CLINICAL EVALUATION OF MEDOHAR GUGGUL & TRIPHALA GUGGUL IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY

Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health. Obesity is Life ? threatening diseases. Obese people are more likely than others to develop dangerous conditions such as cardiovascular disease, gallbiadder disease and certain cases. According to Ayurveda obesity (atishaula) can be defined as excessive deposition of medodhatu in the body. Atisthaula is considered as one of the eight despicable condition as describe in charak samhita. In the management of obesity Bhutangi & Dhatuwagni plays an important role so in Ayurveda ther is wide scope of research to find out safest remedy for the obesity. For clinical study 60 clinically diagnosed patients of obesity were selected from the from the OPD of Kayachkits and Panchakarma of JAMC Nagpur. Selected patients were randomly divided in to the groups each of 30 patients group. Group A- was given medohar guggle 500 mg TDS for 60 days. Group B- was given Triphala guggul 500 mg TDS for 60 days. Although satisfactory result obtained on various parameters with Tripala guggul but medohar guggul is more significant