Abhishek A. Lulla
The Arya Vaidya Pharmacy (Cbe) ltd,India
Title: An open parallel comparative randomized pragmatic clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of virechana in sthaulya
Biography
Biography: Abhishek A. Lulla
Abstract
Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions in the 21st century affecting 5% of the population and is the most commonly occurring lifestyle disease today.
Patients having symptoms and signs of sthaulya, having a BMI>25 were included in the study. Weight, BMI, Lipid profile levels, body measurements taken at various levels, anthropometrics features and Percent body fat were assessed.
The selected patients were randomly grouped into 2 groups. In the first group rookshana karma was done by triphala choornam , followed by deepana- pachana , followed by Snehapana with guggulu tiktaka ghrita for 4 -7 days. Finally Virechana karma was administered with trivrit choorna. In the second Group Trayushnadya loha was given at a dose of 4 tablets of 250 mg.
Observation & Results: After Virechana, It was noticed that there was a 5.70 % reduction in weight and a reduction in BMI by 5.64%. S.Cholesterol was reduced by 7.49 %, S.Triglyceride by 21.47 %, which were both statistically highly significant, LDL was reduced by 7.52 %, and VLDL was reduced by 39.70 %.
Since the person takes mainly ghee , there is acceleration of fat utilization for energy. Thus it has an apatarpana effect on the body. The average routine consumption of a person per day is about 2300 calories, while here the maximum consumption was reduced to 1750 calories, thus causing a negative energy balance. Here, the secretory action of the mucous membrane is exploited and the body fluids are influenced for therapeutic purposes.