Abstract

AYURVEDA TREATMENT PROTOCOL IN THE MANAGEMENT OF VRIKKASHMARI (NEPHROLITHIASIS)” - A CASE STUDY

Shubhee Nayak*, Yogesh Wane and Prakash Joshi

Abstract

Kidney stone is resembled with the Ashmari in Ayurveda “Ashm” the meaning is like a stone and “Ari” means enemy so it behaves like enemy for body. When the aggravated Vayu dries up the semen, urine, Pitta and Kapha located in the urinary bladder, then gradually stones are formed there as Gorochana (gall stone) is formed in bile inside the gall bladder of the cattle. Ashmari (calculus) is of 4 types, viz Shleshmaj(Kaphaja), Vataja, Pittaja and Sukraja.[1] Kidney Stone is also called Nephrolithiasis. A small, hard deposits that forms in the kidney and often painful when passed. Kidney stones are hard deposits of minerals and acid salts that stick together in concentrated urine. They can be painful when passing through the urinary tract. Based on variations in mineral composition and pathogenesis, kidney stones are commonly classified into five types as follows.[2] 1. Calcium stone (Calcium Oxalate and Calcium Phosphate) 2. Struvite or Magnesium Ammonium Phosphate Stones 3. Uric Acid Stones or Urate 4. Cystine Stones 5. Drug-Induced Stones. This case study aims to study Ashmari (Kidney stone) in Ayurveda views, effective Ayurvedic medicine without going to surgical invention, avoid recurrence of kidney stone with effective Ayurvedic treatment.

Keywords: Ashmari, Calculus, Nephrolithiasis, Kidney stone, Kidney.