By Dr. Geetanjali Thokal, Ayurveda

Ayurveda can be used well in treating diabetes, that is an aberrant condition where a turn of sugarine in humans are abnormally higher. In Ayurvedic terms, diabetes is famous as Prameha.

Ayurveda states that a health of a chairman is contingent on doshas, that is pronounced to be divided into 3 vital forms – Kapha, Pitta and Vata. Lack of exercise and intake of food carrying additional of snigdha, ushna and guru forms are pronounced to be a primary means of prameha.

The individual’s structure plays a vital purpose in ayurvedic diagnosis of prameha. Some of them are:

1. Ahara and Vihara (food and lifestyle)
2. Obstruction in srotas (channels of circulation)
3. Dosha rule of disease
4. Manasika Prakrithi (mental health of a individual)
5. Hereditary factors

Diabetes can be managed well regulating a accumulation of herbs. They can possibly be used alone or in multiple with other drugs. Some of them are:

1. Vjaysar
2. Pterocarpus marsupium (Vijaysar churna)
3. Eugenia jambolana (Jamun beej churna)
4. Shilajeet
5. Ficus bengalensis (Nyagrodha twaka churna – banyan tree bark)
6. Momordica chirantia Karvellaka (Karella – Bitter Gourd)
7. Embelica officinalis (Amla)
8. Kirat tikata (Chirayata)

There is a probability that some patients would not be means to sufficient respond to insulin or other hypoglemic medicines. In this condition, a medicine competence allot ayurvedic drugs such as:

1. Chandraprabha vati

2. Dhatri Nisha

3. Vasant kusumakar rasa

4. Madhuvijay Capsule

Along with a above settled spices and medicine, Ayurveda gives significance to a upkeep of a balanced diet and exercise.