Abstract

REVIEW ARTICLE ON ROLE OF UTTAR BASTI IN THE MANAGEMENT OF URETHRAL STRICTURE

Vd. Prashant Patil* and Vd. Madhuri Bhandare

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Abstract

Urethral stricture is a condition where the urethra narrows, often due to factors like trauma, infections (such as TB or Gonorrhea), or procedures like TURP. Symptoms include urethral discharge, difficulty urinating, dribbling of urine, increased frequency, and incomplete voiding. In modern medicine, treatments like urethroplasty and urethral dilation are common. In Ayurveda, urethral stricture is compared to "Mutra Marga Samkocha," Material and Methods: This paper provides a collective information regarding Mutra Marga Samkocha (Urethral Stricture), from Nighantu, Samhita and Modern Medicine. Uttarbasti is performed by the use of oils like Bala Taila, Tila Taila, Apamarga Kshar Taila etc. Result and Discussion: Most of the concerned information are retrieved from published international journals and classical text of Ayurveda. As per published research papers uttarbasti is highly effective in case of urethral stricture.

Keywords: Mutramarga Samkocha, urethral stricture, Bala Taila, Uttarbasti.