ROLE OF SOME UNANI SINGLE DRUGS IN THE TREATMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE- 2: A REVIEW
Dr. Reesha Ahmed*, Naeem Ahmed Khan, B. D. Khan and Mohd Waseem
ABSTRACT
The term diabetes mellitus (DM) describes a metabolic disorder of multiple aetiology, characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbance of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism; resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. If the disease condition is left untreated, it causes many complications. It currently affects more than 62 million Indians, which is more than 7.1% of the adult population. Nearly 1 million Indians die due to diabetes and its complication every year. DM is not a new disease, ancient Greeks and Arabic physicians knew it well. According to USM, the cause of DM, are sue-e mizaj wa zaufe of kulliya, masana and jigar. The treatment of DM in conventional system of medicine causes side effects due to constant intake. In Unani system of medicine there are a number of herbal drugs available known to have hypoglycaemic effects and some drugs rejuvenates pancreatic cells to secret insulin. In this paper we will discuss concept of DM in USM and plant origin single drugs which can be used in treatment of DM. The detail will be discussed in full length paper.
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