STUDY OF MEDODHATVAGNI MANDYA IN MEDOROG W.S.R TO OBESITY
Dr. Sonali Bharat Pole*, Dr. Avinash M. Deshmukh and Dr. Deepali J. Amale
ABSTRACT
Healthy and unhealthy state of a human being depends on normal and abnormal functional state of Tridosha, considering the physiological importance of Dosha in maintenance of homeostasis of the body Tridosha have been called as root (Dosha Dhatu Mala Moolam hi Shariram) of the body. All the functions of the body could be explained in terms of Dosha, Dhatu and Mala. In ayurveda, sthaulya has been decribed in all the literatures. Acharaya charaka has describe sthaulya purusha among one of the ashta nindita purusha.sthaulya is caused due to medovridhi which includes abnormal and excessive accumulation of medodhatu in the body.person of every age and sex is suffering by this widely spreaded apidemic i.e obecity. In Ayurveda, main cause is dhatvagnimandya. As per involvement of dosha-dushya the disease can be considered among santarpanajanyavikara.the major pahologycal factore behind the disease basically include kaphavridhi,jathargnidushti,medodhatvagnimandhya and avarana of vata which all finally leads to amarupa medovridhi..
Keywords: Medodhatu, Obesity, Sthaulyata,medodhatvagni.
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