Abstract

DIABETES MELLITUS AND ITS TRADITIONAL CURE IN INDIA

Rama Shankar and K.S. Dhiman*

Abstract

Diabetes a common physiological disorder widely affecting humanhealth being in all over the world. It is caused due to less secretion ofInsulin to absorb blood glucose or excessive deposition of glucose inblood cells. This is caused due to excessive strain, tension or life style.It is manageable by certain short of meditation, physical exercise orsupplemented with medication. Herbal medicines or fresh drugs aremanaging the diabetes without any side effect on renal and heart likeorgans. In India number of medicinal plants is used in the managementof diabetes without any side effect. Some of the important medicinalplants are Aegle marmelos, Allium cepa, A. satuvum, Aloe barbadensis,Andrographis paniculata, Annona squamosa, Boerhaavia diffusa,Caesalpinia bonduc, Cathranthus roseus, Eugenia jambolana,Gentiana kurrooa, Momordica charantia, Swertia chirayita, Thallictrum foliolosum,Tinospora cordifolia, Vachelia nilotica, Withania somnifera etc. Pharmacologicalinvestigation on rats and other similar animals have been worked out and the most of theplants expressed the hypoglycemic action. There is need of taking medicine and fixing dosesin various modes of treatments on human being.

Keywords: Aegle marmelos, Allium cepa, A. satuvum, Aloe barbadensis, Andrographis paniculata, Annona squamosal.