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Medoroga is a condition in which there is an excessive accumulation of meda dhatu in the body. Accumulation of medo dhatu in different parts of the body causes blockage of srotas which ultimately leads to poor nourishment of other dhatus. Medoroga is the one of the disease that is gaining more and more attention at the global level after pandemic Covid-19, this disease is prevalent in developing as well as in developed countries, in both sexes across all ages and socio-economic group. Dyslipidemia is one of the commonest presentation and major cause for various lifestyle disorders like cardiovascular diseases, pancreatitis, fatty liver and many other diseases. The prevalence of high cholesterol is present in 25-30% of Urban and 15-20% in rural subjects in Indian population. According to Ayurveda, Dyslipidemia is the corresponding output of Medovaha srotodushti. In Ayurveda, the line of treatment for medoroga or sthoulya is shodhana karma (Vamana / Virechana chikitsa), Rukshana chikitsa, Udvartana, Shamana chikitsa, Nidana parivarjana. Before shodhana karma it is very necessary to undergo the deepana and pachana karma as they digest the ama and improves the agni. It is a single case study of 24 year old female patient presented with increased lipid profile. Classical Vamana karma and Virechana karma was done as the line of management. There was significant correction in values of Cholesterol and Triglycerides after Vamana and Virechana procedure.