Abstract

*Dr. Ajay Kumar and Dr. Anuradha Lalotra

ABSTRACT

The word Ashmari is made up of two words “Ashma and Ari”. Ashma means stone or a gravel and Ari means enemy. Ashamri is a disease in which there is formation of stone, exerting great suffering to human beings like an enemy. The description of Ashmari is the specific contribution of Acharya Sushruta. He has included Ashmari in Ashta Mahagada i.e. the eight most troublesome diseases. The specific name of Ashamri is Mutrashmari which is related with Mutravaha Strotsa. Basti (Urinary bladder) is the main site (Adhisthana) of Ashmari. The incidence of Mutrashmari are increasing day by day due to various reasons like altered food habits, change lifestyle, stress, strain, environmental pollutions etc. This Mutrashmari (Urolithiasis) can leads to defects in the formation of urine and micturition. A urinary stone causing partial occlusion to the urinary tract may lead to hydronephrosis and subsequent destruction of parenchyma leading to renal failure. In Ayurveda mainly three types of drugs i.e. Mutravirechaniya (diuretic), Ashmarighna (lithotriptic) and Shophaghna (anti-inflammatory) are prescribed for the treatment of Renal stones. Actions of these drugs subsides the symptoms of Renal stones and even prevent the recurrence of stones.