HYPOTHYROIDISM – REVIEW Authors: Indiwar Yadav* And Smita Kadu
ABSTRACT
Hypothyroidism is the pathological condition when the level of thyroid hormones drops to a
deficient state. This document discusses the treatments used to manage hypothyroidism from
the Ayurvedic and contemporary therapeutic viewpoints based on research papers gathered
from reliable sources including Google, Google Scholar, PubMed, and Science Direct using
various keywords. There is an increasing demand to understand the disease in view of
Ayurveda and to establish the management through Ayurvedic system of medicine. The
thyroid gland isn't specifically mentioned in Ayurveda, but the physiological and biochemical
actions of the thyroid hormone can be paralleled to how Agni is described. Jatharagni
Vardhaka and Rasadhatwagni Vardhaka are effective drugs to treat the illness. Numerous
herbs, Ayurvedic classical formulations, Yoga poses, pranayama, and yagna therapy have
found to be beneficial in the treatment process.
Keywords: Ayurveda, Hypothyroidism, Galaganda, Herbs Publication date: 01/12/2023 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2023/December/MS_IJBPAS_2023_7637.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2023/12.12.7637
