Abstract

INTERPRETATION OF MUTRAKRICCHRA AS A LAKSHANA AND AS A SWATANTRA VYADHI.

Dr. Mayur S. Patil* Dr. Ujwala V. Pawar and Dr. Subhash. R. Saley

Abstract

Mutrakricchra is disease of mutravaha srotasa mentioned in Ayurveda. It is a broad term which covers the conditions described in modern medical science. ‘Dukhen mutra pravritti’ is cardinal symptom of Mutrakricchra vyadhi .Now a days, we see that several patients approach to hospital regularly affected with different disorders of mutravaha srotas. Mutrakricchra is one of the most frequent disease among all of this. Formation of urine, excretion of urine is controlled by apana vayu. When apana vayu gets vitiated, it causes mutravaha srotas dushti and lakshanas like (Burning Micturition), sashul mutra (Painful Micturition) etc appears during micturition. Basti is the moolsthan of mutravaha srotasa and is one of tri-marmas mentioned in Ayurveda. In classical texts, it is mentioned that treatment of mootravaha srotodushti should be done according to treatment of mutrakricchra vyadhi. It shows mutrakrichhra vyi have great importance in Ayurveda. In present era, mutrakricchra is found is many patients presenting as disease itself and as a poorvaroopa, roopa, updrava, arishta etc in various systemic disease. This study is a classical review of mutakricchra vyadhi mentioned in various samhitas as separate disease and as lakshanas of other disease.

Keywords: Mutaravaha srotas, mutrakricchra, Basti, vyadhi, lakshanas, trimarmas, apana vayu.