MUTRAKRICHHA (UTI): A REVIEW BASED ON AYURVEDA AND MODERN PERSPECTIVEE
Dr. Bakhtyar Asharafi*, Dr. Ajay Goswami, Dr. Bhima Devi and Dr. Rakesh Sharma
ABSTRACT
The term Mutrakrichha comes under the disorders of Mutravaha Srotas, and mainly deals with shool (pain) and kricchrata (dysuria). Description of this disease in almost all-important classical texts reflects its prevalence in ancient period. Acharya Charaka has described eight types of Mutrakrichha. Charaka has also mentioned eight type of Mutragatha. Mutraghata and Mutrakrichha separately described by Acharya Sushruta in Uttar-tantra. In Mutrakrichha, the vitiated Pitta Dosha along with Vata (mainly Apana Vayu) on reaching Vasti (bladder) afflicts the Mutravaha Srotas due to which the patient feels difficulty in micturition along with symptoms like Peeta mutrata, Sarakta mutrata, Sadaha mutrata, Saruja mutrata and Muhur-muhur mutrata. The above mentioned symptomatology has close resemblance with urinary tract infections, as described in modern texts specifically lower urinary tract infections (urethritis and cystitis). Therefore in present article attempt has been made to define Mutrakrichha on scientific grounds vis-a-vis urinary tract infection.
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