Abstract

AYURVEDIC UNDERSTANDING OF URINARY SYSTEM-A REVIEW

*Dr. Madhava Diggavi and Dr. Anu Krishna P.

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Abstract

Ayurveda is considered as upanga of Atharvaveda which provides ways of healthy living has given prime importance to Mutravaha srotas (urinary system) and its srothogatha vikaras (urinary disorders). Being a system responsible for homeostasis of fluids in the body, it also detoxifies the body by eliminating certain waste products through urine. When diseased, people produce symptoms such as increased or decreased urine production, painful micturition, formation of stones, and thereby obstructed micturition, increased frequency of micturition. The concept of urinary system is explained under mutravaha srotas in Ayurvedic classics and it is one among the abhyantara srotas explained by Charaka and Susrutha. Mutra is the drava roopi mala which is formed in pakwashaya and expels the kleda from shareera regulated by samana vayu and apana vayu. Any derangement in the physiology of the system leads to kleda vridhi which can be observed by the increased bio chemical parameters such as urea, creatinine, Serum electrolytes.

Keywords: Mutravaha srotas, Vasthi, Vrikka.