AYURVEDA CONCEPT OF MEDOROGA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO OBESITY

Medoroga- Santarpanajanya Vyadhi “Santarpana” means to nourish and satisfy the body. Also, “Brimhana” is a synonym of Santarpana which is also responsible for the nourishment of body. The causative factors of “Santarpanajanya vyadhi” are: सन्तर्पयतत यः तिग्धैर्पधुरैर्ुपरुतर्तछिलैः|नवान्नैनपवर्द्यैश्च र्ाांसैश्चानूर्वाररजैः| र ्ोरसैर्ौतिकैश्चान्नैः र्ैतिकैश्चाततर्ात्रशः|चेिाद्वेषी दिवास्वप्नशय्यासनसुखे रतः| रोर्ास्तस्योर्जायन्ते सन्तर्पणतनतर्त्तजाः| Aharaja Nidana- The food which is Snigdha, Madhur, Guru, Navanna, Navamadya, Gaudika, Anup Mamsa, Matsaya Mamsa, milk and its preparations, etc. Viharaja Nidana- Asya-sukha, shayya-sukha, Chesta-dwesh, Divaswapana, Abhyanga, Snaan, Avyayam and Achintana, etc. Specific causes (Nidaan) of Sthoulya Vyadhi are described in Charak Samhita which are as follows तिततस्थौल्यर्ततसम्र्ूरणाद्र्ुरुर्धुरशीततिग्धोर्योर्ािव्यायार्ािव्यवायादिवास्वप्नाद्धषपतनत्यत्वाि- तचन्तनाद्बीजस्वभावाच्चोर्जायते|[4]