A CRITICAL REVIEW ON PRAMEHA AND DIABETES MELLITUS Authors: Thakur PS
ABSTRACT
Prameha (Diabetes) which has been a gobal problem is well described in the ancient
Indian classics life the Vedas and the Ayurvedic works which ensued the Vedic period. In
Ayurveda, Prameha is considered as santarpanajanya vyadhi i.e. caused due to improper diet
and sedentary lifestyle. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder characterized by
persistent hyperglycaemia. Diabetes mellitus is a becoming a global public health burden.
Chronic hyperglycaemia with other metabolic disorders may increase the risk of life
threatening and disabling disorders predominantly microvascular (retinopathy, nephropathy
and neuropathy) and macrovascular complications leading to increased risk of cardiovascular
disease. Prameha is a lifestyle disorder caused due to apathya ahara and vihara, In Ayurveda,
pathya has been given utmost importance.Therefore, in present paper an attempt to review
Prameha and Diabetes Mellitus.
Keywords: Ayurveda, Prameha, Diabetes Mellitus Publication date: 01/02/2025 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2025/February/MS_IJBPAS_2025_8743.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2025/14.2.8743