European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

MANAGEMENT OF MADHUMEHA WITH ASANA & METHI SEEDS, A REVIEW

Monica Salaria* and Aditya

ABSTRACT

Madhumeha is a type of Vataja Prameha. Also called as Ojomeha. The ailment is taking on the population since recent decades. The cause may be a restive lifestyle, indulgence in the kaphakaraka and Vata karaka nidana, wrong food habits and busy schedules with abnormal-stressed lifestyle, changed eating habits and their patterns, inadequate sleep and non-observance of daily regime, seasonal regime, night regime etc. All these nidana lead to the viciation of Vata Kapha which further viciate Oja and lead to excessive urination. There is already wide description about the sthula and krish pramehi and the mode of treatment is based upon the same. Brihana line of treatment was said for krisha while Samshodhana karma was indicated for Sthula one. The Asan and Methi are among the several drugs used for the purpose. This study will help to findout the possible mode of action of the two drugs in the said condition.

Keywords: Madhumeha, Diabetes mellitus, Ojomeha, Asana, Methika, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Pterocarpus marsupium.