Open randomised clinical study of Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna roxb.) Kaand Twak Churna on Madhumeha: A Pilot Study

A clinical study was conducted on patients of Madhumeha resembling condition with Diabetes Mellitus, to evaluate the efficacy of Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna Roxb.) Kaand Twak Churna which is mentioned in traditional Bhavaprakash Nighantu as Madhumehahar. The present study was designed on newly diagnosed cases of Type II Diabetes Mellitus. The Aim and Objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna Roxb.) Kaand Twak Churna on Madhumeha. This study was planned on 40 newly diagnosed cases of Diabetes Mellitus who were orally administered with Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna Roxb.) Kaand Twak Churna. Result obtained from study revealed that Kaand Twak Churna of Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna Roxb.) shows good effect in relieving the subjective criteria’s viz, Prabhutamutrata, Pippasa Vriddhi, Avila Mutrata, Swedaadhikya, Nidradhikya. It has also shown significant result in Objective criteria viz. FBS, PPBS, HBA1C