A clinical evaluation and comparative study of Loha rasayana and Tryushanadya Loha in the management of Sthaulya (obesity)

Abstract

Ayurveda is not only a medical science but also a science of life. To remain a person healthy Ayurveda also descrived Dincharya, Ratricharya, and Ritucharya that are complete the side of life science of Ayurveda. Sthaulya is global problem. It is common among people who consume excessive Kaph Vardhak Ahar Vihar prevalent in both developing and developed countries. There are around 475 million obese adults with over twice that number overweight that means around 1.5 billion adults are too fat. Over 200 million school-age children are overweight, making this generation the first predicted to have a shorter lifespan than their parents and affecting adult as well as children. Sthaulya Roga strikingly resembles with disease entity termed as obesity in modern system of medicine. In Ayurveda the treatment of Sthaulya Roga is Apatarpana chikitsa including Ahara, Vihara & drugs. The management of obesity with modern medicine is quite unsatisfactory and associated with serious side effect. So it was decided to do a trial on Herbomineral medicines in form of Loharasayana and Trushanadhya loha. The study was conducted in sixty clinically diagnosed patient of Sthaulya (Obesity). It was observed that the patient of Sthaulya Roga treated with Loharasayana & Trushana Loha showed good results on reducing their body weight.