Open AccessA review on mutra pariksha (urine examination) by Ayurvedic perspective
Author(s) -
Sanjay Gamaji Pairkao,
Arun Shankarrao Dudhamal
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
ayurlog: national journal of research in ayurveda science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-7329
DOI - 10.52482/ayurlog.v6i07.272
Subject(s) - perspective (graphical) , pathological , disease , traditional medicine , medicine , computer science , pathology , artificial intelligence
In modern medicine urine examination is used as the one of the important diagnostic and prognostic tool but in Ayurveda urine examination is used in a systematic and scientific way for knowing the diagnosis and prognosis of the disease from samhita kala. Thousands of year before, for diagnosis of the various aspects of the disease and diseased person several methods has been described in different Ayurved samhita. These methods can be broadly classified in to Rogi pariksha and Rog pariksha . While explaining the astavidha (Ashtasthan) pariksha Acharya Yogratnakar has described the methods examination of mutra pariksha after the explanation of the Nadi pariksha and Mala pariksha. He has also described the another important technique of the mutra parikha known as Tail bindu pariksha which is used for knowing the prognosis of the disease. Mutra pariksha as such in systematic way is not described in brihattrayi, scattered references are available in relation with the physiological and pathological state of sharir. Here attempt has been made to elaborate the ayurvediya mutra pariksha collectively in respect to odor, color, quantity etc which can be a important diagnostic and prognostic tool.