EVALUATION OF EFFICACY OF KARSHANIYA YAVAGU (AN AYURVEDIC PREPARATION) IN MANAGEMENT OF OBESITY

Obesity is the most common metabolic disorder in affluent societies caused by excessive eating, lack of exercise and is a direct result of the modernization combined with lifestyle changes. It is the main underlying cause of life threatening diseases like Diabetes mellitus, Hypertension, Angina Pectoris, and Myocardial Infarction etc. In this study 60 patients were divided in two groups namely A and B. Group A was given Karshaniya Yavagu and Group B was given Placebo (Starch capsule) for 90 days in the OPD of Govt. Ayurved College, Nanded. Comparison of total effect of therapy on weight between two groups was statistically evaluated by chi square test. The Chi square value was 11.831 p<0.05, which was higher than the table value 7.82 (df=3) which suggested that there was significant difference between two groups.