Question: what are the ayurvedic medicines for diabetes?
Answer: The herbs which are used to treat diabetes include shilajit, turmeric, neem, coccinea indica, amalaki, triphala, bitter gourd, rose apple, leaves of bilva, cinnamon, gymnema, fenugreek, bay leaf and aloe vera (McWhorter 2001; Saxena 2004). Decoctions of triphala, fenugreek and Shilajit are commonly used.