Abstract: Overweight and obesity are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. Once considered a high-income country problem, overweight and obesity are now on the rise in low and middle-income countries, particularly in urban settings. The treatment modalities have been unsuccessful even in this modern technologically-advanced era. Herbal drugs have been used in the treatment of Staulya since ancient times. Thus in this research, it was intended to investigate the effect of Virechana formulae in ola leave manuscript for overweight and obesity control in Sri Lankan context.