CRITICAL REVIEW OF MEDA DHATU AND OBESITY IN REFERENCE TO AYURVEDIC LITERATURE

Authors

  • Rahul Anand *PG Dept of Kriya Sharir, Ch. Brahm Prakash Ayurveda Charak Sansthan, New Delhi, India.
  • Alok Asthana PG Dept of Kriya Sharir, Ch. Brahm Prakash Ayurveda Charak Sansthan, New Delhi, India.
  • Monika Asthana PG Dept of Kayachikitsa, State Ayurvedic College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
  • Pooja Sabharwal PG Dept of Rachana Sharir, Ch. Brahm Prakash Ayurveda Charak Sansthan, New Delhi, India.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22270/ajprd.v6i5.417

Keywords:

Sthaulya, meda dhatu, medodhara kala, vasa, mansagni, medo-agni, BMI, BMR

Abstract

 

Obesity is one of the santarapanajanya vyadhi, originated as a result of deteriorated life style which includes sedentary daily routine and junk food habits. It occurs when the consumption of calories becomes more than its expenditure. It serves as an etiological factor for many diseases. It has reached to the epidemic proportion, affecting majority of the urban population. Obesity can be estimated by various scales among which Body Mass Index (BMI) and skin fold measurements are most common. Obesity is indirectly proportional to Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR). BMR is the amount of energy required to do the involuntary work of the body which is around 47 calories per hour per square meter of body surface in males and 37 in females, but may vary with temperature as a rise in 1o F of body temperature may lead to an average increase of 7% of BMR1.  Prior to the management of this disorder, it is obligatory to reach to its roots. Ancient scholars tried to elaborate the causes, pathology, types, complications and management of obesity in their own way, and this description is scattered here and there. The present article will try to assemble these references, and find out a common conclusion.

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Author Biography

Alok Asthana, PG Dept of Kriya Sharir, Ch. Brahm Prakash Ayurveda Charak Sansthan, New Delhi, India.

Associate Professor

PG Dept of Kriya Sharir

CBPACS, New Delhi

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Published

2018-10-18

How to Cite

Anand, R., Asthana, A., Asthana, M., & Sabharwal, P. (2018). CRITICAL REVIEW OF MEDA DHATU AND OBESITY IN REFERENCE TO AYURVEDIC LITERATURE. Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Development, 6(5), 26–31. https://doi.org/10.22270/ajprd.v6i5.417

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 5 (2018): Volume 6 Issue 5th Sep-Oct 2018

Section

Research Articles

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