Indian Traditional Systems Used in Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes Mellitus is most widely spreading disease and become a major problem that responsible for the death of people in developing and developed countries. Diabetes Mellitus cannot treat completely but can be controlled. For treatment of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus mostly synthetic oral hypoglycaemic agents are in use. In India at present status herbal medicines also used on a large scale because of its high potency to treat disease and nontoxicity also, herbal medicines are very cheap in India and preparation methods are very simple. Herbal medicines not only cure disease but also treat the cause of disease and does not have an expiry date because of an active constituent of herb does not lose its potency with an increase in time or duration. Conventional and Alternative Medicines technique is another way to approach therapy in diabetes mellitus treatment. Yogasanas, Hot tub therapy, massage, biofeedback are included in CAM technique. The aim of this review is to approach traditional systems used in India like ayurvedic herbal medicines, CAM. Patwekar S.L * ., Gaikwad M.S., Khan S.A., Suryawanshi A.B., Pedewad S.R., Potulwar A.P. School of pharmacy, S.R.T.M.University, Nanded