title: Some comments on diabetes and herbal therapy.
abstract: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease recognized as a malady of aged people and the young. As the contemporary civilization is advanced more people in civilized world are suffering from diabetes mellitus due to irrational dietary habits. Though the disease was known since long effective treatment was scarce. There is no effective treatment for its radical cure but the preventive measures can be resorted to. However, ayurvedic system has been successful in controlling the disease by medicines and sound advice on dietetics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Home Science, Behampur University, Bhanja Bihar, Berhampur - 760 007, Orissa, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pattnaik
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Mohanty