A Randomized Comparative Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Haritaki Churna and Yava Amalaka Churna along with Udvartana in Sthaulya w.s.r. Obesity

Abstract

One of the Santarpanajanya vyadhi is Sthaulya. Atisthaulya is one of the eight varieties of Nindita purusha described in classical Ayurvedic scriptures. Ayusha hrasa, Javoparodha, Kruccha Vyavaya, Dourbalya, Dourgandha, Swedabadha, Kshudha atimatra and Trushna atiyoga are characteristics of Sthaulya patients. In Ayurveda, obesity is comparable to “Sthaulya”. Obesity is the accumulation of excessive fat in the body. It is a growing problem and the root cause of numerous illnesses like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cancer, IHD etc. These illnesses are known to be the most common causes of death in the modern period. Drug use, nutrition and a healthy lifestyle are all part of Ayurvedic disease therapy. Medicinal preparations are made from plant, animal and mineral sources and can be simple or complicated mixtures. So here 2 groups of 30 patients in each group were made– Haritaki Churna and Yavamalaka Churna were tried. Aim: To Evaluate and to compare the efficacy of Haritaki Churna and Yava Amalaka Churna with Udvartana in Sthaulya. Materials and Methods: Total of 60 patients were selected from OPD and IPD of Department of Kayachikitsa, Karnataka Ayurveda Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, after fulfilling inclusion criteria. They were randomly divided into 2 groups of 30 each, Group A (Haritaki Churna along with Udvartana) and Group B (Yava amalaka Churna along with Udvartana. The baseline data for subjective and objective parameters– before and after treatment were taken into account while evaluating the outcomes. Results: Overall result of Group A was 33.58% and Group B was 33.32%. Both groups showed statistically significant results individually; however, there was no statistically significant difference when the two groups were compared, indicating that they had a similar effect in the management of Sthaulya.