| Diabetes and Ayurvedic Treatment | | | | azadirachta, Ravipriya, or Indian Lilac) may be taken on |
| According to ayurveda, diabetes is a metabolic kapha | | | | empty stomach daily. Juice of Jambu should be taken |
| type of disorder in which diminished functioning of agni | | | | in an ounce quantity twice daily, and that of Karela in |
| leads to a tendency toward high blood sugar. | | | | 1-1/2 ounce dose daily. Shilajit (Swertia Decussata |
| (Ayurveda recognizes 24 forms of the disease | | | | Nimmo.) is another useful medicine (250 mg as a single |
| commonly classified under Prameha - 4 are due to | | | | dose) should be taken, twice daily with juice of stone |
| Vata dosha, 6 are due to Pitta dosha, and 10 are | | | | apple. |
| caused by Kapha dosha. The main causes of these | | | | 2. Use turmeric. Fill some 00-size capsules with |
| diseases are fat, urine, and Kapha buildups due to | | | | turmeric, and take 2 capsules 3 times a day, a few |
| foods, liquids, lifestyle and others.) | | | | minutes before meals. Continue this program for up to |
| Ayurvedic practitioners attack diabetes using a | | | | a month, and then reevaluate your condition. Clinical |
| multiprong approach. First, they address diet | | | | observation suggests that a person who is insulin |
| modification, eliminating sugar and simple | | | | dependent will experience a markedly diminished |
| carbohydrates, and emphasizing complex | | | | requirement for insulin; the diabetes can often be |
| carbohydrates. Protein is limited, since excessive intake | | | | brought under control. |
| can damage the kidneys. Fat is also limited because | | | | 3. Take 1/2 teaspoon of ground bay leaf and 1/2 |
| there is often a deficiency of pancreatic enzymes, | | | | teaspoon turmeric, mixed in 1 tablespoon aloe vera gel. |
| making fat digestion difficult. Since many diabetics have | | | | Take the mixture twice a day before lunch and |
| auto-antibodies, a cleansing program is instituted. | | | | dinner. |
| Panchakarma is typically used for this purpose. This | | | | 4. The ayurveda preparation Vasanta Kusumakar |
| begins with herbal massages and an herbal steam | | | | Ras, is very good but is extremely costly. Take two |
| sauna, followed by fasting to cleanse the body. This is | | | | grains daily with a tsp. of cream or honey. In certain |
| followed by an herbal purge for the liver, pancreas, and | | | | cases, the said medicine brings down sugar lever quite |
| spleen. Colon therapy is next, first to cleanse the | | | | quickly, hence sugar-levels should be carefully |
| digestive tract and then to reconstitute the system. | | | | monitored. When sugar has touched its normal range, |
| Ayurvedic practitioners also use several herbal | | | | the dose should be tapered in a graduated manner, |
| preparations for diabetics. Exercise is another | | | | and added with 500 mg pill of Chandraprabhavati |
| cornerstone of ayurvedic treatment of diabetes. Yoga | | | | which is called a 'Poor man's remedy.' |
| and breathing exercises are traditionally used. | | | | 1. Take this in the morning, with water or with milk. |
| Herbs | | | | 6. Take twice daily, with powder of rose apple stones |
| The most important herbs for all doshas are shilajit, | | | | (powder of Jambu or Jamun-ki-Guthali). |
| gudmar turmeric, neem, amalaki, guggul, and arjuna. | | | | 7. Include decoctions of triphala, fenugreek, musta, |
| Turmeric with aloe vera gel (1 to 3 gms./.035 to .1 oz) is | | | | arjuna, sandalwood, lodhra, ajwan, gokshura, vidanga, |
| best used during the early stages of diabetes for | | | | guduchi, haritaki, and chitrak. These may be taken with |
| regulating pancreas and liver functions. | | | | a small amount of ghee. Gudmar and shilajit are |
| 1. Juice of bitter melon or bitter gourd (Momordica | | | | excellent. |
| dioica, Roxb., Karela), or Rose apple (Eugenia Jambos, | | | | 8. Amalaki Churna (500mg), Haldi Powder (Turmeric |
| Linn., Jambu) or two tender leaves of Bilva (Aegle | | | | Powder) 500mg and Naag Bhasma (125mg) should be |
| Marmelos, Corr., Bael fruit) and Neem (Melia | | | | taken with honey, twice daily ( A 12-hourly dose ). |