European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS OF COW URINE AND DUNG

Ankita Wal*, Dr Pranay Wal, Nikita Saraswat, Chandra Prakash Sharma, Dr. A. K. Rai

ABSTRACT

Since thousands of years, we worship cow as “KAMADHENU”, the God who fulfills our desire. We worship cow as the mother of all entities, which gives all pleasures to everyone. The utility of cow dung, cow urine & other gavyas of Panchgavya are being investigated by using modern tools in term of relevant scientific research. The findings are reestablishing the lost glory of cattle and its utility for mankind. Cow dung and urine have now proved to be prime rich resource base which has been clearly said in ancient text "Gomaye Vaste Laxmi". Westerners adopted a different paradigm, namely "Doodhmaye Vaste Laxmi" implying that. the milk is the only valuable product from cow. Now a days Almost every house hold has one or more patients suffering from environmentally influenced diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, heart troubles, renal failures, depression, cancer, asthma In India, drinking of cow‟s urine has been practiced for thousands of years. One form of cow‟s urine with popular use now a day is cow‟s urine distillate (Gomutra – arka – in Ayurveda). A transparent liquid obtained when cow‟s urine is subjected to the process of distillation. This distillate shows more acceptability than crude cow‟s urine and also shows all properties equal to crude cow‟s urine. Recent researchers prove that cow‟s urine distillate acts as a bio-enhancer of antibiotic activity. Traditionally cow dung has been used as a fertilizer, though today dung is collected and used to produce biogas. This gas is rich in methane and is used in rural areas of India/Pakistan and elsewhere to provide a renewable and stable source of electricityt. The cow dung is utilized for fields, plants as fertilizer. The cow dung is used for gas plants. The cow dung is an efficacious disinfectant and often used as fuel in lieu of firewood in India. Additionaly smoke from a dung fire keeps flies away and acts as mosquito repellant.

Keywords: gavyas of Panchgavya, Gomaye Vaste Laxmi.