Ayurvedic Cure for Diabetes or Madhumeha or

Prameha
I wrote about this
disease, its prevention
and cure some days
back also and I got
reponse from some
readers that the details
are not that much and
they need more details
to actually benefit from
it. So I took it up this
topic in much more
details this time.
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Diabetes
Mellitus orPrameha orMadhumeha or Asravahas become the
most dangerous killer disease across the globe. Though thousands
of people are dying with Diabetes around the world every year, yet
there is no discovery of the cure of this disease. The more
unfortunate part is that there is very less awareness among people
on the capabilities of Ayurveda, to not only prevent these disease
(even for them who have history in family) but it can also be cured
to a certain extent in more than one ways like frequency of taking
insulin injections is reduced drastically or improving functioning of
pancreas that generates insulin or reducing the requirement of
insulin by body etc.
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We all know that Diabetes Mellitus is the medical condition in which
there is an accumulation of glucose in the blood and urine of the
person. So, it is a metabolic disorder, which is caused due to
malfunctioning of pancreas which is responsible for production of
an important hormone called insulin.
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According to Ayurveda, Diabetes is divided in 4 major types (and
total 21 types)
Kapha type (again divided into 10 types)
Pitta type (again divided into 6 types)
Vata type (divided into 4 types)
Juvenile diabetes for children
It is categorized by Ayurveda as Maharoga (major disease)
because it affects most part of the body and every cell of the human
physiology. The ancient Indian physicians described not only the
sweetness of urine as one of the major symptoms but also the
relationship of the disease with disturbance of the 5 sheaths of the
body Annamaya kosha (Food sheath), Pranamaya kosha (Energy
sheath), Manomaya kosha (Mind Sheath), Vijnanamaya kosha
(Intellectual Sheath) and Anandamaya kosha (Bliss Sheath).
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Though Prameha (Diabetes) is a tridoshaja vyadhi, the relative
predominance of any one dosha and dooshya enables its
classification in to Vathaja, Pithaja and Kaphaja pramehas. These
have further been classified in to twenty sub categories (as
highlighted above) in all the three classics of Ayurveda. Kaphaja and
Pittaja prameha have been sub classified in to ten types and six
types respectively. These sixteen types have the physical
characteristics of urine that is colour, density and volume depending
up on the different gunas of Kapha and Pitta. Vataja prameha has
been sub classified in to four types depending up on dhatu being
excreted through urine.
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The prodromal symptoms of this disease are:
Profuse sweating
Foul smell of the body
Looseness the body
Feeling of lethargy
Heavy heart feeling
Feel like something coated on eyes
Excessive growth of nails and hair
Affinity toward cold
Dryness of throat and palate
Sweet taste in mouth
Burning sensation in palms and foot soles
Sweetness in urine
After catching Diabetes, the main symptoms are:
Increased thirst, increased urination, increased appetite
are the initial signs
Blurred vision, skin irritation or infection, weakness or loss
of strength, and decreased healing capability
Sugar in urine
If diabetes is not identified at the right time advanced symptoms
like fluid and electrolyte imbalance, acidosis, coma are also seen.
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Role of Ojus in Prameha: Ojus is the essence of life, an extract of
the seven dhathus (Elements) represented as bala (strength) of the
body. The ojus in a healthy person determines the physical, psychic,
sensory motor functions of the body. This is a biochemical
component of the body which is reddish-white in color and residing
in heart & other vital organs of the body. If ojus is disturbed,
degeneration will be fast and will result in decreased life span. In
prameha, ojus is expunged from the body through all navadwaras
(Nine Exits of human body) especially through urine & sweat.
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Ojus gets imbalanced in prameha in two ways:
Through obstruction in blood vessels (srothorodha)
Degeneration of the body components is dhatu kshaya
which can cause both cardiac & nervous system disorders
- all this is ojakshaya meaning an imbalance in Ojus

Let us now talk about the various treatments suggested by
Ayurveda that have the potential to reduce and sometimes remove
Prameha or Diabetes.
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Bitter Gourd: This can be utilized quite effectively in treatment of
Diabetes as it contains a hypoglycemic or insulin-like principle,
designated as plant-insulin, which has been found precious in
lowering the blood and urine sugar levels. The best method is to
take the juice of about four or five Karelas (bitter gourd) each
morning on an empty stomach. Alternatively (or additionally), the
seeds can be added to food in a powdered state. Diabetics can also
use bitter gourd in the state of a decoction by boiling the pieces in
water or in the form of dry powder.
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Indian Gooseberry: Since it is high in vitamin C content, it is
helpful in reducing blood sugar levels. Researches have shown that
the anti-oxidants such as Vitamin C taken with other supplements
has a great effect on diabetics, helping them lowering high sugar
blood levels. It also helps reducing the risk of atherosclerosis too,
that often occurs in diabetics. In this way the onset of heart stroke
is easily delayed, and you may be well protected.
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Blackberry: Jamun or black berry is quite useful in Diabetes
treatment. Since pancreas malfunctioning is one of the
characteristics of Diabetes and Jamun positively impact pancreas, it
is an effective treatment of Diabetes. Its seeds contain a glucoside
'jamboline' which is supposed to have the power to check the
pathological conversion of starch into sugar in cases of increased
production of glucose. In addition of blackberry fruit, the tree bark is
also useful for diabetic patients. The method of taking Jamun is to
dry and powder its fruit seeds. One teaspoon of this powder should
be mixed in one cup of milk or water or half a cup of curd, and taken
two times daily. The internal bark of Jamun tree can also be dried
and burnt after which it will be converted to white color ash. This
ash must be pestled in mortar, strained and bottled. And then the
diabetic patient should be given ten grams of this ash on an empty
stomach with water in the morning, and twenty grams in the
afternoon, and in the evening an hour after taking meals.
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We will talk about some more herbal treatments for diabetes in
my next post. Also, we will talk about the other effective treatments
that Ayurveda suggests for this disease.