What does this research mean for the field?

The Ayurvedic concept of Yakritodara provides a clinically relevant framework for understanding hepatomegaly associated with metabolic liver dysfunction like NAFLD, although the two conditions are not entirely synonymous. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.SYNTHESIS. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate conceptual and clinical correlations between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and classical Ayurvedic concepts including Yakritodara, Agnimandya, and Santarpana.

September 1, 2026Open Access

Yakritodara in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (Nafld): An Ayurvedic–modern Correlation and Integrative Perspective

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DSDr. Brahmanand Sharma2 Dr. Rahul Kumar Sanwariya*1

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Narrative review maps Ayurvedic Yakritodara pathways to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease pathophysiology, highlighting complementary models for metabolic liver dysfunction.

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To evaluate conceptual and clinical correlations between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and classical Ayurvedic concepts including Yakritodara, Agnimandya, and Santarpana.
Reviewed classical Ayurvedic texts detailing Yakrit, Yakritodara, Udara Roga, Medoroga, Sthaulya, Agni, and Santarpana.
Synthesized contemporary biomedical literature and clinical guidelines retrieved from PubMed/MEDLINE and Scopus.
Santarpana and Avyayama conceptually correspond to caloric excess and physical inactivity, while Kapha Prakopa and Meda Dhatu Dushti parallel disturbed lipid storage and lipotoxicity.
Agnimandya and Āma align with modern mechanisms of impaired metabolic transformation and subsequent toxic cellular stress.
Yakritodara offers a coherent traditional framework for metabolic hepatomegaly, although it represents a broader clinical category and is not diagnostic or fully synonymous with modern NAFLD.

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Dr. Brahmanand Sharma2 Dr. Rahul Kumar Sanwariya*1 (2026) studied this question.

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Narrative review maps Ayurvedic Yakritodara pathways to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease pathophysiology, highlighting complementary models for metabolic liver dysfunction.

Yakritodara in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (Nafld): An Ayurvedic–modern Correlation and Integrative Perspective

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Yakritodara in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (Nafld): An Ayurvedic–modern Correlation and Integrative Perspective

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