A REVIEW STUDY ON UTILITY OF AYURVEDIC DRUGS IN UTI AMONG CHILDREN

Abstract

Urinary tract infection (UTI) in pediatric age group are associated with high morbidity and long term complications. Conventional antibiotics are the first choice in an acute episode of UTI; therefore resistance of pathogenic bacteria to antibiotics is of high clin. concern. As per Ayurveda plants are main reservoirs which have been used for the treatment of different ailments. The review presents various clin. and exptl. evidences which support the efficacy of Ayurveda drugs against urinary tract infections. Nelumbo nuctfera, Nymphea nouchali, Moringa oleifera, Tribulus terrestris, Boerhavia diffusa, Hemidesmus indicus, Crataeva nurvala, Terminalia chebula, Allium sativum, Coleus aromaticus, Chandanadi Chuma, Chandanasava, Trinapanchamula kwatha, Punamavasava drugs were reviewed in the present study after reviewing their safety studies. All drugs poses potent anti-bacterial properties against both gram pos. and neg. bacteria causing UTI, maximum of the drugs also poses anti-inflammatory, diuretic, antioxidant, nephroprotective and antiurolithiatic properties beneficial in the management of UTI and all drugs are safe even in high doses thus can be effectively used in pediatric age group. Thus proving Ayurveda to be a better treatment modality in successful and complete management of simple UTI and drug resistant UTI.