@article{Gupta Sudesh_Sharma Kumar Arun_Sharma Sakshi_Prasher Aarushi_Manhas Raman_2021, place={India.}, title={CLINICAL EVALUATION OF PANIYA KSHARA IN MUTRAKRICHHA W.S.R. TO LOWER URINARY TRACT INFECTION: A CONTROLLED RANDOMISED CLINICAL TRIAL}, volume={8}, url={https://ayushdhara.in/index.php/ayushdhara/article/view/686}, DOI={10.47070/ayushdhara.v8i1.686}, abstractNote={<p><em>Mutrakrichha</em> is a disease in which <em>Mutra</em> is voided with much <em>Dukha </em>(discomfort)<em>. </em>The word <em>Mutrakrichha </em>comprises of two words, <em>Mutra</em> and <em>Krichha, </em>which means <em>Krichha pravritti </em>of <em>Mutravahana </em>(difficulty in micturition).<em> Mutrakrichha </em>comes under the disorders of <em>Mutravaha srotas</em> and mainly deals with <em>Shool </em>(pain) and <em>Krichhata </em>(dysuria). <em>Mutrakrichha </em>can be an independent disease as well as associated symptom in other disease. In the contemporary science, the disease with similar signs and symptoms are Lower urinary tract infection. Lower urinary tract infection is the most common infection known to mankind and a common condition seen in general practice. Urinary tract infection affects more than 150 million people every year worldwide. It is well explained by all the <em>Acharyas. Charaka</em> has described eight types of <em>Mutrakrichha</em>. <em>Acharya Sushruta</em> in <em>Uttra-Tantra</em> has separately described <em>Mutraghata</em> and <em>Mutrakrichha</em>. <em>Acharyas </em>have mentioned drugs having antibacterial and diuretic property in <em>Mutrakrichha chikitsa. Paniya kshara </em>is an age old treatment modality used since ancient times. To evaluate the role of <em>Paniya kshara </em>in <em>Mutrakrichha,</em> a total of thirty patients were selected with complaints of painful micturation, fever, urgency and tenderness. Patients were given <em>Paniya Kshara</em>. The study revealed highly significant results in terms of pain, fever, urgency and tenderness.</p>}, number={1}, journal={AYUSHDHARA}, author={Gupta Sudesh and Sharma Kumar Arun and Sharma Sakshi and Prasher Aarushi and Manhas Raman}, year={2021}, month={Mar.}, pages={3071-3075} }