21/03/2026
*Prameh (Diabetes)*
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© Dr. Shweta Kulkarni (MD Ayurveda, MA Sanskrit, YCB level 3 Yoga Instructor)
Holistic Ayurveda Yoga and Wellness
Eastleigh, Southampton UK
Contact: +447351683100
Email: [email protected]
Diabetes as explained in Ayurveda -
*Pathya - Apathya*
*(Diet & life style education)*
Do’s-
• Ahara:
Use of Purana Dhanya (grains harvested 1 year back)
Bharjit Dhanya (roasted grains)
Yava (Barley)
Mudga (Green
grams)
Kulattha (Horse grams)
Adhaki
Masura (Lentils)
Makushtha are recommended.
Bitter leafy vegetables like fenugreek
Atasi (Flaxseed)
Sarshapa (mustard) are recommended
roasted meat of dry habitats animals
Cereals:
Yava (Barley) (Hordeum vulgare)
godhuma (wheat)
kodrava (grain variety –Paspolum scrobiculatum)
udd¡laka (according to dhanvantari Nighantu forest variety of kodrava)
Kangu (Seteria italica)
Madhulika (Elusine coracana)
Shyamaka (Echinochloea frumentacea)
Jurnahva (Sorghum vulgare)
Vajranna (Pennisatum typhoides)
Purana shali (old rice)
Pulses:
Adhaki (red gram-Cajamus cajan)
kulattha (horse gram) and mudga (green gram)
Masura (Lentils)
Makushtha (Moth Bean/Acpnite bean)
Chanaka (Cicer arietinum) should be taken with bitter and astringent leafy vegetables.
Vegetables:
Navapatola (young Tricosanthus dioica)
young vegetables variety of banana, tanduleyaka (Amaranthus spinosus)
vastukam (bathuva)
all bitter vegetables (tiktasakam) like methika (Fenugreek leaves), Karavellaka (Bitter gourd), Bimbi (Kovai), Shigru fruits and leaves (Drum stick)
Vrintaka (Brinjal)
Rakta vrintaka (Tomato)
Putiha (mint leaves)
Suran (amorhophellus)
Curry leaves
Mulaka (radish)
Kushmanda (Ash Gourd)
Kritavedhana (Ridge gourd)
Alabu (Bottle gourd)
Fruits:
Jambu (Syzigium cumini)
Kapitha (Feronia limonia)
Amlaki (Phyllanthus embilica)
Bilva (Bael - Aegle marmelos)
Dadima (Pomegranate - Punica granatum)
Naranga (Orange - Citrus aurantium)
Parushaka (Falsa - Gravia asiatica)
Udumbara (Cluster Fig – Ficus racemosa) etc fruits.
Oils Condiments:
Atasi (Linum usitatisimum)
Sarshapa (mustard)
Haridra (Turmeric)
Maricha (Pepper)
Tvak (Cinnamon)
Lashuna (Garlic)
Shunthi (Ginger)
Methika (Fenugreek)
Dhanyaka (Coriander)
Jeeraka (Cumin seeds)
Vihara:
Ayurvedic texts suggest Long walks, swimming, hard labor like pulling carts, digging wells, serving animals etc.
All this involves muscular activity, which will help in maintaining muscle tone and peripheral utilization of glucose.
Today, weight training exercises can be done.
Following norms should be followed before or after exercise:
• Exercise should be initiated at low intensity and should be gradually Increased
• It should not be done after eating heavy meals.
• It should be done regularly at fixed timings.
• Before exercise, a person should have taken proper sleep, his diet should have been digested properly.
Don’ts –
• Ahara:
Excessive use of sweets, fruit salad, Sugarcane, fruits like Mango, Watermelon, Chikoo, Dates, Jack fruits, Custard apple, Banana, Grapes, Cashew nuts, and other fruits with high glycemic index
use of cold drinks
intake of oil, Hydrogenated Ghee, fried
food
over indulgence of meat especially of wet land animals
to take food before complete digestion of previous food
to take food in improper time and in varied quantity.
Dr. Shweta Kulkarni
MD Ayurveda, MA Sanskrit, YCB level 3 Yoga Instructor
Holistic Ayurveda and Yoga Wellness