A Critical Review on Sthoulya Roga.

Abstract

Ayurveda being an age-old life science is as scientific and proves to be  useful even in this age of 21stcentury. It provides a holistic approach to  our daily life be it physical or mental health. According to Ayurveda  Sthoulya roga has also been describe as life style diseases which occurs  if a person does not follow dinacharya, ritu-chararyapathya and  apathya as mentioned in Ayurvedic texts. Charak samhitais one of the  renowned samhita of ayurveda which quoted sthoulya under the eight  varieties of impediments designated as astaunindita purusha,  atisthoulya comprise one of them. Charak has also mentioned it as a  santarpanjanita roga which leads to eight defects under lying i.e.,  Sthoulyapurusha, Ayuharsa, Javoparodha, Alpaovyavayita, Daurbalya,  Daurgandhya, Swedabadha, Ati-trisha, Ati-kshudha. Dalhana  mentioned sthuolya in medoroga. He specified mandaagni and  dhatvagnimanda involved in pathogenesis of the disease. But No  separate disease in the name of Sthoulya is described in various texts of  ayurveda. In this article we are making effort to collect matter of sthoulya scattered in various ayurvedic texts.