Abstract

THERAPEUTIC APPRAISAL OF AN AYURVEDIC FORMULATIONINMADHUMEHA WSR DIABETES MELLITUS

*Deepika Dwivedi and Ajai Kumar Pandey

ABSTRACT

Diabetes mellitus vis a vis Madhumeha is multifactorial metabolic disorder. It is one of the oldest diseases recognized since antiquity. Ayurvedic texts have vividly described that high calorie diet and sedentary lifestyle are the important causative factor of Apathyanimittaja Prameha (Type-2 diabetes mellitus) along with also described the genetic causes of diabetes mellitus in terms of SahajaPrameha (Type-1 diabetes mellitus). No doubt, modern antidiabetic drugs have significant potential to correct hyperglycemia in diabetic but it‟s prolong use may lead to deleterious effect on diabetics. In this regard, numbers of herbal, mineral and herbo-mineral drugs have been mentioned in classical books of Ayurveda. These drugs not only correct the blood glucose level also minimize the chances of occurrence of short term and long term side effect. Overall, the drugs having dominance Kashaya rasa and Tridoshashamaka properties are found to be effective in the management of Madhumeha wsr diabetes mellitus. In this context, Ayurvedic formulation is selected to laid down an emphasis on its therapeutic potential based on Ayurvedic pharmcodynamic and contemporary work done by the researchers of biomedical sciences.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Diabetes mellitus, Madhumeha, Rasayana, Triphala.