VERSATILE USES OF INDIAN COW URINE: A REVIEW
Amit Manohar Belekar*, Prashant Sanjeevrao Salian, Abhijeet P. Shirguppe and Sachin Vasantrao Patil
ABSTRACT
Indian cow, Bos indicusis a most valuable animal in indian culture. Sushruta samhita and astanga sangraha states cow‟s urine is one of the most effective substance of animal origin with innumerable therapeutic values. It has been recognized as water of life or Amrita. Cow‟s urine is one of the most important substance out of five substances in Panchgavya (cowtherapy). A huge research is going on to determine and prove therapeutic efficiency of cow urine therapy. Cow‟s urine has a versatile therapeutic uses. It is used as antiseptic, disinfectant, antimicrobial, antifungal, anthelmintic, analgesic and anti-obesity agent. Besides that it is used in treatment of various disease like hemorrhoids, diabetes and cancer. Most important property of cow urine is, it promote and augment the bioactivity or bioavailability or the uptake of various drugs enhancing their efficacy and potency and reducing their dose and duration of treatment. Thus cow urine can be used efficiently in combination with other medicines in various therapies too. However there is need of further research so that with cow urine wide range of diseases can be managed. It will prove to be eco-friendly, economical and easily available remedy for various dangerous diseases in future.
Keywords: Indian cow, cow urine, Panchgavya.
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