Category: Kidney Stones

February 26, 2022

Treatment of Overactive Bladder in Ayurveda With Herbal Remedies

Abstract

Peeping through the windows of your picnic van listening to your favorite music awaiting adventures, all of a sudden you feel distracted. Your bladder is full, you cannot control the urge to pee and you feel reckless. Have you ever been through this ?? Don’t feel embarrassed it is just a symptom, not a disease

The liquid waste

Urine is the body’s liquid waste composed of water, chemicals and electrolytes. These are produced within the kidney as a result of the filtration of toxins and are excreted out through the urinary bladder. The bladder is lined by muscles that allow infrequent and controlled urination.

Overactive bladder (OAB)

OAB is the sudden, uncontrolled urge to urinate. The bladder muscles squeeze uncontrollably causing some urine to leak out.

OAB is characterized by

  1. Unintentional loss of urine
  2. Nocturia
  3. Frequent urge to urinate ie urinate more than 8 times a day

Overactive Bladder

Causes

The bladder is controlled by a group of organs and muscles together. Overactive bladder results when the normal bladder function is disrupted. The involuntary bladder contraction releases the urine outside.

Other causes include

  1. Nerve damage
  2. Weak pelvic muscles
  3. Incomplete bladder emptying
  4. Degenerative disc disease
  5. Urinary incontinence
  6. Medications
  7. Stroke
  8. Scoliosis
  9. DIabetes
  10. Urinary Tract Infections
  11. BPH
  12. Constipation

Complications

OAB can disrupt your daily life. It may lead to

  1. Emotional disturbances
  2. Depression
  3. Anxiety
  4. Sleep disturbances

Treat the cause

Don’t isolate yourself or limit your social life

  1. Behavioral exercises
  2. Bladder training
  3. Pelvic muscle
  4. Medications
  5. Nerve stimulation

Mutra

Ayurveda considers tri dosha is vata, pitta, kapha and trimala i.e. urine, stool and sweat as tripods of life that sustains the body. Urine, which is the chief among trimala, should be avoided. It is one among non-suppressible urges and should not be forcefully ejected.

The cause might be

  1. Suppression of urges
  2. Trauma
  3. Incompatible food
  4. Malnutrition
  5. Infections
  6. Physical and mental strain
  7. Underlying diseases
  8. Smoking, alcohol etc

Mutravaha srotas and vikaras

Mutravaha srotas are those channels that carry urine outside, any injury or trauma to those can lead to

  1. Excessive urination
  2. Frequent scanty urination
  3. Obstruction
  4. Painful urination etc

Mutra Vaha srotas vikaras: care for cure

Out of the many available herbs around, urinary disorders can be cured by a group of drugs which includes :-

  1. Gokshura- Tribulus terrestris
  2. Jambu – Syzygium cumini
  3. Yashtimadhu – Glycyrrhiza glabra
  4. Punarnava – Boerhavia diffusa
  5. Chandana – Santalum album
  6. Varuna – Crataeva nurvala
  7. Guduchi – Tinospora cordifolia

In Ayurveda, the holistic science, the balanced state of tridosha maintains equilibrium of the body and provides good health. The imbalance of these humors causes urinary disorders. The remedy for urinary tract illnesses involves cleansing out the blocked urinary tract, detoxification of the infections, and administering herbs that tone the kidneys and normalize the functioning of the apana vata.

Some include

1. Gokshuradi kashayam

This decoction calms tridosha and is effective in urinary disorders. These are a mixture of gokshura, ardraka , rasona etc.

2. Gokshuradi guggulu

It is a mixture of several drugs with beneficial properties. It contains gokshura which acts as a diuretic and has lithotrophic action. It also has guggulu which adds to the diuretic action and relieves pain and inflammation.

  1. Pashanbedhadhi kashayam
  2. Ikshu rasa

Panchakarma in mutravikaras

Panchakarma has always played a major role in dealing with urogenital abnormalities . The treatment modalities include

  1. Snehapana
  2. Abhyanga
  3. Swedana
  4. Enema
  5. Purgation

Herbal Remedies By Planet Ayurveda

Planet ayurveda is a GMP certified company offering herbal products all over the world. All these products are 100 % safe and prepared using the standardized extract of herbs. These formulations are prepared under the strict guidance of  expert ayurveda physicians by following classical ayurvedic texts. Planet ayurveda experts give lots of formulations for overactive bladder , some of them are listed below

Herbal Remedies for Overactive Bladder

Herbal Supplements for Overactive Bladder

1. Shilajit capsules

Shilajit, being the most potent herbal mineral compound, has always remained a potent healer in most ailments since ancient times. Shilajit / Asphaltum which is a rich source of nutrients and minerals helps in preventing urinary disorders. Planet Ayurveda’s Shilajit cap is a pure extract of Shilajit resin and is completely organic. The diuretic action of it is attributed to the presence of humic acid and fulvic acid. These act on the tri dosha, being light and dry, these pacify kapha and vata dosha. The pungent taste and cold potency of the herb detoxify pitta. Shilajit has antibacterial properties too.

