Homoeopathy in the Treatment of Diabetes: A Review

Diabetes is one of the most fearsome concerns of the modern world. As the man has evolved he has tried to ease his life with inventions and technologies. These have led to unfit lifestyle changes and have caused a havoc on his health. The unhealthy lifestyle has resulted in various diseases one of which is diabetes. Diabetes is the inability of the body to process glucose leading to an increased level of glucose in the blood while the cells are deprived of it. A lot of work has been done and is still under process to curb the prevalence of this disorder. Homoeopathy is one such area of medicine that has had some success in the treatment of diabetes. Homoeopathy uses natural materials such as plants, animals, minerals to prepare medicines from. Plants form a major portion of homoeopathic medicines. Plants such as Syzygium jambolanum, Gymnema sylvestre, etc. have long been used to treat diabetes traditionally as well as in homoeopathy. These plants act in reducing the blood glucose level. It is therefore important that we focus more and more research on such easily and naturally available materials. It will not only reduce the load on pharma companies but will also make health care available to more and more people.