STHAULYA NIDANA- A CRITICAL ANALYSIS IN MANIFESTATION OF STHAULYA/OBESITY

Person's life who is suffering from Sthaulya Roga becomes miserably pathetic because of the Doșha like hampered physical activity, hampered sexual life, extreme lassitude, proneness to dangerous diseases, above all decreased life span. It is widely acknowledged that Obesity has emerged as an epidemic in developed countries. It continues to be an issue of great concern. In addition, we now face the emergence of Obesity as a worldwide phenomenon, affecting wealthy and middle income people. The objective is to find out the efficacy of Shodhana, Shamana and Pathya in the management of Sthaulya. Hypothesis – The aetiological factors and Pathya therapies do have a significant role in the management of Sthaulya.