Abstract

SCIENTIFIC REVIEW OF METHOD OF COLLECTION OF URINE SAMPLE IN AYURVEDA

Rani Khushboo, Kumar Anant*, Kumar Surjeet and Tewari Aditaya Nath

Abstract

Urine sample collection is an important part of urine examination. In Ayurveda urine collection method is designed in such a way that this is much applicable in helping to diagnosis of certain diseases. It gives a description of urine when, how and in what kind of pot to be stored for the examination. According to Ayurveda, at morning time before sunrise, mid-stream fresh urine sample should be collected in a clean glass vessel. This method takes much resemblance with the method of collection of urine sample described in various texts of modern medicine. Hence, a study is aim to prove method described in Ayurveda in ancient time have scientific reason.

Keywords: Urine sample collection, Fresh urine sample, Mid urine sample, Urine sample container, Astavidha pariksha, Methods of collection of urine as per modern medicine.