SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT OF PRAMEHA THROUGH ASANADI NIRUHA BASTI – A CASE STUDY

Dr. Nitin V.* and Anant S. Desai

ABSTRACT

Modern lifestyle has become a big threat to the mankind. Ayurveda is a great science which has explained and
given solutions to the modern day problems million years ago. It is explained that aasya sukham, Swapna sukham,
in take of dadhi, gramya oudaka aanupa rasa, navaanna and gudavykrutha and all kaphakara hetu are considered
to be the nidana for prameha. Diabetes mellitus is defined as heterogenous metabolic disorder characterized by
common feature of chronic hyperglycemia with disturbance of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism. Asanadi
gana is mentioned by acharya Vagbhata and it is mainly said to be kaphahara, pramehahara and medo dosha
nirharana. A patient aged 37 years, a known case of type 2 Diabetes mellitus presenting with the symptoms of
sthula pramehi was treated with asanadi niruha basti in kaala basti format for 8 days and followed by oral
medications for 2 months which gave wonderful results in treating the rogi both symptomatically and evidently
through lab investigations done before, during and after the interventional treatment. Here is the attempt to prove
evidence based ayurvedic chikitsa in treating Diabetes mellitus.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Asanadi gana, Yoga basti, Prameha, Ayurveda, Medo dhusti, Anti-diabetic.