A Clinical Study of Gud-Amalaka Yoga in Garbhini Mutrakrichra w.s.r to Urinary Tract Infections during Pregnancy

  • Dr. Sandeep Kumar Rajan Lecturer, Post Graduate Department in Prasooti Tantra and Striroga, Sri Sai PG Ayurvedic Medical College, Aligarh.
  • Pankaj Kumar Mishra Lecturer , Dept. of Panchakarma, Sri Sai PG Ayurvedic Medical College, Aligarh.
  • Kamini Dhiman Associate Professor, Post Graduate Department in Prasooti Tantra and Striroga, All India Institute Of Ayurveda, Delhi, India.
Keywords: Urinary Tract Infection, Premature Rupture of Membrane, Gud-Amalaka Yoga

Abstract

Healthy mother and healthy baby are foremost aim of antenatal care. Progressive anatomical and physiological changes during pregnancy are not only confined to the genital organs however within other systems of the body too, some may be felt as discomfort by a pregnant woman. A pregnant woman having pain or burning micturition, fever with chills, nausea, vomiting and cloudy urine having bad smell can be diagnosed as having Urinary Tract Infection (UTI). UTI is most common bacterial infection encountered during Pregnancy and troublesome to the woman suffering from it. Pyelonephritis, premature delivery and other risk such as PROM, IUGR etc. can be the long term result of UTI hence prompt attention is requisite. In the present study Gud-Amalaka Yoga has been tried in 15 patients for evaluation of its clinical efficacy and adverse / side effects if any. It was observed that Gud-Amalaka Yoga showed better results (25% patients were moderately improved, 75% patients were mildly improved). None of the patient reported any adverse effect during or after the treatment.

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DOI: 10.21760/jaims.v2i02.135
Published: 2017-04-30
How to Cite
Dr. Sandeep Kumar Rajan, Pankaj Kumar Mishra, & Kamini Dhiman. (2017). A Clinical Study of Gud-Amalaka Yoga in Garbhini Mutrakrichra w.s.r to Urinary Tract Infections during Pregnancy. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences, 2(02), 19-24. https://doi.org/10.21760/jaims.v2i02.135
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