EXPLORING THE ANCIENT WISDOM, SIDDHA INSIGHTS IN MADHUMEGA AVATHAIGAL ILLUSTRATING WITH CHRONIC COMPLICATION OF NON-INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS - A LITERATURE REVIEW

Diabetes has spread throughout the world in recent years, and this disease has led to an increase in national and international healthcare costs. There are many causes of this terrible disease, but according to the Siddha system of medicine, the real triggers are the three bodily humors that are the main components of the living body. The term diabetes mellitus is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia of the metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids, and proteins due to metabolic disorders of various etiologies, disorders of insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Diabetes is a condition comparable to Madhumegam in Siddha. Other names mentioned in the text are Neerizivu and Inippuneer. Common signs and symptoms include increased frequency and volume of urination, pus around the urethra, nausea, and dry skin. This disease is defined as the main disease. Madhumegaavataigal's text from the Siddha School continues to be the primary research authority on diabetes and its complications. Here, ancient and traditional knowledge of the disease is explored with a comparative review of complications of diabetes and MadumeghaAvathaigal in modern classics