Review on <i>Lodhradi Kashaya</i>: All-rounder remedy for Diabetes mellitus patients

Abstract

Diabetes has been elaborately discussed with their management approach in every medical system including <i>Ayurveda</i>. Peoples have mindset that only elevated blood sugar is diabetes while it is symptom of disturbed physiology within body and leading to continuous malfunctioning related with glucose utilization. Only blood glucose level is not the problem, but the complications arise due to the elevated blood glucose, malfunctioning of organs and its physiology is also area for concern. Synthetic chemical ingredients of allopathic medicine are serving well through its unique target treatment but its safety against efficacy is always questioned. Authors have opinion to manage diabetic syndrome using natural multi-ingredients approach that can trigger many target (blood sugar, receptor locking, blood transport cycle, utilization chain, insulin management, beta cell, nervous system and blood vessels) with its own properties (Hypoglycemic, antioxidant, hypolipidemic, cytoprotective, healing, etc.) along with synergistic effect of other ingredients. So, author picked a formulation, <i>Lodhradi Kashaya</i> from ancient wisdom that was decorated with word <i>Madhumehajeet</i> (Win over diabetes) in <i>Basavarajiyam</i> and also mentioned in <i>Vaidya Chintamani</i> for <i>Prameha</i> (Diabetes). In this review paper, authors analyse critically as well as reasonably the treatment approach as well as management tricks associated with <i>Lodhradi Kashaya</i>.