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Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) is the most common eye disease occurring in Diabetic patients. The modern medical mainstay management depends upon the laser photocoagulation which is indicated in DR associated with macular edema and proliferative DR. If hemorrhage is severe then vitrectomy is indicated. Even though both treatments are effective in reducing further vision loss they cannot cure the DR, and have their own limitations. Both procedures cannot restore the already lost vision Durva is pitta-rakthahara, vranashodaka, vranaropaka.Due to its easy availability it is selected for this study;shiropichu and paana,due to its easy and safe administration. Shiropichu of durva swarasa on bhramarandra, helps to revert the local pathology of eye and durva swarasa paana will help to correct retinal pathology and also it corrects the systemic pathology of diabetic retinopathy. Hence, this study is proposed due to its safe, cost effective, easy availability and easy administration in the management of diabetic retinopathy.

Timira, Durva Swarasa shiropichu