SHODHANA AND DEEPANA PACHANA TREATMENT IN OBESITY OR STHOULYA

SHODHANA AND DEEPANA PACHANA TREATMENT IN OBESITY OR STHOULYA

SHODHANA

Charaka&Vagbhata both have very clearly mentioned sthoulya is bahudoshavastha,hence shodhana can be performed.

Charaka considered Sthoulya as santarpanajanya vikara there by vamana,virechana,raktamokshana,svedana etc can be performed.

Charaka,Sushruta,Bhavaprakasha&allmost all the acharyas have mentioned lekhana ,ksharabasti & many other basti preparations having kapha medohara action.

In Bhai.rat39th chapter told that vamana, virechana,lekhana basti&udvartana are considered to be pathya for sthoulya/medorogee.

Deepana-Pachana

Here in Sthoulya kapha &meda are stongly involved hence trikatu ,panchakola etc teekshna ;especially katu rasa pradhana dravyas can be made use.Some of the yogas like Trikatu choorna,Panchakolachoorna,Chitrakaadivati,agnitundivati,hingvashtaka choorna can be used.In sthoulya medodhatvagnimandya,hence to rectify that & also as a poorvakarma it should be given till nirama lakshanaas seen.