Abstract

Avira Gautam, Manish Grover and Dr. Gurpreet Singh*

ABSTRACT

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a condition arises when the normal renal functioning is disturbed over a short time period i.e. days or weeks. The persistent loss of kidney functioning can lead to severe conditions like chronic kidney disease and end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). Kidney transplant, peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis are some methods used in allopathy to treat these conditions. These therapies and treatments are very expensive and unaffordable by the people of low income and middle-income countries. Therefore, an immediate treatment of AKI can reduce the chances of severe diseases. In India, Ayurveda is a conventional practice which is used since ancient times to treat number of disorders without any side effects. A case report of acute kidney injury patient using Ayurvedic treatment is well defined here. A 75-year-old widow Hindu, non-alcoholic, nonsmoking female diagnosed with acute kidney presented in Shuddhi Ayurveda Clinic, Amritsar on 6 July 2021. The patient was clinically assessed by jeebha pariksha (tongue examination) and naadi pariksha (pulse examination). Patient was administered with Ayurvedic medicines for the particular time period and investigated for the functioning of kidney and hemoglobin. Ayurvedic treatment indicated an improvement in urea, creatinine and uric acid level.