ABSTRACT

Madhumeha is enlisted as one of the Ashtamahagada, which denotes it as a dreadful disorder having bad prognosis or difficult to treat resulting in extreme morbidity and mortality. It is also a type of Vataja Prameha. Sthoola Madhumeha is Tridoshajanya, Atisantarpanajanya, Keldaudbhajanya , Yapya Vyadhi.It is alarming that more and more people are becoming susceptible to this disease. Bahvashi, snigdhaha, shayyasana svapna sheelaha are the special features of sthula mehi along with other symptoms which include Prabhoota-avila mootra pravrutti, Pipasa, Kshuda, Atisweda, Alasya, Karapadadaha, Karapadasupti etc. Type 2 diabetes with similar etiology, signs and symptoms may be correlated with Sthula Madhumeha. The treatment principle of Sthula mehi includes Apatarpana in the form of Shodhana, Vyayama and Tikta, Katu rasa pradhana dravya prayoga. Basti chikitsa , a Shodhana Vidhi has been mentioned as the best treatment modality in Sthula Madhumeha which is a Vataja Vikara. Panchatikta Panchaprasrutika Basti is one such Basti combination mentioned by Acharya Charaka, Vagbhata and Sharangadhara to treat Sthula Mehi. Keywords: Shodhana, Type 2 diabetes, Panchakarma, Sthoola Madhumeha
Publication date: 05/03/2022

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https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2022/11.3.1102