Diabetes Mellitus (DM) represents a major medical problem affecting millions of people all over the world. Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin, a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starch and other foods into energy needed for daily life.

The two distinct forms of DM are
Type I, juvenile or insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus ( IDDM-an auto immune disease in which body does not produce any insulin) and
Type II, adult onset or Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus ( NIDDM-a metabolic disorder resulting from the body's inability to make sufficient or properly use insulin).

However, since there are more adult onset cases (NIDDM-90-95%) then juvenile ones (IDDM-5-10%); Type II needs more attention. Despite a significant improvement over the past two decades in our understanding and treatment of Diabetes mellitus many aspects about the subject need to be elucidated, because the management and treatment of Diabetes Mellitus still remains one of the important challenges for the medical profession.

Looking at the inconveniences and agony of persons suffering from diabetes and trying out various medicaments, developing diabetic neuropathy, increasing renal load and various other complications like hematological disorder, cardiovascular complications, weight loss, lactic acidosis and ultimately developing further complications aggravating the related problems, the research and development team of Swastik Formulations started working on herbal remedy for diabetes.

On a prolonged study it was found that 'Epicatechin' which is found in abundance naturally in wood commonly known as vijaysar, (Pterocarpus marsupium) is mimetically quite similar to insulin in its action. Encouraged by the finding, the team continued to work on developing a combination of herbs and natural product, which will be synergistically beneficial to a diabetic patient as a whole. The objective was not only to take care of insulin level but also to take care of other peripheral problem associated with it, which cause major distress to the patient.