World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

UNDERSTANDING OF CHINTA TYAGA AND STRESS AS A CAUSATIVE FACTOR OF PRAMEHA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 2

*Swatika Sharma, Sachin Deva, Ketki Aurangabadkar and Sunil Khandare

ABSTRACT

In 21st century, non communicable diseases are decumbent to kill more people; diabetes mellitus is one among them. It appears to be a global epidemic due to present era of stress due to competitive lifestyle and a change in dietary habits. The prevalence of diabetes is increasing in haste day by day. India has become the diabetic capital of the world. Stress hormones in our body directly alter the glucose levels. If we are experiencing stress, our body counter and this respond is called the fight or flight response. This response levitates our hormone levels and drives the blood sugar level up. Stress hyperglycemia is a medical term referring to transient elevation of the blood glucose due to stress illness. In our samhitas chinta tyaga is considered as one of the major hetu for the manifestation of prameha. Ayurvedic samprapti profoundly indicates how vitiated kapha along with meda due to chinta tyaga as an individual factor, leads to formation of Prameha. In both the cases the equation leads to same outcome i.e Diabetes Mellitus. This paper will highlight about that how the Stress and Achinta both are responsible for the manifestation of prameha.

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