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"Amritadya Guggulu" an Effective Ayurvedic Medicine in Obesity

Dadhich MK*
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ISSN: 2578-4986  10.23880/jonam-16000218  Received: December 05, 2019  Published: December 27, 2019
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Abstract

God has made the human body to be admired for it’s grace, it’s beauty & it’s amazing complexities. But in this Editorial Volume 3 Issue 4 Received Date: December 05, 2019 Published Date: December 27, 2019 DOI: 10.23880/jonam-16000218  Krishanam brihanartham cha laghu santarpanam cha yat era of urbanization people are forgetting simple principles of life & thus giving rise to many health problems. One such health problem is Obesity. Obesity is defined as “Excessive accumulation of fat in body”. In Ayurveda this condition is described as “Medoroga”.

Editorial

God has made the human body to be admired for its grace, it’s beauty & it’s amazing complexities. But in this era of urbanization people are forgetting simple principles of life & thus giving rise to many health problems. One such health problem is Obesity. Obesity is defined as “Excessive accumulation of fat in body”. In Ayurveda this condition is described as “Medoroga”.

Obesity is most prevalent nutritional disorder among children and adolescent & its prevalence is statistically increasing day by day. The seriousness of this disease is shown by the fact that it is 2nd leading cause of unnecessary deaths.

Causes of Obesity According to Acharya Charka

  • “Avayamadivaaswapnashleshmalaaharasevinha”
  • Madhuroannarasaha prayaha snehamedhovivardhati”

I.e. lack of exercise, intake of high energy containing food like sweets, oily products etc are some of the causes. Along with above causes genetic factor, environmental causes, oral contraceptive pills, hypothyroidism, psychological disturbances, corticosteroids are also responsible for obesity.

Fundamentals of Ayurveda in Treatment of Obesity

• Guru chatarpanam chestam staulanam karshanam prati

• Krishanam brihanartham cha laghu santarpanam cha yat
(C.S./21/20)

Treatment of Obesity According to Ayurveda

  • Vataghanaayaannapanani sleshmamedoharnani cha
  • Rukshaushna bastyatishna rukshayayudhartanani cha (C.H./21/22)

With diet therapy alone, treatment of obesity is incomplete. Diet can avoid further possibilities of obesity but fat has to be treated and defective metabolism must be corrected, which can be done by Ayurvedic medicines. Ayurvedic medicines with dietary correction removes obstructed kapha & allows all dhatus to attain a balance. Apart from many medicines, “Amritadya Guggulu” an Ayurvedic medicine, has found to have weight reducing properties. It’s effectiveness in obesity has been told by Acharya Chakrapani as---

  • Amritatrutivellatsakam kali pathyaaamlakaani guggulu
  • Kramvradhamidam madhuplutam pidikastaulyabhanda ram jayet. (C.D/17/222)

The ingredients of “Amritadya guggulu” are Amrita, Truti, Vella, Vatsak, Kalinga, Pathya, Aamlak, and Guggulu. The properties of each content of “Amritadya Guggulu is shown in Tables 1-8 below.

S.No.DrugBotanical NameRasaGunasViryaVipaka
1AmritaTinospora cordifoliaTikta KasayaGuru SnigdhaUshnaMadhur

Table 1: Vatsak (Kutaj) The Medohara properties of Kutaj has been stated in Charak Samhita as- • Kutajtwak shleshmapittaraktasang

  • The Medohara properties of Amrita has been stated in
  • Dhanvantari nighatu as-
  •  Guduchi kaphavaataghni pittamedovishoshini
  •  Raktavaatprashmani kanduvisarpanaashini
  • (D.N./Guduchayadi Varga/7)
  • The Medohara properties of Ela has been stated in
  • Shaaligram Nighatu as-
  •  Sthaulaela rochinitikshnalaghushnakaphavaatjit
  • S.No.
  • Drug
  • Botanical Name
  • Rasa
  • Gunas
  • Virya Vipaka
  • 3
  • Vella (Vaayavidanga)
  • Embelia ribes
  • Katu Kasaya
  • Laghu Ruksha Tikshna
  • Ushna
  • Katu

Table 2: Vella (Vaayavidanga).

