Abstract

A STUDY ON MAHAKASHAY-MUTRASANGRAHANIYA GANA DRUGE ACTION ON PRAMEHA

Dr. Pallavi Kanase*, Dr. Ravindra Baban Atram, Dr. Smita Kolte and Dr. Jasmin Gohel

Abstract

Due to modern life style and stressful psychological conditions, world‟s populace have invited many stressful diseases. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is described in Ayurveda as Madhumeha/Kshaudrameha, which literally means excessive urine with sweet taste like honey. The number of people suffering from diabetes all over the world is increasing progressively. Acharya Madhava described the term Prameha as repeated (Prakarsha), excessive (Prabhoota) and turbid urination which shows increase in terms of frequency and quantity and Madhumeha is one of the type of prameha. Ayurvedic drug is oriented toward prevention, health maintenance and treatment of diseases. There is large number of drugs of herbal and mineral origin mentioned in Ayurvedic texts for the treatment of Madhumeha. Many drugs present in some herbal medications showing antidiabetic effects, bring varying effects on the blood sugar levels with minimal side effects. There are some herbs present in our Ayurvedic script which have antidiabetic effect but there madhumehahar guna is not given directly in Ayurveda text, we have to use tantrayukti to find out this properties. Mutra sangrahaniya mahakashaya is given in charak samhita, where mutra sangrahaniya means the drugs which have anti diuretic properties; main lakshan of prameha is prabhoot avil mutrata, so by its mutra sangrahaniya action these drugs also helps to treat prameha also madhumeha (diabetes). The present review article was undertaken to explore the antidiabetic effects of mutra sangrahaniyamahakashaya in Madhumeha (diabetes mellitus).

Keywords: Mutra sangrahaniya mahakashaya antidiabetic, Madhumeha, Prameha.