Dysuria : It is a condition in which the amount of urine output is greatly produced and it causes acute irritation
and pain while passing the urine. The patient though has the urge to urinate the amount expelled out every time is very little and that too with much difficulty. Modern medicine has only surgical solution to the problem, while the traditional medicine has certain herbs which can alleviate the problem quickly and permanently. The street healers use the following herbs as a drug of choice to prepare the final drug.
S. No. | Common Name | Botanical Name | Parts Used | Quantity |
1 | Jal Jamni | Cocculus villosus Linn | Leaves & Stems | 250 gms |
2 | Dakhani Gokhru | Pedalium murex Linn | Dried Fruits | 250 gms |
3 | Chota Gokhru | Tribulus terrestris Linn | Dried Fruits | 250 gms |
4 | Asvagandh | Withania somnifera Linn Dunal | Dried Roots | 250 gms |
5 | Salibmisri | Eulphia campestris Wall. Lindl | Dried Tuberous Roots | 150 gms |
6 | Salabmisri | Orchis latifolia Linn | Dried Tuberous Roots | 150 gms |
7 | Satavari | Asparagus racemosus Willd | Dried Tuberous Roots | 150 gms |
8 | Salparni | Desmodium gangeticum (L) D.C | Dried Leaves and Stems | 150 gms |
9 | Shayam Musli | Curculigo orchoides Gaertn. | Dried Roots | 150 gms |
10 | Nagakesar | Messua ferrea Linn | Dried Fruit and Seeds | 150 gms |
11 | Baraham Dandi | Argemone Mexicana Linn | Whole Plant | 150 gms |
12 | Makardhaj Buti | Cucumis melo Linn | Seeds | 150 gms |
13 | Rose petals | Rosa qallica Linn. | Petals | 100 gms |
Dose and administration of drug
250 gms of item nos. 1 to 4 and 150 gms each of the rest is taken with 100 gms of Rose petals (Rosa qallica Linn.), Leaves and Punarnava (Boerhaavia diffusa Linn) and Saunf (Foeniculam vulgare mill) and made into powdered mixture.
One teaspoonful of the mixture is to be taken with one glass of infusion of Chiraita (Swertia Chirayata) in water 3 to 4 times a day.
Fresh juice of Carrot (Daucus carota) is also recommended.
During the course of treatment hot and spicy foods are to be avoided.
Source: Ancient Science of Life, Vol No. XI No.3 & 4, January – April 1992, Pages 187 - 192