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Session 2: Clinical studies and clinical application of traditional & indigenous medicine

An Assessment of the Impact of Indian Traditional Medicine &

Methodology in Controlling Diabetes Mellitus

Brijesh P. Singh*, O. P. Singh**

*Faculty of Commerce, & DST-Centre for Interdisciplinary Mathematical Sciences, Banaras Hindu
University, Varanasi, India.
**Department of Kayachikitsa, Institute of Medical Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi,
India.

Background and rationale: The global burden of diabetes has become endemic amongst
health administrators over the world. Diabetes is termed as silent killer and is a chronic
metabolic disorder that arises when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when
the body cannot effectively use the insulin produced. The resistance of insulin and occurrence
of side effects from prolonged administration of allopathic drugs have been observed. Thus
there is a need to search safe and effective alternatives. The Indian medicine system i.e.
Ayurveda says sugar levels can be maintained in optimum level by proper medication, healthy
diet, regular physical activity, maintaining a normal body weight, and avoiding substance use.
Objective: In the present study an attempt has been made to know the effect of an
Ayurvedic drug (Varadi Kwatha) with diet & lifestyle in reduction of level of diabetes on the
basis of case-control study.
Methods: The data have been collected in the OPD of Kayachikitsa, Sir Sunderlal Hospi-
tal, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India. Thirty patients
have been observed for a period of 8 weeks under the medication of Ayurvedic drug with diet
& lifestyle (Group-A) and other 24 patients with only Ayurvedic drug (Group-B). Bivariate
analysis and paired t-test has been used to know the changes occurred in different parameters,
before and after treatment.
Results: It has been observed that in biochemical parameters of Group-A, the fasting
blood sugar (FBS) was 164.34±54.11 mg/dl before treatment and 124.81±26.22 mg/dl after
treatment (24 percent change) shows highly significant improvement, while post-prandial
blood sugar (PPBS) 247.39±56.52 mg/dl before treatment and 198.34±38.33 mg/dl after treat-
ment (20 percent change) also shows highly significant improvement. However, in Group-B
there was only 16 percent change observed in the FBS after the treatment (before treatment
172.34±68.11 mg/dl and after treatment 144.81±46.22 mg/dl) and only 13 percent change in
PPBS observed after treatment was given. (before treatment 259.68±52.32 mg/dl and after
treatment 225.34±58.33 mg/dl).
Conclusion: It is clearly reveals that the Ayurvedic drug (Varadi Kwatha) works signifi-
cantly to control the level of blood sugar, in the presence of controlled diet and lifestyle.
Key words: Ayurvedic drug (varadi kwatha), FBS, PPBS, diet & lifestyle