Abstract

EFFICACY OF UTTARABASTI IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MUTRASANGA (URETHRAL STRICTURE)

Ahmed Murshid* and Kalita Binod

Abstract

Urethral stricture is one of the commonest diseases of urinary tract. It is an abnormal narrowing of urethral lumen mainly due to fibrosis, causing difficulty in passing urine. It can be found at any part of the urethra from bladder to the tip of the penis. Though there is much procedure in modern surgery for the management of urethral stricture but cost effective, minimally invasive with low recurrence treatment yet to be established. Acharyas of Ayurveda, thousands year ago had recommended Uttarabasti for the management of similar urinary tract diseases which have to be re-evaluated and scientifically standardized. In this study ten numbers of diagnosed cases of urethral stricture were randomly selected for Uttarabasti given on 7 days interval and reviewed after seven sitting.

Keywords: urethral stricture, Ayurveda, Uttarabasti.