Abstract

A CASE STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF MADHUMEHAHARKASHAY IN MADHUMEHA (TYPE II DIABETES)

Dr. Chhaya S. Tanmane*

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a life style disorder prevalent in both developed and developing countries and has increased alarmingly, giving the disease the dimension of an epidemic. It is explained in Ayurveda as Madhumeha. The objctive of the study is to use of shaman chikitsa using particular “madhumehahar kashay” from yogratnakar prameha chikitsa in the disese madhumeha. Diabetes is one of the type of vatajprameh that has been consider an incurable disease (mahagada). Due to indulgence in etiological factors its results in the incomplete formation of kaph and meda which further proceed downward through the channels of mutravaha strotas and get localized at bastimukh leading to the symptoms like polyuria (prabhutmutrata), turbidity(avilamutrata). This clinical study has a single study where the patient was assessed before and after the treatment. Therapeutic effect of the treatment was observed using subjective and objective criteria. Thus the usage of “Madhumehaharkashay” is proved to be useful in the condition madhumeha.

Keywords: Madhumeha, Madhumehharkashay.