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THE ROLE OF TRIKATU GUTIKA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MADHUMEHA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE II: A REVIEW

Shrestha S., *Dahal A., Sahu A. K. and Joshi R. K.

ABSTRACT

Diabetes mellitus (Madhumeha) is one amongst the refractory disease conditions recognized by Ayurveda scholars of ancient India. It is becoming fastest considerable diseases in the world. The Diabetes mellitus is equated with Madhumeha due to similarity in etiology, pathology, symptoms and prognosis. In the present study we planned to evaluate the role of Trikatu Gutika in the management of Madhumeha with special reference to diabetes mellitus type II. Based on the many review articles, Trikatu Gutika could have potential active ingredients to treat Madhumeha and could provide preliminary data for further investigations which could possibly lead in the development of novel drugs with little or no side effects and transferring it to future generation. Furthermore, such evidence based herbo-mineral medicine which is generated based on their intimate experience accumulated over many generations could be helpful in rescuing disappearing knowledge and invention of new drugs of many diseases.

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