Review of efficacy of Guduchi Kwath in diabetes mellitus

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder of carbohydrate, fat, & protein characterized by hyperglycemia with or without glycosuria. Diabetes Mellitus is the leading cause of the end stage renal failure, major cause of Non traumatic amputations, responsible for 30% of preventable diabetic blindness and leading cause of cardiovascular mortality. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic condition so it has to be controlled by means of long term consumption of medicine, with no adverse effect. The option that should be selected must be economical, easily available, can be administered easily and can be practiced for long duration. Thus Ayurvedic drugs are preferable. This article reviews about the efficacy of Guduchi kwath in Diabetes mellitus with oral hypoglycemic drugs.