The chief function of kidney is elimination of nitrogenous waste from the body.
• When waste elimination is interfered with the kidney disease a toxic condition ensues in the form of raised blood urea and known as uremia.
• The most constant and cardinal symptom of kidney disorder is some alteration in urine.
• Pallor of skin and malaise is a very constant feature.
• Swelling in body.
• Bodily symptom due to toxemia resulting from the retention of nitrogenous waste and water and electro light balance is disturbed.
• The pallor (waxy hue) affects the whole body but is always most evident in the face.
• Edema (swelling) the edema of kidney starts around the eye lids. It is most marked on the first waking in the morning.
• Towards evening the ankles become edematous.
• In acute nephritis the edema is often present.
• In Chronic nephritis oldema is comparatively rare.
• In uncomplicated pyelitis (part of kidney) and/neoplasm fluid retention is not present.
AYURVEDIC VIEW
Kidney function chiefly remain on the principle of Elemination of waste product produced in the body during metabolic activity. Ayurvedic herbal preparation not only improve kidney function but prevent the collection of metabolic waste in the body.
• Detoxify the body cells.
• Blood urea and serum creatinine are not collected in the body.
• The kidney function remain normal.
Comparative study of kidney disease in Ayurveda and modern medicine.
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Ayurvedic herbal preparation act on the basis of holistic management |
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There are not holistic. |
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There are a lot of herbal formulas to normalize the metabolic disorder in the body because it is also a great cause for kidney diseases. |
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The medicine available for management of metabolic disorder are negligible and never act on the basis of holistic principle. |
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There is a wide range of medicines available to manage and prevention of kidney disease. |
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No preventive medicines are there. |
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Treatment for other diseases never caused complications, no new complaints arise. |
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Treatment for other disease produces many diseases as a complication of management and many new complaints arise those are very difficult to manage. |
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Blood pressure, Uric acid, liver functions remain normal with our self prepared herbal based formulas and no adverse effect arises. |
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Medicines are creating many adverse effects and liver function, Uric acid, B.P. are not controlled satisfactorily. |
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No need of dialysis is there if patient is getting Ayurvedic medicine except in a few cases. |
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There is always a need of dialysis. |
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Metabolic diseases i.e. obesity, diabetes, hypothyroidism if treated with Ayurvedic treatment, there is no or very few chances for getting kidney disease instead we are normalizing the serum creatinine level of patients who are getting allopathic medicine and attend our clinic with raised serum creatinine. |
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The patient usually get complicated into metabolic syndrome and further in kidney disease and need dialysis with further chances of deterioration of health. |
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Abdominal and other organic complaints like nausea, vomiting, gas, constipation, high B.P., Skin diseases, nerve disorder are treated very satisfactorily. |
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Few symptomatic treatment is available and need many doctors to treat these different organ complaints. |
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Due to holistic principles no need to go many doctors except in any emergency case. |
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No holistic treatment is there. |