STUDIES ON CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS OF COMBINED CLASSICAL AYURVEDIC FORMULATIONS IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS
Author(s)
Kamath R1, Acharya S2, Priyendu A3, Nagappa AN4
1Muniyal Institution Of Ayurveda Medical Sciences, Udupi, India, 2Muniyal Institute of Ayurveda Medical Sciences, Muniyal, India, 3Manipal University, Manipal, India, 4Department of Pharmacy Management, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Manipal University, Manipal, India
OBJECTIVES: Traditional medicines are valuable in management of chronic diseases like DM type 2. The Ayurvedic classical formulation Khadira kramuka kashaya(KKK) and Shilajatu(SHJ) are found to be clinically effective in DM type 2. In this study, the clinical effect of the combination of formulations was studied. METHODS: The combined formulation (KKK+SHJ) was administered to 30 patients whose base line data on blood sugar, HbA1C were recorded for 45 days. Apart from this, the patients feedback on urination frequency and quantity, Neuropathic symptoms, exhaustion, polydipsia , polyphagia , glycosuria and perspiration as per Ayurveda QOL were carried out once in 15 days . RESULTS: the Mean for 30 patients FBS, PPBS (mg/dl) and HbA1C on day1, day 15, day 30 and day 45 were given in order. QOL data on day 1 and day 45 were given. The mean for 30 patients on FBS (mg/dl) on day1, day 15, day 45 - 136.2, 132.4, 30 129.5, 127.8; On PPBS (mg/dl) day1, day 15, day – 224.36, 223.62, 220.41, 218.83 ; HbA1C (%) on day1, day 15, day 45 – 7.84, 7.82, 7.79, 7.73. Overall assessment of Ayurveda QOL showed mild to moderate efficacy. CONCLUSIONS: The classical combination of KKK and SHJ was found to be clinically effective along with improvement in QOL Ayurveda parameters.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2014-09, ISPOR Asia Pacific 2014, Beijing, China
Value in Health, Vol. 17, No. 7 (November 2014)
Code
PDB8
Topic
Clinical Outcomes
Topic Subcategory
Comparative Effectiveness or Efficacy
Disease
Diabetes/Endocrine/Metabolic Disorders