An Ayurvedic Approach Towards Nephrotic Syndrome

Dr. Jyoti Devi, Dr. Neha Gupta, Dr. Priyanka Katyar, Dr. Maheshwar

Abstract: Nephrotic Syndrome is an important chronic renal disease prevalent among the pediatric population. The clinical and biochemical feature like leakage of a large amount of protein in the urine result in edema and hypoalbuminemia. The majority of children have idiopathic primary Nephrotic Syndrome. In Ayurveda, there is no direct mention of Nephrotic Syndrome. It can be included under Prameha and involved components are Rasa, Tridosha predominantly Kapha, Ojas, and Ama. Therefore, to improve the outcome, Ayurvedic drugs can be used as an adjuvant or only treatment as per the stage of the disease. Hence, an attempt is made to understand Nephrotic Syndrome in children from an Ayurvedic point of view for its better management.

Keywords: Nephrotic syndrome, Sandra Prameha, Vrikka (Kidney), Oja, Ama and Agni