Abstract

ROLE OF PANCHAKARMA IN MUTRAKRUCCHA (CHRONIC UTI): A CASE STUDY

Dr. Yennawar Sandhya M.* and Dr. Bawankar Rupali J.

Abstract

Dysuria is a common symptom in gynecology. Dysuria means difficulty in passing urine. According to Ayurveda dysuria is correlated with mutrakruccha. So, difficulty or pain in micturition is called mutrakruccha. There is a pain while passing urine& also obstruction to the passage of urine. This is a chronic disease. This is due to urinary tract infection (UTI) & is associated with urethritis &cystitis. Causes for cystitis due to infection with E-coli, tuberculosis, stone, radiation cystitis, and Papilloma or carcinoma. In this condition painful micturition especially at the end of the act. Avoid all the etiological factors. Abhyanga, snehana, swedana, niruha anuvasan basti, avagaha, parishek uttarbasti is the general line of treatment. Use of mutral herbes. So we decided to use the abhyantar chikitsa, panchakarma, sthanik chikitsa in dysuria (mutrakrucha) according to 26/45 & presented a case study. By this case study we conclude that the holistic approach of Ayurveda panchakarma and Sthanik chikitsa plays an important role in the management of dysuria (mutrakrucha).

Keywords: Mutra kruchha, Mutradaha, Varnvar mutrapravrutti, Uttar basti, Abhyantar chikitsa.