JOURNAL OF CLINICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES

Abstract

Ayurveda describes Madhumeha under Asth-amagada (eight major diseases) and is one of the oldest documented disease. It is described as a disease in which the patients urine is sweet as honey, quantitatively increased and of Kashaya rasa, Aruna varna and Ruksha in guna or quality. Since the ancient times management of Madhumeha has been through a multi-pronged approach with includes diet modifica-tion, drug prescription, behaviour modification and control of psychosomatic factors. Modern life style though physically comfortable is men-tally stressful and is blended with faulty die-tary habits and poor physical activity which are risks for diabetes.[1]