Siddha Herbs For Obesity

The Siddha medicinal system developed by Tamil Siddhars is the oldest medicinal system in India. It has developed medicines in a scientific way. In today’s world obesity occupies a significant place since many people are affected by it. Even though obesity is not a new phenomenon, yet, today it has attained such an epidemic proportion to be rechristened as \“globesity”. The causes for obesity may be genetics, food habits, sedentary life-style and hormonal changes. The Siddha medicinal system developed by Tamil Siddhars deals with this problem according to the root-cause for obesity. Several herbs are in use to control obesity. Some of them are used as part of food and others are used as medicines. The Tamil Siddhars were the first to give the concept of \“food is medicine”. This paper discusses various herbs and the way they are used.