Cow Urine – Qualities According to Ayurveda

All qualities of Cow Urine are written in chapter 45  of sutra sthan of Sushrut sanhita. Sushrut sanhita is Five thousand years old Ayurvedic text and Ayurveda is from Vedas. References to cow urine’s qualities have also come in other Ayurvedic texts as Charak Sanhita, Rajnighantu, Vriddha Vagbhatt, Amritsagar.

According to Ashtang sangharah (Charak Sutra, Chapter 1, Verse 100),

gavyam sumadhuram kinchid doshaghnam krumi kushthanut
kandunghana shamyet pitam samyak doshom vahe hitam

Following qualities are described in sushrut sanhita sutra section chapter 45 verse 217, 220 and 221 it is described as follows:

Cow urine is bitter, pungent, hot, easily digestible, strengthens the brain, cure cough. It is destroyer of colic, stomach pain, constipation, itching pain, eczema, and mouth diseases. It destroys Vitiligo, Lecoderma, leprosy, basti rog. It cures eye diseases.

It cures Ameobiosis, dysentery, diarrhoea, all problems due to gas, cough, swelling, stomach diseases, is antibiotic, jaundice, spleen enlargement, ear diseases, asthma, constipation, anemia are fully cured.

Only cow urine of cow of Indian breed should be used for treatment. Amongst all urines, cow urine has maximum qualities. Thus, only cow urine should be used.

Bhav Misra has written following qualities in Bhav prakash sangrah: section purvakhanda chapter 19 verse 1-6. Bhavprakash is a very popular book amongst Ayurvedic texts. In this the qualities of cow urine are described as: Qualities of Cow urine are charaka, hot, pungent, salty, bitter, kshila, lavan anuras, appetiser, helps in growth of fine brain tissues, reduces mucous and air, increase bile. It cures stomach ache, gas problems, other stomach diseases, eczema, eye diseases, and all mouth diseases. It cures white spots, Leucoderma, Vitiligo and Leprosy. It cures cough, breathlessness, jaundice, anaemia, dysentery, joint pains. It kills all harmful germs and bacteria. By drinking cow urine only cures all diseases. It is beneficial for Liver, Tilli, swelling, inflammation, stomach diseases, constipation and piles. If put in the ear then it cures all ear diseases. It destroys urinary diseases, Increase in toxins, muscle disorders and many other diseases. In summary cow urine alone is capable to cure all diseases.

Description in other Ayurvedic texts is as follows:

There is a book named “Aryabhishak” meaning “Vaidya (Doctor) of Arya’s”, a book written in gurjar language. It is a good collection. Till now 15 editions have appeared and about 50 thousand books have been sold. In this book cow urine is described as follows.

Cow urine is Tura, bitter, pungent, salty, hot, digestive, appetiser, laxative, increases bile, little sweet, helps motion, uproots faults in the body. It cures cough, Leprosy, colic, stomach diseases, anaemia, Leucoderma, Vitiligo, pains, Arsha, eczema, asthma, digestive track toxins, fever, constipation, inflammation, mouth diseases, skin diseases, female diseases, dysentery and mutravrodha.

Acharya Sri Vapalalbhai Vaidya was India’s famous botanist. He has written about cow urine in his book “dravya gun shastra” that cow urine is slightly sweet, killer of faults, germicidal, and destroys itching. It is very good for stomach diseases. In urine experiments for curable disorders, cow urine should be taken.

Persian text, “Ajayabulmakhalukat” describes treatment of various incurable diseases by cow urine.