Impact of Panchakarma Therapy and Diet Modification on Lipid Level on known Dyslipidemia Patients

Aim: To study the impact of panchakarma treatment and diet modification on the reduction of lipid levels in known dyslipidemia patients.

Study Design: Single–arm pilot study

Place and Duration of the Study: 50 centres of Madhavbaug clinic, Maharashtra, India, between March 2020 to September 2020.

Methodology: We included 35 known coronary artery disease patients (mean age 56.55+10.20 years) of which 74.29% were males and 25.71% were females that had a total cholesterol count of more than 200mg/dL. The study therapy viz. Ischemia Reversal Therapy included: herbal detoxification (minimum 14 sittings of 90 minute each) and the diet prescribed was low calorie : <800. The study time points were baseline and 90 days post treatment. The patients were screened for reduction in total cholesterol, low density lipids and weight and an increase in high density lipids.

Results: Primary finding (Mean±SD, Baseline Vs. 90-days): reduced Low Density Lipoproteins (LDL) (142.37±42.33 Vs. 106.42±37.60, p=0.0001) and Total Cholesterol (240.88±52.30 Vs. 174.91±39.61, p=0.001) levels while secondary findings (Mean±SD, Baseline Vs. 90-days): marginal increase HDL-C (41.66±11.77 Vs. 42.8±9.49, p=0.67) and reduction in weight (66.35±13.15 Vs. 62.3±11.78, p=0.19). Reduced dependency on statins by 83.33% post treatment whilst maintaining TC levels within normal range.

Conclusion: This Study results highlight the benefits of herbal detoxification therapy and diet modification to treat Dyslipidemia thereby reducing the dependency on statin therapy.