Diabetes:

Cause : Distortion and dislocation of the watery substance in the body, which comes out in excessive urination.

Symptoms: Weakness, slack flesh, brain fag, thirst, loss of appetite, constipation, emaciation, perspiration, body odor, chloroform breath, paleness, bad taste, burning arms and legs, excessive and sugar-containing discharges of urine.

Treatment: First eradicate all constipation with Kosthasuddhi. Jambadyarista is the specifie drug for diabetes; it should be taken morning and evening. In the first stages of the disease prescribe Somenath Ras with powdered figs and honey, and Someswar Ras with banana extract and honey. These two medicines are enough to cure the disease. Brihat Somenath Ras, Hemnath Ras, and Mahasomeswar Ras are stronger drugs for the same disease. Hemnath Ras contains opium which brings down the urination. Since diabetes is reported to cause constipation, laxative medicines should be taken. For loss of appetite, prescribe Bhaskar Lavan or Mahasankha Bati. If there is no appreciable loss of appetite, one of these medicines may be given at intervals. Basanta Kusumakar Ras is an excellent medicine for diabetes, morbid and excessive discharges of urine, sugar in urine, thirst, burning sensations, fever, and loss of vitality. Where other medicines may fail to restore health, this one won’t. It should be given with powdered seeds of eugenia jambolana and honey. To keep the head cool occasionally massage with Pusparaj Prasarani Taila, and massage the lower For chronic abdomen with Pramehamihir Taila. diabetes due to gonorrhea, syphilis, or spermatorrhea, you will find Saribadi Bati and Saribadi Salsa very useful.

Diet: Well-cooked rice (old stock) in the morning, bird’s flesh, mutton and goat meat (un-spiced ), toned milk, mugh and gram lentils, flower of banana, bitter leaves, green bananas, trichosanthes dioica, and eugenia jambolana. Drinking and bathing must be with boiled water cooled. All eatable parts of the banana plant are highly efficacious for diabetes. Honey is another good food, especially aged honey. Fishes allowed are rui, magur, kai, and khalisha. In indigestion and acidity flesh is not to be eaten. To allay thirst, give oranges, pineapples, grapes, raisins, pomegranates, papayas, bel drink, etc.