European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE DUE TO HYPERTENTION & TYPE-II DM–A CASE REPORT

Surjeet Kumar*, Anant Kumar* and Prof. Vidula Gujjarwar*

ABSTRACT

The chronic kidney disease (CKD) with its high prevalence, morbidity and mortality is an important worldwide public health problem. In India diabetes and hypertension report 40-60% cases of CKD. It is progressive loss of kidney function, which develops over a period of years. CKD is considered when glomerular filtration rate (GFR) falls below 30 ml/min. the management include dialysis and renal transplantation, which are not affordable by every patient because in India large number of patients below the poverty line. Therefore exploration of safe and alternative therapy is needed which proves to be helpful in reducing the requirement of dialysis and in delaying the renal transplant. A patient of CKD comes to our OPD and treated with Ayurvedic principles, the line of treatment advised by Acharyas provides symptomatic relief and reduction in the level of blood urea, serum creatinine, and albuminuria. Overall result of Ayurvedic management in present case was highly significant.

Keywords: Chronic kidney disease (CKD), glomerular filtration rate (GFR).