ANTI-HYPERGLYCEMIC EFFECT OF ROOT POWDER OF COCCINIA GRANDIS L. VOIGT WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MADHUMEHA: A PILOT STUDY

A clinical study was conducted on patients of Madumeha nearest resembling condition with diabetes mellitus, a rich man’s disease to evaluate the hypoglycemic effect of root powder of Bimbi (Coccinia grandis L. Voigt) which traditionally practiced in rural areas of Kerala and Karnataka, India. On the basis of this survey, present study was designed on newly diagnosed cases of type II Diabetes mellitus. The aim and objectives of this study was to evaluate the hypoglycaemic effect of root powder of Bimbi (Coccinia grandis L. Voigt). This study was planned on 10 newly diagnosed cases of diabetes mellitus who was administered with root powder of Bimbi (Coccinia grandis L. Voigt), Result obtained from study revealed that root powder of Bimbi (Coccinia grandis L. Voigt) showed good effects in relieving the subjective criteria’s viz. Prabhootamootrata, Kshudhadhikyata, Daurbalya and Pipasadhikyata. It has also shown significant result in objective criteria’s like FBS, FUS, and PPUS.