Clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of virechana in sthaulya

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Journal name: International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Original article title: Clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of virechana in sthaulya
The International Ayurvedic Medical Journal (IAMJ) is a peer-reviewed scientific publication dedicated to Ayurveda. It aims to integrate Ayurvedic concepts with modern scientific understanding, offering a comprehensive source of validated knowledge for both the modern Ayurvedic community and the broader medical fraternity.

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Abhishek Anil Lulla
Srinivasa Acharya


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Year: 2018

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India ranks among the top 10 obese nations of the world and about one million urban Indians are obese. No wonder that the World Health Organization has concluded that obesity is the major unmet public health problem. It is said that Sthaulya may lead to a plethora of chronic lingering and fatal diseases. In the pathogenesis of Sthaulya, all the three Dosha are vitiated Sthaulya belonging to the category of chana and vasti. In this clinical trial patients in Group A,-7 days,then Snigdha udvartanana and Trayushnadya loha was given for a period of 30 days. The change in the values before and after treatment were assessed by the paired ‘t’ test. In both the groups there was a statistically highly significant improvement in the weight and BMI. By comparison it was clear that the weight loss observed after of Trayushnadya loha Keywords: Sthaulya, Obesity,Virechana, INTRODUCTION Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic pr portions in India in the

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