Abstract

DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETES MELLITUS ACCORDING TO AYURVEDA TEXTS W.S.R. PRAMEHA

*Dr. Pradeep Saroj, Dr. Upasana Mishra, Dr. Usha Singh, Dr. K. L. Meena, Dr. Avadhesh Kumar

Abstract

Ayurveda is hope for suffering humanity in today’s world where no one found complete treatment solution for commonest chronic disease prameha (diabetes mellitus). This causes burning sensation in hands and legs, frequent urination and dryness of the throat and palate, excessive thirst, hunger and fatigue. Chronic condition may cause retinopathy, poor wound healing, and other systemic deformities. Unfortunately the man has not succeeded in eradicating this diseases and find to come out with successful therapeutic measures that can control blood sugar level and other symptoms of patient properly. Ayurveda can play a wide role in treatment of prameha. So we need to study of ayurveda classics with deep understanding is demand of today. Ayurveda texts like Charak samhita, Sushruta samhita, Ashtang hridayam and Asthtang samgrah had widely mentioned about prameha and Madhumeha. Ayurveda focus on nidaan i.e cause of disease and symptoms of disease. Ayurveda has described detailed list of causative factors of prameha. So study of this causative factor will help scientific society to control this disease. As we are very well aware and known to the cause of diabetes mellitus in modern science. When cause of disease is known then physician can provide proper treatment. This study has focus on Nidaan (causative factors), Samprapti (Pathogenesis)Purvaroop, Roop (sign and symptoms) and sadhyata/ Asadhyata (Prognosis), Upadrava (complication) of disease prameha according to ayurveda classic texts.

Keywords: Prameha, Nidan, Samprapti, purvaroop, roop, upadrava, diabetes mellitus.