CAC – MADHUMEHANTAK CHURNA

This churna is a herbal and purely ayurvedic formulation. It is a powerful combination of rejuvenating herbs used in yurveda for many years for diabetes and its complications. It is very effective in naturally lowering the level of sugar in blood.  It has ingredients like Giloy, bilva patra , daru haldi , nemm patra, amla, babool etc  that helps to relieve diabetes symptoms like carbuncles. It also have anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-fungal and diuretic properties.

INGREDIENTS :

• Bilva patra ( Aegle marmelos ): It have active compound named feronia gum that helps to regulate the production of insulin from beta-cells into the blood stream. It also have low glycemic index that maintains blood sugar level.
• Giloy(Tinospora cordifolia ) : It enhance the production of insuline in body thus ultimately controls the level of blood sugar. It also helps to manage diabetes related complications like wounds, ulcers, kidney damage etc because of its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties.
• Methi ( Trigonella foenum-graecum ) : It has hypoglycaemic properties that helps to alleviate blood sugar level of body. It also reduce breakdown of starch into glucose which in turns lower the blood glucose levels.
• Jamun (Syzgium cumini ): It have active ingredients like jambosine and jamboline which helps to slow down the rate of sugar released into blood and also increase the level of insulin in body. It relieves the diabetic symptoms like frequent urination and thirst .
• Karela (Monordica charantia ): It cause more glucose to entre cells and helps body to process it and store in liver, fat and muscles. It also prevents the conversion of stored nutrients into glucose and its release into the blood.
• Tulsi ( Ocimum tenuiflorum ) : It has potent hypoglycemic properties as it alleviate the blood sugar levels in body. It also reduce the transformation of starch into glucose that in turn lowers the blood glucose levels.
• Daru haldi( Berberis aristata ) : It has potent anti-diabetic properties that helps to pacify the blood sugar levels. It also enhance the activity of Beta-cells in pancreas. The active compounds berberol and berberine present in daruhaldi anti-diabetic agents by mimicking insulin.
• Gurmaar( Gymnema sylvestre ) : It promotes the insulin response for food thus lessens the need for oral hypoglycaemic drugs and insulin therapy. It also block certain receptors in intestine . It helps to lower blood sugar level by controlling postprandial blood sugar levels.
• Vijayasar ( Pterocarpus marsupium ): It has excellent anti-glycemic properties that help in alleviatind blood sugar level of the body. It enhance the production of insulin by stimulate the beta-cells of pancreas.
• Saptrangi (salacia oblonga ) : The chemicals present in it prevents the absorption of sugar from the food by binding to enzyme called alpha-glucosidase.

USES OF MADHUMEHANTAK CHURNA :

• Relieve diabetes in natural and safe way
• Maintain insulin level
• Diuretic
• Keep pancreas healthy
• Prevent diabetes complications
• Maintain overall health and well being

Compared to Madhumehantak Churna the allopathic counterpart is Glimepride

It belongs to class of second generation sulfonylurea. It is anti-diabetic medicine recommended together with exercise and diet to treat type-2 diabetes.  It take three hours to show maximum effects that last for about a day. It is not used for the treatment of type-1 diabetes. It has few cardiovascular affects that other sulfonylureas.

MECHANISUM OF ACTION :

It lowers the blood sugar by stimulating release of insulin by beta- cells as it increase the activity of intracellular insulin receptors.

It is available in the market under the brand name of :

• Zoryl
• Glimestar
• Amaryl
• Euglim
• Glypride
• Azulix

SIDE-EFFECTS :

• Weakness
• Nausea
• Low blood sugar
• Headache
• Allergic skin reaction
• Severe itching
• Dizziness
• Rash
• Hives
• Reddening of skin
• Diarrhea
• Vomiting
• Thrombocytopenia
• Leucopenia
• Cholestasis
• Weight gain
• Vertigo
• Pancytopenia
• Low sodium levels

CONTRAINDICATIONS :

• Diabetic ketoacidosis
• Hypersensitivity to sulfonylureas
• Type 1 diabetes