AYURVEDIC APPROACH IN THE MANAGEMNET OF MEDO VAHA SROTO DUSHTI W.S.R TO HYPERLIPIDEMIA : A CASE STUDY

Hyperlipoproteinemia is characterized by hypercholesterolemia, isolated hypertriglyceridemia, or both. [1] Primary cause of hyperlipoproteinemia are genetic disorders. Diabetes mellitus, obesity, ethanol consumption, oral contraceptives, glucocorticoids, renal disease, hepatic disease, and hypothyroidism can cause secondary hyperlipoproteinemias or worsen underlying hyperlipoproteinemic states.[2] Hyperlipoproteinemia usually has no noticeable symptoms and is often detected during routine examination or evaluation for atherosclerotic/cardiovascular disease. However, in some cases it may present with features such as xanthomas, xanthelasma of the eyelids, chest pain, abdominal pain, enlarged liver and spleen, elevated cholesterol or triglyceride levels, increased risk of heart attack, higher rates of obesity and glucose intolerance, pimple-like skin lesions, atheromatous plaques in arteries, and arcus senilis.[3] There is no separate description or chapter about hyperlipidemia in the Ayurveda classics. This might be due to the fact that it is a metabolic disorder and a contributor to other diseases. But we can correlate it with Medovaha Sroto Dushti. According to Acharya Charaka, a person not doing physical exercise, having day time sleep, eating meat in excess, drinking excess alcohol leads to Medovaha Sroto Dushti.