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JOURNAL TITLE: Journal of Research in Ayurvedic Sciences
Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have a negative effect on health. Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive food intake, lack of physical activity, and genetic susceptibility. Obesity can be compared with a condition called
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of
A prospective, open-label multicenter study was carried out at three peripheral centers of the Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences. A total of 165 obese patients satisfying the selection criteria were enrolled from the outpatient department of these centers and were administered
At the end of treatment period of 84 days as compared with baseline, a statistically significant change in BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference, and waist–hip ratio was observed (p-value <0.001). A significant reduction in serum cholesterol level was also observed from a mean value of 187.79 at baseline to 183.84 at 84th day (p-value <0.022). Moreover, a significant improvement in all the eight domains of SF-36 health survey questionnaire was also observed (p-value <0.001)
Kishore KR, Ravte RK, Nair PKS, Giri SK, Sharma BS, Dua P, Khanduri S, Yadav B, Rana R, Singhal R, Srikanth N, Padhi MM, Dhiman KS. Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Vyoshadi Guggulu and Haritaki Churna in the Management of Obesity: A Prospective Open-label Multicenter Study. J Res Ayurvedic Sci 2017;1(1):17-24.
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