol. 8 No. 8 (2023)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Medoroga(lipid disorder) - an ayurvedic view < [2019: Volume 8, February issue 2]
Review of trikatu choorna for managing sthaulya (obesity) in Bharat Bhaishajya Ratnakara. < [2022: Volume 11, March issue 3]
The systemic review on medoroga w.r.t. dyslipidaemia < [2022: Volume 11, Septmber issue 12]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
A comparative clinical study to evaluate the effectiveness of tryushsanadhi guggulu and navaka guggulu in dyslipidemia < [2021, Issue 10, October]
Ayurvedic understanding of obesity w.s.r to sthaulya < [2018, Issue VI, June]
Interpretation of metabolic syndrome in ayurvedic parlance < [2014, Issue II March-April]
International Research Journal of Ayurveda and Yoga
An Ayurveda Conceptual Review Of Medoroga W.S.R. To Dyslipidemia < [Vol. 2 No. 2: MAR-APR (2019)]
A Conceptual Study of Medo Dusthi w.s.r. to Dyslipidemia in Ayurveda < [Vol. 5 No. 9: Oct (2022)]
Clinical Evaluation Mustadi Yoga in the Management of Medoroga w.s.r to... < [Vol. 5 No. 1: jan (2022)]
Ayurvedic management of dyslipidemia w.s.r to medo roga: a clinical trial < [Volume 7, Issue 1: January - February 2020]
Role of Dairy in Medoroga Pathogenesis: A Critical Review < [Volume 9, Suppl 1: July-Aug 2022]
Comparative study of kadamba bark and leaf in medoroga treatment. < [Volume 6, Issue 2: March - April 2019]
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