STUDY OF ETIOPATHOGENESIS OF MADHUMEHA IN AYURVEDA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DIABETES MELLITUS

The present era is full of chaos, stress & strain due to life style modifications, change in dietary habits, urbanization and industrialization. the humans are gifted with lot of sophistication, luxuries but at the same time left with sedentary ways of life, stress induced hectic and unhealthy schedules. The prakrita karma of kapha is Bala, if there is derangements in the doshika equilibrium by repeated nidana sevana then jatharagni get vitiated followed by dhatvagni. On the other hand due to Aasyaasukhaadi nidana there is a marga Avarana & Dhatukshaya it may develop condition called Madhumeha. These along with indiscriminate dietary habits, over eating, consuming processed, high calorie foods and beverages propping into one’s life are adversely influencing the homeostasis leading to the exhibition of number of pathologies one amongst them being, Diabetes Mellitus (DM).