Dosage: 2 capsules with lukewarm water twice a day.

2. Chandraprabha Vati

The most substantial anti-inflammatory drug in urinary disorders, chanderprabha vati is a combination of 37 vital ingredients. As the name implies it is effective as the aura of the moon and pacifies multitudes of diseases. Guggulu / Commiphora mukul and Shilajit- Asphaltum being the major contributors to the combination have Sugar, Karpoora – Cinnamomum camphora , Ativisha – Aconitum heterophyllum, Haridra – Curcuma longa, Vacha – Acorus calamu, Musta – Cyperus rotundus, Amlaki – Emblica officinalis, Haritaki – Terminalia bellirica, Vibhitaki – Terminalia chebula, Chavya – Piper chaba, Bhunimba – Andrographis paniculata, Vidanga – Embelia ribes, Devadar – Cedrus deodara, Dhanya – Coriander sativum, Guduchi – Tinospora cordifolia, Chitraka– Plumbago zeylanica, Shunthi – Zingiber officinalis, Darvi – Berberis aristata, Maricha – Piper nigrum, Pippali – Piper longum, Pippali mool – Piper longum, Gaja pippali – Piper chaba, Sarjikakshara – Sodium carbonate, Yavakshar – Potassium carbonate, Saindhava Lavana – Rock salt, Suvarchala Lavan – Sodium sulfate, Vida Lavan – Black salt Swarna Makshika bhasma – Copper pyrites, Trivrit – Operculina turpethum,Danti mool – Baliospermum montanum, Dalchini – Cinnamomum zeylanicum ,Tejpatta – Cinnamomum tamala , Ela – Elettaria cardamomum , Vankshalochana – Bambusa arundinacea, Lauha Bhashma – Ferric ash as the remaining ingredients. Due to its pitta balancing effect, chandraprabha helps to control burning sensation. It helps in balancing vata and kapha. Chanderprabha helps in the prevention of toxins and removes them through urine.

Dosage : 1-2 tablets twice or thrice daily with lukewarm water

3. Tribulus power capsules

Tribulus Power, a distinctive product of Planet Ayurveda contains a unique blend of special herb Gokshura – Tribulus terrestris which are useful in many urinary tract disorders. Gokshura is known for its action on the urinary system. The antioxidants present in it prevent kidney damage. It is sweet in taste and cold in potency. Gokshura is a diuretic and can pacify tridosha.

Dosage: 2 capsules twice a day after food with plain water.

4. Ashwagandha capsules

Ashwagandha / Withania somnifera, is the most powerful herb in Ayurveda. It is rich in natural alkaloids and has diuretic action for which it is beneficial in urinary disorders. It keeps the excretory tract clean and disease-free.

Dosage: 1- 2 capsules daily with plain water after food.

Diet and lifestyle changes for urinary problems

  1. Reduce spicy foods
  2. Include fiber in the diet
  3. Limit exposure to the sun
  4. Do not suppress the urge to urinate
  5. Yoga therapy

Conclusion

Ayurveda has a holistic approach to dealing with every disease. Every person is treated individually based on his strength, symptoms and body constitution. In urinary disorders, the management is duly based on the unbalanced dosa. The vitiated dosa is taken care of with the help of medicinal herbs. Overactive bladder may seem overwhelming, but you’re not alone in this, Ayurveda provides a better solution to your problem. Your wonderful life shouldn’t be spent all day in a bathroom, running away from your favorites.

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February 15, 2019

How Helpful is Ayurvedic Remedies in Kidney Stones?

Introduction

Kidney stone is not a stone exactly, but in fact is the crystallization of minerals and waste materials, which is found in urine, when they all get assembled in the kidney blocking the canal that passes urine, thus causing pain. Sometimes it is too small to be noticed, but can expand its size with time, up to the size of a grapefruit. It is only then that it begins blocking the flow of urine, causing extreme pain and bleeding. In Ayurvedic language it means Vrukka Ashmari ( Vrukka means kidney and Ashmari means the stone). The treatment is different for every person in Ayurveda, as every individual body has its own features.

