Madhumehari Churna is an Ayurvedic formulation used in management of Diabetes mellitus

  • By Shailza Bhatnagar
  • March 31, 2025
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  • Know the scientific basis on which Madhumehari Churna can compliment modern medicine in diabetes control.

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus encompasses many metabolic and endocrine abnormalities marked by chronic hyperglycaemia, primarily stemming from deficiencies in insulin secretion, action or both. This condition is often attributed to bad lifestyle factors such as excessive intake of carbohydrates and fat in diet, inadequate physical activity and stress. In ayurveda, diabetes mellitus comes under prameha which is classified among serious ailments. Various interventions including single and compound formulations are showing good results in pre-diabetic and newly diagnosed diabetic cases nowadays.

 

Alternative medicine can complement modern medicine in managing complex diabetes cases too. Madhumehari Churna is one of such formulations which shows promising results in the management of diabetes and related health issues.

 

The objective of this article is to review the properties, actions and hypoglycaemic activity of contents of Madhumehari Churna.

 

Materials and Methods

This manuscript is prepared by collecting relevant data from Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, Bhavaprakasha, other texts and online peer reviewed journals. All the textual sources were systematically searched for properties and action of each ingredient of Madhumehari Churna. The information regarding hypoglycemic activity was procured from online peer reviewed journals. The results obtained were compiled, organised and analysed.

 

Result

The herbs comprising Madhumehari Churna exhibit diverse properties. Various actions exhibited by the herbs are inhibition of starch conversion into sugar, slowing glucose absorption in the gut, enhancing glucose tolerance and insulin sensitivity, lowering lipid levels and possessing antioxidant effects. Conclusion- This formulation has hypoglycaemic action and helpful in controlling the symptoms of the disease and therefore it can be used in diabetes management.

 

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INTRODUCTION 

Diabetes mellitus is counted as one of the major lifestyle diseases. Diet rich in carbohydrates and fats, less physical activity and stress are the common causative factors. Type 1 Diabetes mellitus (T1DM) and type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are the primary classifications.[1] Apart from these types, monogenic, gestational and secondary diabetes mellitus are also there.[2] In India 77 million people had diabetes in 2019, which is expected to rise to over 134 million by 2045.[3] The treatment goals are alleviating symptoms associated with hyperglycaemia, mitigating or eliminating the long term micro-macro vascular complications and facilitating patients to have wellbeing.[4]

 

Considering these treatment approaches, ayurveda interventions can complement modern medicine in managing complex diabetes cases, while also demonstrating stand alone effectiveness in managing less complicated patients in the prediabetic stage.

 

In ayurveda, diabetes mellitus comes under prameha which is classified among eight serious ailments. [5] It encompasses a spectrum of conditions, predominately associated with liquefied kapha and multiple dooshya [6], ultimately affecting mootravaha srotas. [7] It is etiologically classified into two types which are sahaja (hereditary) and apathya-nimittaja (acquired). [8]

 

Sahaja prameha arises due to beeja-dosha (genetic predisposition) which can be correlated with Type 1 diabetes. Apathya-nimittaja prameha stems from dietary and lifestyle factors which is similar to Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Furthermore, based on the predominance of dosha, prameha is further categorized into three major types that is vaataja, pittaja and kaphaja prameha. [9]

 

Madhumehari churna is a polyherbal formulation mentioned in group no 6 (Churna) on page no.141 in “The Ayurvedic Formulary of India” Part-III, published in 2011 by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy (AYUSH), Government of India, New Delhi.

 

This drug is an anubhoota yoga(clinically experienced) prepared by GMP certified pharmacy of National Institute of Ayurveda, Jaipur. [10] It consists of twelve herbs and its important therapeutic uses are prameha (increased frequency and turbidity of urine), madhumeha (diabetes mellitus), ikshumeha (glycosuria) and laalaameha (albuminuria) in the dose of 3-6grams with water.

 

The widespread use of Madhumehari Churna for treating diabetes, particularly in Rajasthan, is notable. The powder is obtained after proper cleaning, drying, powdering and sieving each drug mentioned in the yoga. This review article delves into the comprehensive scientific analysis of each component of Madhumehari Churna, elucidating their individual properties in detail. The general information of the formulation is given in Table No.1. The properties and actions are mentioned in Table No. 2 and 3 respectively.

 

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CONCLUSION

As per the data collected of each herb it can be concluded that the formulation inhibits starch to glucose conversion, improves glucose tolerance, enhances lipid metabolism, impacts insulin metabolism and scavenges free radicals. In essence, the formulation is hypoglycemic, antioxidant and lipid-modulating, presenting a multifaceted approach to the management of diabetes mellitus. Since clinical studies are limited for generation of evidence, more clinical studies may be planned to explore its efficacy in various aspects and bridge the research gap.

 

Authors are Shailza Bhatnagar1*, Kalpana Yadav2, Sakshi Bharadwaj3, Ketan Sharma4, Manoj Raghuvanshi5, Veena6.

 

Shailza Associate Professor, Dept of Samhita and Maulik Siddhant, National Institute of Ayurveda, Deemed University, Jaipur *Corresponding author; Email: shailza.samhita@nia.edu.in To know about others click here

 

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