Abstract

A CASE STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF MADHUMEHARI CHURNA IN MANEGMENT OF MADHUMEHA (TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS)

Dr. Pradeep Saroj*, Dr. Upasana Mishra, Dr. K. L. Meena, Dr. Mahendra Kaswan, Dr. Rameshwar Lal

ABSTRACT

Diabetes mellitus is a major problem now a days throughout the world. Presently, nearby 500 million people are said to suffer from diabetes and this is expected to double by 2035 by worldwide. It is explained in ayurveda as madhumeha. Acharya charaka described the management of madhumeha considering the body constitution & strength of the patient. Madhumeha is a type of 20 type of premeha that comes under type of vataj prameha. Madhumehari churna is such a drug which has kapha pitta alleviating property as well as it is also found to be effective in the treatment and control of madhumeha. In the present study Madhumehari churna is selected for clinical trial to the patient having madhumeha. The assessment was done on the basis of subjective parameters and objective parameters like CBC, ESR, FBS, PPBS and urine sugar level of patient who was selected from OPD of National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur Rajasthan. Madhumehari churna was given at the dose of 6 gm twice daily for consecutive 2 months. ESR, FBS, PPBS, and urine sugar level were computed before and every 15th days of treatment. Result showed marked improvement in sign and symptoms of the patient along with improvement in FBS, PPBS. After evaluating the total effect of therapies it was revealed that Madhumehari churna is very much beneficial to increase the body weight of the patient along with good control of blood sugar level.

Keywords: Premeha, Madhumeha, Madhumehari churna.