Managing madhumeha with ayurveda – case series

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Background: Madhumeha is a disease characterised by the passage of repeated and excessive quantity of urine with Madhura rasa like Madhu (honeypolyuria/ glycosuria) along with the Madhurta of Sarvadeha (hyperglycaemia). The Roga is considered to be one of the subtypes of Vatika Prameha out of three (Prameha- Mutravaha Srotogat Vyadhi, having Kapha dominancy). Mootravaha and MedovahaSrotas are involved in Prameha whereas, Ojavaha and MutravahaSrotas are involved mainly here (others medamamsakleda). According to the Ayurvedic classics the (samprapti) pathogenesis of the Roga involves Agni (digestive fire), Ama (oxidative free radicals), Medo Dhatu (adipose tissue), and Oja (immunity) 1 In modern sciences it can be correlated with Diabetes mellitus, which is described as a metabolic disorder of multiple aetiologies, characterised by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbed carbohydratefatprotein metabolism, resulting from defects in the secretion of Insulin, its action, or both. Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a common form of diabetes. India stands in the second position after China with 98 million people suffering from T 2 DM by 2030, whereas in 2015, India had 69.2 million people living with diabetes 2 The recent study, found that the prevalence of diabetes in India has risen from 7.1% in 2009 to 8.9% in 2019 3 Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of fixed Ayurvedic management in different patients of Madhumeha . Materials and Methods: ShamanaAushadha was selected for the management of Madhumeha, in different age group people . Results: The Aushadha started showing results in the first week, in general condition, and by the end of two more weeks the Pradhana Lakshana too showed effective results. Conclusion: ShamanaAushdha showed good results in chronic and challenging diseases like Madhumeha. Keywords: Madhumeha, Agni, Ama, Meda, Oja, Diabetes mellitus INTRODUCTION Madhumeha is a Santarpanajanya Vyadhi manifested by Aasya Sukham SwapnaSukham