An Ayurvedic Review on Diabetes Mellitus Type-2 W.S.R. To Prameha

Background: Prameha (Diabetes Mellitus Type – 2) is a Santarpanajanya Tridoshaja Vyadhi. In India, it is increasing rapidly in the urban population and has today become the diabetic capital of the world with approximately 33 million adults with diabetes and is likely this number will increase to 57 million by 2025. Material and Methods: Ayurvedic texts, as well as the data bases Google scholar, PubMed, Medline, AYUSH Research Portal, and Digital Helpline for Ayurveda Research Articles (DHARA), Research Gate web-based search engines, journal, were used to search for relevant literature and information. Result: Description related to Nidana (etiology), Samprapti (pathogenesis), Lakshana (sign and symptoms), Sadhya – Asadyata (prognosis), Upadrava (complications) and its Chikitsa (management) and scientifically attributed the causal relationship of dietary, lifestyle, environmental and genetic factors broadly mentioned in Ayurvedic literatures. Conclusion: Prameha can be manage conservatively with exercise, diet and internal medication which is described in Ayurveda literature.