Abstract

ROLE OF AYURVEDA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE W.S.R MUTRAGHATA: A CASE STUDY

*Dr. Pankaj Kumar Jha and Dr. Sujata Yadav

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Abstract

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is progressive form of renal disorders associated with reduced renal function. It reduces the productive years of life and life expectancy, increases health expenditure and socioeconomic burden on individual as well as on society. Patients of CKD have to undergo treatment modalities such as dialysis, kidney transplantation that are not easily affordable to all. Hence, there is a need to establish affordable and safe medical treatment for such patients. Chronic kidney disease can be managed with lifestyle modification and early Ayurveda intervention thus It is possible to reduce morbidity and mortality, which occurs due to CKD. In Ayurveda, CKD may be compared with the subtypes of Mutraghata (~obstructive and suppressive uropathies), for which extensive treatment modalities have been described in ayurvedic classics. In present study, a 28 year old female patient with CKD stage III diagnosed in a government hospital of Delhi was advised renal transplant and dialysis. She visited kayachikitsa opd for treatment. She was treated for around 2 months with ayurvedic medicines and showed marked improvement in subjective and objective parameters post treatment.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Chronic kidney disease, Mutraghata.