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.
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