THE ROLE OF BHUMYAMALAKI KWATH GHANVATI IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MADHUMEHA

Vd. Tejal Suryavanshi*, Vd. Medha M. Joshi, Vd. Rupali Khobragade, Vd. Vrinda Kurande,
Vd. Abhishek Taksale and Vd. Japa Phadake

ABSTRACT

Diabetes mellitus is a significant health epidemic that has afflicted humanity from the dawn of civilization. It is a well-known multifactorial metabolic condition marked by unusually high blood glucose levels caused by a shortage of insulin, either absolute or relative. Diabetes has become much more common in recent years as a result of sedentary lifestyles and poor eating habits, which are the primary etiological causes of the condition. According to the latest IDF data, India now has 72.9 million individuals living with diabetes. Madhumeha, a kind of Vataja Prameha characterized by the passage of an excessive volume of sweet urine, is recorded in ancient Ayurvedic scriptures. This article is a case study of a 52 years male patient with signs & symptoms of Madhumeha. Patient was treated with ayurvedic medicine and principles of Ayurveda according to Rogavastha and Doshavastha. This case study shows potential of Ayurveda and it proves Ayurveda has evidence-based treatment. Single drug of plant origin along with Nidana Parivarjana is given to the patient. Bhumyamalaki is mentioned in Yogratnakar in Prameha Chikitsa and also Raja Nighantu has described it in Parpartadi Varga. So patient was treated with Bhumyamalaki Kwatha Ghanavati along with life style modification.

Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Madhumeha, Bhumyamalaki, Nidana Parivarjana.