European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

REVIEW ON THE CONCEPT OF DIABETIC-DYSLIPIDEMIA AND ITS MANAGEMENT IN AYURVEDA

Lolashri S. J.*

ABSTRACT

Diabetes is endemic globally with increasing prevalence in both developing and developed countries. Persistent hyperglycemia of diabetes is associated with micro as well as macro vascular complications like coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetic renal disease, diabetic retinopathy and neuropathy etc. Dyslipidemia contribute to considerable increased risk of atherosclerosis and consequent mortality in diabetic patients. Due to shleshmala ahara sevana, adhyashana, ayavyama, divaswapana causes ama leading to madhuratara of annarasa which forms shareera anukrama atisneha leading to the stage of increase in medas. If this stage is not treated and continuing indulging in the santarpanottha nidanas will increase medas further and the nourishment of uttara dhatus will be hampered which leads to the manifestation of further stages like Prameha pidaka, Jwara, Bagandhara, Vidradi, Vatavikara etc. Hence to combat this condition Acharyas mentioned about the administration of Katu, Tikta, Kashaya rasa pradhana, Rukshaushnaguna chikitsa krama, treatment modalities like Rukshaushna Basti, Lekhana Basti, Ruksha Udwartana.

Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Dyslipidemia, Medas, Lekhana Basti, Ruksha Udwartana.