Chhabra Shailly¹, Kaur Rimpaljeet ², Singh Amitabh³

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P.G. Scholar (Ay.) Kayachikitsa, Deptt. Of Kayachikitsa, D.B.U., P.G.School of Ayurveda and Research, Mandigobindgarh(PB.).

H.O.D., Deptt. Of Kayachikitsa, D.B.U., P.G.School of Ayurveda and Research, Mandigobindgarh(PB)                                                                        

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Abstract

Obesity is currently an increasingly prevalent metabolic disorder affecting more than 1.9 billion adults globally in 2014. In Ayurveda, Medoroga or Sthaulya (obesity) is considered as a medo doshaja vyadhi and also one among the kaphaja nanatmaja vyadhis. Kapha and meda are having ashrayashrayi bhava and Amritadya Guggulu is having Kapha and Medanashaka Properties. Hence the present study was under taken to assess the effect of this drug. The study was a prospective comparative Clinical Trial of two groups each of 20 patients. All the 40 patients of obesity taken from OPD section of Desh Bhagat Ayurvedic Hospital, Mandi Gobindgarh fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria were included in the trial. They were divided into two groups randomly. The patients of Group A received Amritadya Guggulu 1 gm. BD with lukewarm water with honey for 60 days and patients of Group B received Amritadya Guggulu with Triphala Kwatha mixed with honey for 60 days.

In Group A, among 20 patients 2.5% patients showed marked response, 45% patients showed moderate response and 51% patients showed mild response. In Group B among 20 patients, 5% patients showed good response, 59.4 % patients showed moderate response and 35.6% has shown highly significance. In this present study, Amritadya Guggulu with two different anupaans was tried and in both groups , significant results were found but more significant results were found in Group B.

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