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ISSN (Online) : 2277-4572

CLINICAL STUDY ON GUDUCHI (TINOSPORA CORDIFOLIA WILLD.) AND MUSTAK (CYPERUS ROTUNDUS LINN.) IN STHOULYA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO OVERWEIGHT

Abstract

Author(s): Meenakshi Sharma*, Akku Rama Murthy, Sudipta Kumar Rath, Urvashi Sharma

In recent time, due to sedentary habits of modern life style with various push button facilities, lack of physical exercise and stress at the workplace, we have overlooked our principles like Dincharya, Ritucharya, Achararasayana etc. resulting occurrence of several lifestyle related health problems including Obesity i.e. Sthoulya. This condition of obesity can be diagnosed earlier i.e. Overweight. A single centre, randomized open label triple arm (n-20) clinical trial (60 days total duration) has been conducted in order to evaluate the action of Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia Willd) churna in group A, Mustak (Cyperus rotundus Linn.) churna in group B and combined form of Guduchi Mustak churna in group C patients of Sthoulya i.e. Overweight. Maximum percentage result was observed in group C in all parameters.