A REVIEW ON THE EFFECT OF DIET AND PANCHKARMA IN MANAGEMENT OF MADHUMEHA W.S.R TO DIABETES MELLITUS

Abstract

Madhumeha is one of the four types of Vatika Prameha. The etiological factors behind Madhumeha is intake of food substances having Guru, Snighdha qualities and excessive indulgence of Amla and Lavan Rasa substances, excessive sleep, sitting in a same place for longer duration, avoiding exercises and excess thinking or depression. Madhumeha is correlated with diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is becoming fastest considerable disease in the world. Based on current trend, it is believed that 438 million individuals will have Diabetes by the year 2030. Modern system of medicine is not successful in preventing and managing life style disorders. In the Ayurvedic principles, the appropriate answer to inhibit the lifestyle disorders like Madhmeha is Ahara. As Ayurveda consider Nidana Parivarjana is the main line of treatment and even applicable in case of Madhumeha. Ahara is said to be “Mahabhaisajya” by Kashyap Acharya. Ayurvedic approach towards the treatment of Madhumeha includes internal administration of drugs and life style modifications. Panchkarma procedures like Vamana, Virechana, Basti, Takradhara can bring down blood sugar levels with negligible side effects. In short purification of the body and life style modifications can alter the imbalance of body and mind, thereby total imbalance of humors can be corrected is the concept of Ayurvedic Panchkarma. Therefore an attempt has been made to highlight the role of Diet and Panchkarma in the prevention and management of Madhumeha described in the classics of Ayurveda.