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AN OPEN RANDOMIZED COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY OF TRIPHALADI KWATHA AND VIDANGARAJANYADI KWATHA IN PRAMEHA W.S.R. TO TYPE II DIABETES MELLITUS

Swathi K. S.*, Veerakumara K. and Shrilatha Kamath T.

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Objectives: To evaluate the therapeutic effect of Triphaladi Kwatha in Prameha / Diabetes Mellitus. To evaluate the therapeutic effect of Vidangarajanyadi Kwatha in Prameha / Diabetes Mellitus. To compare the therapeutic effect of Triphaladi Kwatha and Vidangarajanyadi Kwatha in patients suffering from Prameha / Diabetes Mellitus. Methodology: An open randomized comparative clinical study was planned to evaluate the effect of Triphaladi Kwatha and Vidangarajanyadi Kwatha in Prameha w.s.r. to type 2 Diabetes Mellitus. The study was conducted on patients of S.D.M. of Ayurveda, Udupi with Prameha. Total 30 patients randomly grouped into two groups of 15 each by using a randomization method. In Group A (TP Group) patients were orally treated with Triphaladi Kwatha in a dose of 50ml twice a day before food for 28 days and Group B (VR Group) patients were orally treated with Vidangarajanyadi Kwatha in a dose of 50ml twice a day before food for 28 days. Assessment was done on 0th 28th and 56th day. Subjective and objective parameters were assessed before and after treatment on 0th and 28th day. Later the results analyzed statistically. Results: Both groups had statistically significant results in most of the parameters. Comparing the effect of drugs showed no statistical significance in any parameters. This showed that effect by the two formulations is almost equal without any much difference statistically. Conclusion: The Triphaladi Kwatha and Vidangarajanyadi Kwatha are ideal medicines for the patients suffering with Prameha in reducing the clinical symptoms of the diseases as well as in reduction of hyperglycemia.

Keywords: Prameha, Diabetes Mellitus, Triphaladi Kwatha, Vidangarajanyadi Kwatha