AN EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF MUTRA ASHMARI (~ URINARY STONE) BY AYURVEDA – A SINGLE CASE STUDY

Abstract

Background Since ancient times Ashmari has been mentioned in Ayurvedic texts. Ashmari is a disease related to the urinary system (Mutravahasrotas). Mutrashmari is described under Astamahagada (difficult to cure) in Ayurveda. It possesses symptoms such as Jwara (Fever), Basti Pida (Discomfort and pain in the bladder), Aruchi (Anorexia), Mutrakrucchra (Difficulty in micturition), Bastishira Vedana (Pain in Urethra), Mushka Vedana (Pain in testicles) and Shepha Vedana (Pain in the penis). Brief Case Report For this study, the diagnosed case of Ashmari was selected from the Sanjivani Hospital, DSRRAU, Jodhpur. The patient was treated with Ayurveda medicines on an OPD basis. The patient was advised initially to follow up after 7 days and later after every 15 days. Along with medication, the patient was also advised to follow diet and lifestyle restrictions. The patient got relief in signs and symptoms and the USG report showed no evidence of calculi in the kidney after 10 days of treatment. Conclusion Many studies were done on Ashmari, but none of them were able to remove/dissolve the calculus only in 10 days. This treatment was able to cure the patient in 10 days completely.

Keywords: - Ayurveda, Ashmari, Kidney stone