Management of Pittaja Mutrakricchra by Ayurveda: A Case Study
Abstract
UTI is the most common bacterial infection managed in general practice and that presented with 1-3% of consultations. Up to 50% of women have a UTI at some time. Thirty to forty percent of nosocomial infections are UTIs. This is a case of UTI presented with symptoms of urinary urgency and frequency, suprapubic pain during and after voiding, chills, oliguria and burning micturition along with presence of bacterial growth leading to appearance of pus cells, epithelial cells in microscopic examination urine. Patient was considered suffering from mutrakriccchra and managed with Suvarnarajvangeshwar, Trunapanchamula Kwatha, chandrakala vati and chandraprabha vati for 7 days. Two assessments were made before and after treatment regarding symptoms of UTI & urine analysis, it showed significant reduction in subjective as well as objective parameters (in signs and symptoms, bacterial growth, pus cells, epithelial cells.)
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