Causes of kidney stones

What are the Causes of Kidney Stones

  • The reason why the kidney stone gets created is improper and unhealthy diet and sedentary lifestyle, without much physical activity, doing physical work excessively, working for too long under the sun, excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages, coffee and tea and eating oily, heavy and Junk food. All these leave no space for consumption of fresh vegetables, water and alkaline producing foods. When you ignore & suppress the urge to pass stool or urine can also cause the formation of kidney stone

Natural Ways to Treat Kidney Stones

Ayurveda treats all patients with natural herbal medicines that you have access to. Ayurveda recommends:

Coconut Water:

  • Drink lots of coconut water, as it is considered to be the best drink for the kidney stone to get mixed with urine and be flushed out. It is cool and healthy drink that helps to dissolve the kidney stone with urine. The burning sensation you get during urination, it heals that too.

Lemon juice with Honey:

  • Mix raw honey in your glass of lemon juice cum warm or normal water. You can either add honey or rock salt, depending on your taste. This lemon juice is a safe bet for removal of kidney stones.

Water:

  • The first & foremost remedy for the removal of kidney stone is to drink lots & lots of water. It is the cheapest and best remedy to make the kidney stone flush out. The more you drink water, the more you need to urinate and the urine will let the stone to dissolve itself in it and will get flushed out. Along with the stone it will keep you hydrated and lets out all the toxins and waste products which are responsible for creating a kidney stone. Drink water a little more than necessary, at least 8 to 10 glasses a day.

Tulsi or (Basil):

  • Tulsi, a holy plant according to Hindu mythology, is a plant that enhances the balance between minerals, fluid and uric acid. Its leaves can be used to make tea, juice can be taken raw with honey to make it a little tasty, and had it for 2- 3 times a day. Tulsi is also responsible for enhancing kidney health, so it will be a lot better if we make it a habit to drink Tulsi tea, but the Tulsi plant should be organic.

Kollu or (Horse Gram):

  • Kollu or Kulti is also helpful in prevention, if a kidney stone does get formed, it peters it out. It also removes the stones that get formed in the gall bladder. It helps in scattering the kidney stones into small tiny pieces, which makes the urine very easy to carry along. All the blockages in the urinary tract are flushed out easily.

Vendakkai (Lady’s Finger/ Okra/ Bhindi in Hindi):

  • This is a green vegetable that has magnesium, anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, thus it prevents the crystallization of chemicals that gets accumulated in the kidney to form a kidney stone. When it stops their assembly, it reduces the chances of formation of kidney stone. So it is a safe remedy for kidney stone.

Phyllanthus Niruri,

  • Phyllanthus Niruri also famous as Bhumyamalaki, is a green plant which is mostly used in Ayurveda to treat  kidney stone. It is recognized due to its herbal and medicinal qualities. According to a review, it is found that it prevents the birth of a kidney stone. So it is considered a safe bet for your kidney.
  • It is a widely spread tropical plant, which is found in the coastal areas, which is popularly known as stone-breaker, seed under leaf and gale of the wind. It is a relative of herbaceous plant, which belongs to the genus Phyllanthus, which comes from the family of Phyllanthaceae.

What are the Prevention and Tips

You can also take some other preventive steps for not letting the kidney stone to get created like:

  • You should limit the consumption of too much salt, as ‘excess of everything is bad’ so is of salt. Drink lots of water, make sure it is clean, and drink lots of fluids that are good for your health, like fruit juices, soups and nutritious drinks, not the ones that contain alcohol, tea or coffee.
  • If you still feel the urge to consume it, better restrict and put a limit on them and have them occasionally. Don’t make it a habit to consume them daily.
  • Daily exercise is a necessity, the heat generated while exercising makes the stone fizzle out.
  • Try to avoid unhealthy foods like sugar, junk foods, sugary drinks, processed foods, black tea, soft drinks, sodas, alcoholic drinks and chocolate.
  • Reduce or just quit having non-vegetarian food items like meat, eggs and poultry products, which are responsible for enhancing the uric acid level in urine.
  • If you do need some healthy foods for your body to function normally, better opt for vegetable proteins, sprouted grains, whole grain bread, pulses and various different lentils. All these don’t let the kidney stone to create its structure.
  • It is easy to treat such renal stones via Ayurveda, without any surgery. If you ignore it, it might pass on to the bladder and kidneys. If its size expands, it can cause havoc inside your body and damage many other organs. If you are slightly doubtful, better go to an Ayurvedic doctor and get a test done. You can contact Planet Ayurveda too. It is just a click away at planetayurveda.com
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