Urine Therapy - Does It Work?
The South Asian (East Indian) text, the "Shivambu Kalpa Vidhi" refers to an old, even ancient alternative medicinal practice called Urine Therapy (amaroli, urinotherapy, urotheraphy, uropathy or Shivambu Kalpa), where the use of urine is used to cure the body (both internally and externally) of many ailments; along with helping promote general bodily health.
The Chinese have also used urine for hundreds of years to treat certain cuts, stings, and surface wounds.
It is believed by Uropath's (promoters [doctors] of urine therapy) that the urea (chemical compound [hormones, corticosteroids, and enzymes]) found in urine is beneficial in helping prevent over 100 different illnesses, such as: asthma, bed wetting, cancer, sea creature stings, menstrual problems, and skin wounds, etc.
(urine is seen as a natural cure [a self-produced medicine]).
Topical urine is also used to treat common skin complaints, like acne, eczema, and psoriasis.
However, like most alternative medicines, urine therapy has only satisfied customers to vouch for any curative powers, as it's theories are not (as yet) accepted by science (urine therapy is discredited by science).
Due to this, a certain amount of doubt remains as to whether it is actually safe to use or not.
The main pro to its use, is that many people do seem to have been cured by it (or that is what is believed) - it has also been around since ancient times.
The main con; however, is that urine is a waste product - although usually sterile, it can at times contain high levels of ammonia and other toxins; when either a bladder or kidney infection is present (both common complaints); although, urine from pregnant horses is the main ingredient of Premarin (an estrogen replacement therapy medicine) that is widely accepted by science (un-sterile urine may provoke: mouth, intestinal tract, or even stomach infections).
Conclusion: Many people have actually drunken urine to stave of dehydration when caught in extreme situations where no water was available (a technical life-saver); however, this was usually only a short-term measure (a few days or more), and not what is needed for urine therapy to work ([?] an example of one cure).
Although, if urine can cure (it certainly has its believers), or whether it was used at the same time "something else" cured (a big coincidence) - "bottled pee" is still not something that will be found on the local drug store's shelf for some years to come.
The Chinese have also used urine for hundreds of years to treat certain cuts, stings, and surface wounds.
It is believed by Uropath's (promoters [doctors] of urine therapy) that the urea (chemical compound [hormones, corticosteroids, and enzymes]) found in urine is beneficial in helping prevent over 100 different illnesses, such as: asthma, bed wetting, cancer, sea creature stings, menstrual problems, and skin wounds, etc.
(urine is seen as a natural cure [a self-produced medicine]).
Topical urine is also used to treat common skin complaints, like acne, eczema, and psoriasis.
However, like most alternative medicines, urine therapy has only satisfied customers to vouch for any curative powers, as it's theories are not (as yet) accepted by science (urine therapy is discredited by science).
Due to this, a certain amount of doubt remains as to whether it is actually safe to use or not.
The main pro to its use, is that many people do seem to have been cured by it (or that is what is believed) - it has also been around since ancient times.
The main con; however, is that urine is a waste product - although usually sterile, it can at times contain high levels of ammonia and other toxins; when either a bladder or kidney infection is present (both common complaints); although, urine from pregnant horses is the main ingredient of Premarin (an estrogen replacement therapy medicine) that is widely accepted by science (un-sterile urine may provoke: mouth, intestinal tract, or even stomach infections).
Conclusion: Many people have actually drunken urine to stave of dehydration when caught in extreme situations where no water was available (a technical life-saver); however, this was usually only a short-term measure (a few days or more), and not what is needed for urine therapy to work ([?] an example of one cure).
Although, if urine can cure (it certainly has its believers), or whether it was used at the same time "something else" cured (a big coincidence) - "bottled pee" is still not something that will be found on the local drug store's shelf for some years to come.
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