Different medicinal herbs for madhumegam (diabetes mellitus) prescribed in selected classical siddha literature: A review
Department of Gunapadam, Government siddha medical College, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India.
Review Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2024, 21(01), 2453–2458
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2024.21.1.0343
Publication history:
Received on 15 December 2023; revised on 23 January 2024; accepted on 26 January 2024
Abstract:
Siddha system of medicine, one of the ancient medical systems has the great potential of medicinal resources as repository since ages. Diabetes is a major lifestyle disorder, the prevalence of which is increasing globally. Diabetes mellitus is compared with Madhumegam in Siddha literature. Most of the contemporary drugs work on insulin metabolism and several metabolic pathways to reduce hyperglycaemic conditions. The conventional Siddha drugs works on the same platform through its basic principles. Siddha medicinal plants which are having hypoglycaemic activity by involving various metabolic pathways are taken in to account and considered for a review. This process will create some new ideas in the avenue of research.
Keywords:
Siddha; Madhumegam; Diabetes mellitus; Plants
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