SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL OF AYURVEDA IN HEREDITARY TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS: A CASE ANALYSIS OF KULAJA MADHUMEHA

Ayurveda grouped various types of diseases depending on so many factors like etiology, age, lifestyle, vitiation of doshas etc. Among them one is Aadibala-pravritta (Kulaja) which refers to hereditary or genetic. Prameh which is similar to diabetes mellitus can also develops due to heredity along with other etiological factors like unhealthy lifestyle, stress or any other environmental factors. This article is going to present a case of hereditary type 2 diabetes mellitus to a male patient of age 38 years which had been managed by ayurvedic treatment significantly. Prognosis of any Aadibala-pravritta vyadhi (hereditary diseases) is stated as Asadhya (no cure) but it can be manageable. But its management takes time to revert. By Doshaja type this case was of Vataj prameh which is difficult to manage. After ayurvedic treatment and lifestyle modification HbA1c of this case shifted to good diabetic control (6.7 %) range from poor diabetic control range (8.3 %). To catch this significant result about 4 months of treatment had been taken.