Open AccessA Case of Ayurvedic management of chronic kidney disease with use of varunaadi kadha
Author(s) -
Sangram Indore
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ayurlog: national journal of research in ayurveda science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-7329
DOI - 10.52482/ayurlog.v8i02.635
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , disease , kidney , incidence (geometry) , notice , intensive care medicine , political science , law , optics , physics
Chronic renal failure, a consequence of chronic kidney disease, trauma, immune disorder, and certain other conditions, is a growing public health concern worldwide. Often causing high health care costs but yielding poor outcomes, kidney disease is the ninth leading cause of death in the United States, and is growing in incidence in other industrialized nations. All individuals with GFR <60 ml/min/1.73 m2 for 3 months are classified as having chronic kidney disease, irrespective of the presence or absence of kidney damage. Ayurvedic text have also described various categories of mutraroga like mutraghata, mutrakricchr, ashmari and wide range of herbo mineral drugs as therapeutic measures. This clinical observation was undertaken to notice the action of Ayurvedic drugs in the management of CRF on a 69 years old patient. Patient was advised Gomutra, Gokshur seed decoction and Gokshuradi Guggula with Varunadi kwath anupan for regularly two months. Significant improvement in all subjective as well as objective parameters was noted.