Management of Hypothyroidism Through Ayurveda: A Case Study

Ayurveda, the traditional system of medicine that originated in India, has its own perspective on thyroid disorders, including hypothyroidism. In Ayurveda, imbalances in the Doshas (Vata, Pitta, and Kapha) are believed to contribute to various health conditions. Ayurveda may not explicitly refer to "hypothyroidism" as understood in Western medicine, it does recognize imbalances that manifest with symptoms similar to those seen in hypothyroidism. According to Charak Samhita we can categorize Hypothyroidism in Anukta Vyadhies means any disease which is not explained in Ayurvedic text but studied and treated on the base of Kupit Dosha, Hetu and their Sthan.[1] Two main Doshas Vata and Kapha are involved in this disease. A 23 years old Female patient visited to our OPD of Govt. Dhanwanti Ayurveda Hospital Ujjain with complaints of k/c/o Hypothyroidism with Hair fall, Cold intolerance, Body ache, Puffiness on face, Tiredness, Constipation and Loss of appetite. Patient taking allopathy medicine but not getting complete relief. After administration of Ayurvedic internal medicine Patient got relief in most of symptoms of disease drastically and TSH level reduced from 63.160 ulU/mL to 4.91 ulU/mL.