Ayurvedic management with classical references for Endocrinological disorders
🔷 1. Diabetes Mellitus
(Modern: Type 1 & Type 2)
🔹 Ayurvedic Correlation:
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Madhumeha – Vāta predominant Kṛcchra Prameha
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Mentioned in:
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Charaka Samhitā: Cikitsāsthāna 6
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Suśruta: Uttara Tantra 55
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Aṣṭāṅga Hṛdaya: Nidāna & Cikitsā Sthāna 10
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🔹 Samprapti (Pathogenesis):
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Vitiation of Kapha, Medas, Mūtravaha srotas, leading to Madhumeha
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Later stages involve Vāta predominance and Ojas kshaya
🔹 Chikitsa Sūtra:
“प्रमेहिणां क्रियाः सर्वाः शोधनान् शमनानि च।
प्रायशः कफरोगाणां स्राविणां च विशेषतः॥”
— C.S. Cikitsā 6/6
🔹 Management Protocol:
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Shodhana: Vamana, Virechana, Basti
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Shamana: Use of antidiabetic herbs
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Apathya-Anupāna control (sugar, starch, sedentary lifestyle)
🔹 Formulations:
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Nishāmalakī Churna – Antioxidant, antihyperglycemic
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Vijaysāra Churna, Triphala + Turmeric
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Chandraprabha Vati, Guggulu-based Yogas
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Mehari Churna, Dārvīdi Kwātha
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Shilājatu, Abhraka Bhasma – Rasāyana & anti-diabetic
🔹 Modern Research:
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Berberine from Dārvī – AMPK activator
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Gymnema sylvestre (Madhunāśinī) – Beta cell regenerator
🔷 2. Hypothyroidism & Hyperthyroidism
🔹 Ayurvedic Correlation:
Condition | Ayurvedic View |
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Hypothyroidism | Agnimandya, Kapha-dominant Rasapradoshaja Vikāra |
Hyperthyroidism | Pittaja + Vātaja vitiation, Rasa & Rakta dhātu dushti, Dhātukṣaya |
🔹 Samprapti:
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Hypothyroidism: Sluggish digestion, Ama, Kapha–Medas dushti, leading to Agnimandya, weight gain, depression
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Hyperthyroidism: Overactivity of Pitta-Vāta, Rakta dushti, palpitations, anxiety, tremors
🔹 Ayurvedic Approach:
🔸 For Hypothyroidism:
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Deepana-Pachana: Agni stimulation
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Srotoshodhana + Rasāyana
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Rasavaha–Medovaha srotodusti chikitsā
✅ Dravyas:
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Trikatu churna, Hingvāṣṭaka, Guggulu Tiktaka Ghṛta
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Kanchanāra Guggulu – Nodule reduction, thyroid balancing
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Ashwagandhādi Churna, Dashamūla harītakī
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Pippalī Rasāyana, Sūtasekhara Rasa
🔸 For Hyperthyroidism:
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Pitta-Shamana, Raktashodhana, Manonāsha
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Shamana nasya, Sarvanga Abhyanga with cooling oils
✅ Dravyas:
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Sarasvatāriṣṭa, Jatamāmsī, Shankhapuṣpī, Tagara
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Pravāla pishṭi, Mukta Bhasma – Pittahara
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Kalyānaka Ghṛta, Manasamitra Vaṭaka – for anxiety, palpitations
🔷 3. Osteoporosis and Calcium Metabolism Disorders
🔹 Ayurvedic Correlation:
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Closest to:
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Asthikṣaya, Asthi-Majjā dhātu kṣaya, Sandhivāta
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Related to Vāta vriddhi, Dhātu kṣaya
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🔹 Samprapti:
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Improper nourishment of Asthi dhātu, Vāta vriddhi, Majja dhātu kṣaya, leading to fragility, fractures
🔹 Chikitsa Sūtra:
“वातं स्नेहैः जयेत् सम्यक्”
— C.S. Sūtra 13/12
🔹 Management Plan:
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Asthi dhātu poshana – Nourishment of bone tissue
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Bṛṃhaṇa Rasāyana therapy
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Vātaśamana, Majja vardhaka chikitsā
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Nasya, Basti as mūla chikitsā
🔹 Useful Formulations:
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Godanti Bhasma, Mukta Pishṭi, Pravāla Bhasma – Rich in calcium
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Ashwagandha Churna, Shatavari Churna
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Trayodashanga Guggulu – For Vāta & bone pain
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Shankha Bhasma – Source of calcium carbonate
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Kukkutandatvak bhasma (Eggshell calcium)
🔹 Diet & Lifestyle:
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Warm, nourishing diet
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Avoid ruksha ahara (dry foods), over-exertion, stress
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Regular abhyanga (oil massage) with Bala–Ashwagandha taila
✅ Classical References Summary:
Disease | Equivalent Term | Reference |
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Diabetes | Madhumeha | C.S. Cikitsā 6, Suśruta Uttara 55 |
Hypothyroidism | Agnimandya, Kapha dushti | A.H. Sūtra 13, Rasavaigunya |
Hyperthyroidism | Pitta-Vāta dushti | A.H. Sūtra 12, Manovaha srotas |
Osteoporosis | Asthi-kṣaya, Vāta-vyādhi | C.S. Cikitsā 28, A.H. Nidāna 15 |
📘 Additional Research References:
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Sharma R.K., Dash B. – Charaka Samhitā
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CCRAS Ayurvedic Formulary Vol. 1–3
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Singh R.H. – Exploratory studies on Rasāyana therapy
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Sharma H. – Ayurvedic Management of Diabetes Mellitus
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Bhāvaprakāśa Nighaṇṭu – Kṣudra Roga Adhyāya
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International Journal of Ayurveda Research (IJAR) – Clinical studies on Guggulu, Shilajatu, Kanchanara
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