URINARY AND SEXUAL DISORDERS

Strangury:

Cause: Irritated air in the lower intestines.

Symptoms: Pain in the groin, lower abdomen, and urinary canal ; very scanty urine which is red or yellow and which contains sugar and sometimes semen flatulence, loss of appetite; shivering, swooning, burning sensation on body.

Treatment: Saribadi Salsa, Barunadya Lauha, with 1.875liquid grains of saltpeter, extract of celeus aromaticus extract of the roots of poa-cynosuriad, and honey, and Tarakeswar Ras with powdered figs, and honey. Saribadi Bati is good for this disease. Kusabaleha is also recommended with myrobalan aqua and honey. For the weak patient prescribe the stimulant Jogendra Ras, This medicine is especially useful if urine is retained in the body during such diseases as strangury, urinary calculus, and gonorrhea. If the groins, lower abdomen and penis are in pain, rub Madhyam Narayan Taila or Bisnu Taila or Usiradya Taila on the stomach. If the disease is due to gonorrhea, massage with Pramehamihir Taila. If there is semen in the urine and the patient is restless because of pain in the penis and abdomen, massage the stomach with Pramehamihir Taila, and at the same time give Prameha Chintamani with honey and trifala juice as a medicine. If there is no loss of appetite, you may treat with Trikantakadya Ghrita and hot milk. Tarakeswar Ras, Barunadya Lauha, Trikantakadya Ghrita can be administered at any stage of the disease; they will bring about a cure.

Diet: In the initial stages of the disease give sago and milk or gruel of parched rice. Oranges, pineapples, custard apple, papaya, pomegranate, raisins, dates, seed of the palm fruit, and cocoanut are good. When the disease has decreased, give fine rice, vegetables cooked in ghee, mugh lentils, etc. Fish, salt, ginger, oil, asafoetida, mashkalai, oil-fried foods, and acids are not good.