Abstract

AN INSIGHT OF NEPHROLOGY IN AYURVEDA & MODERN SCIENCE

*Dr. Ritu Raghuvanshi and Dr. Sheetal Roman

Abstract

Ayurveda, the science of Ayu (life) is the ancient science of health. Urine formation has major role in human physiology. Despite the no availability of microscope, vision of apta jana(eminent scholar) of Ayurveda is so clear, the detail of urinary system in their text is highly appreciable. Aahar(diet) is said as Moola of body, which after digestion is transformed in to nutritive part (Aahar Rasa) and waste product (Urine and Feces). Modern Medical Science depicts that urine is filtrate of blood plasma and organ of filtration is kidney. Ayurveda describes that Mutra (urine) is formed from Aahar Rasa in to Antra (Intestines). The process of Mutra Nirman(urine formation) in Ayurveda is much controversial topic, so author have tried to prove that Ayurvedic concept of urine formation is how much scientific on the parameter of Modern Medical Science.

Keywords: Aahar, Mutra nirman prakriya, Antra, Kidney, Ureter, Urinary Baldder.