S.No.DrugBotanical NameRasaGunasViryaVipaka
2Truti(Ela)Elettaria cardamomumKatu MadhurLaghu RukshaShitaMadhur

Table 3: Vatsak (Kutaj) The Medohara properties of Kutaj has been stated in Charak Samhita as- • Kutajtwak shleshmapittaraktasang

  • The Medohara properties of Amrita has been stated in
  • Dhanvantari nighatu as-
  •  Guduchi kaphavaataghni pittamedovishoshini
  •  Raktavaatprashmani kanduvisarpanaashini
  • (D.N./Guduchayadi Varga/7)
  • The Medohara properties of Ela has been stated in
  • Shaaligram Nighatu as-
  •  Sthaulaela rochinitikshnalaghushnakaphavaatjit
  • S.No.
  • Drug
  • Botanical Name
  • Rasa
  • Gunas
  • Virya Vipaka
  • 3
  • Vella (Vaayavidanga)
  • Embelia ribes
  • Katu Kasaya
  • Laghu Ruksha Tikshna
  • Ushna
  • Katu

Table 2: Vella (Vaayavidanga).

• Sugandhi paachikashitachagni deeptikarimata. (S.Nighantu)

• Vistambhaadhyamaanshulaammedomehoharani cha ( K.N./Aaushadhi varga/1149)

S.No.DrugBotanical NameRasaGunasViryaVipaka
4Vatsak (Kutaj)Holarrhena antidysentericaTikta KasayaLaghu RukshaShitaKatu

Table 4: Vatsak (Kutaj) The Medohara properties of Kutaj has been stated in Charak Samhita as- • Kutajtwak shleshmapittaraktasang

S.No.DrugBotanical NameRasaGunasViryaVipaka
4Kalinga (Vibhitak)Terminalia belericaKasayaLaghu RukshaUshnaMadhur

Table 5: Kalinga (Vibhitaki). The Medohara properties of Vibhitaki has been stated in Bhaava Prakash Nighantu as- • Ruksham netra

S.No.DrugBotanical NameRasaGunasVirya Vipaka
5Pathya (Haritaki)Terminalia chebulaPancharasa (except Lavan)Laghu RukshaUshna Madhur

Table 6: Pathya (Haritaki). The Medohara properties of Haritaki has been stated in Dhanvantari Nighantu as- • Vatanulomni hridya

S.No.DrugBotanical NameRasaGunasViryaVipaka
6AmlakiEmblica officinalisPancharasa, (except
Lavan)		Lagh, Ruksha
Shita		ShitaMadhur

Table 7: Amalki. The Medohara properties of Amlaki has been stated in Kaideva Nighantu as- • Tadwad dhatri swedamehohramla sukrla

S.No.DrugBotanical NameRasaGunasViryaVipaka
7GugguluCommiphora mukulTikta
Katu		Laghu, Ruksha
Tikshna, Vishad
Sukshma Sara, Sugandhi		UshnaKatu

Table 8: Guggulu. The Medohara properties of Guggulu has been stated in Mahaushad Nighantu as— • Medomehashmavatanshacha kledakus

Table 8: Guggulu. The Medohara properties of Guggulu has been stated in Mahaushad Nighantu as—

  • Medomehashmavatanshacha kledakushtammarutan
  • Pidikagranthishothaarsho gandamalakriminjayet (Mahaushad Nighantu/12) As there is no disease which is originated without khavaiguna shrotodushti, the treatment of obesity consists of srotoshodak, lekhaneeya and vata- kapha hara dravyas. Since the properties of ingredients of “Amritadya Guggulu” are lekhaneeya, medohara and also Vata-kapha hara, therefore it can be an effective medicine for obesity and thus decrease the incidence of unnecessary deaths occurring due to obesity.
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@article{dadhich2019,
  title   = {\"Amritadya Guggulu\" an Effective Ayurvedic Medicine in Obesity},
  author  = {Dadhich MK},
  journal = {Journal of Natural & Ayurvedic Medicine},
  year    = {2019},
  volume  = {3},
  number  = {4},
  doi     = {10.23880/jonam-16000218}
}
Dadhich MK (2019). "Amritadya Guggulu" an Effective Ayurvedic Medicine in Obesity. Journal of Natural & Ayurvedic Medicine, 3(4). https://doi.org/10.23880/jonam-16000218
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