“A CLINICAL STUDY THROUGH AYURVEDA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF MUTRAGHATA W.S.R. CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE (CKD) – A CASE STUDY.”

Abstract

CKD has become a common disease with a high Prevalence rate of nowadays. Chronic Kidney Disease itself indicates chronicity with irreversible damage to the kidneys due to main leading factor in many cases nowadays as a major cause which is Hypertension and Diabetes mellitus type 2, which clinically presents as symptomless sometimes in initial stages and further presents with pedal oedema, decreased appetite, nausea, difficulty in micturition/decreased urine output, frothy/foamy urine, fatigue. Usually it is manifested through various lab investigations such as kidney function test in which increase in serum urea levels, serum creatinine and other are seen i.e., a waste product made by our muscles, also Kidney’s one of the vital function is production of erythropoietin. Haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis are the most common treatments for chronic kidney failure, followed by kidney transplantation. Kidney failure treatment is highly costly and out of reach for most Indians. Ayurveda has played an essential role in the early stages of renal failure in the hunt for this effective and safe treatment.