Abstract

CONCEPTUAL STUDY OF MUTRASHMARI WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO UROLITHIASIS

Chandan Kumar Pathak*, Anant Saznam, Haider Ali and Deepali Sundari Verma

Abstract

Ashmari is one of the dreadful diseases described by Acharya Sushruta. Mutrashmari (Urinary Stone) is most common disease of urinary system. Mutrashmari is a mutravaha shroto disease. Mutrashmari is more serious and is included in the ashtamahagada rogas (Eight grave diseases mentioned in Brihattrayi- the three major classical texts of Ayurveda). Nidanam, purvarupam, rupam, samprapti and upashayam are called as Nidanapanchaka or five pathological factors mentioned in Ayurveda for eliciting a disease. Main nidana of mutrashmari is asamsodhana seela i.e., absence of evacuative measures or cleansing procedures in the body. Many Acharyas have explained purvarupas of ashmari. On the basis of rupa and lakshana (Symptoms) Acharyas classified it as vataja, pittaja, kaphaja and sukraja. Samprapti of mutrashmari is the series of changes that takes place from the commencement of nidana till manifestation of the disease. Upashayam is explained as the treatment and pathya (Healthy Food and Regimen) for mutrashmari. Rupa and lakshana of mutrashmari is similar to Urolithiasis.

Keywords: Mutrashmari, Urolithiasis, Nidanapanchaka.