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Animal productप्राणिज द्रव्य

Cow urine (gomutra)

गोमूत्र (गाय का मूत्र) · गोमूत्र

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Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
गोमूत्रगवाम्मूत्रमूत्रअष्टमूत्र
Hindi
गोमूत्रगाय का मूत्रगौमूत्रगाय का पेशाबमूत्र
English
Cow urinecow urinegomutraurine
Romanized
gomutragaumutra

Ayurvedic properties

Only the qualities the text states are listed. The claims below give each statement with its source.

Taste (rasa)
Pungent (katu)Bitter (tikta)
Qualities (guna)
UshnaRukshaLaghu
Effect on the doshas
Kapha: pacifiesVata: pacifies
Actions
Krimighna

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Classification1

  • Urine is said to be of eight kinds, from eight animals: cow, goat, buffalo, horse, donkey, camel, elephant and ram.

    Chapter 5 · p. 70 · v. 35Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Properties1

  • All eight urines are described as destroying worms, pungent, bitter and hot, dry and light, and removing kapha and vata.

    Chapter 5 · p. 70 · v. 35Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Formulations containing it

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Bakuchi and karavira paste in cow urineBrihati and rock salt filling with urine washCow-urine decoction enema for kapha-type udaraEnema mixture (unnamed)Ghee with vida salt, vacha and madhushigru for udaraGrahamayaghna ghee and oilKapha-removing niruha enemaKarnarogantaka gheeKsharagada (alkali antidote)Medicated wheat and barley saktu for reducingMouth-wash decoction for anorexiaMutravartika suppositoryPunarnavadi pastePutapaka for kapha-type abhishyandaRock-salt and chakramarda paste in cow urineSarvavishanashaka antidoteScraping enemaSecond suppository (mustard and alkali)

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 28 times on 23 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

From which eight animals does the text describe urine, and what properties does it give them?

Cow, goat, buffalo, horse, donkey, camel, elephant and ram; all are said to kill worms, to be pungent, bitter, hot, dry and light, and to remove kapha and vata.

Detailed answer and sources
What is alkali (kṣāra) said to overcome, and what warning does the text give about it?

Kushtha, tumours, nodules, kilāsa, painful urination, piles, corrupted wounds and all worm diseases; by its fiery power it burns the body.

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All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Extraction notes

  • The text describes the eight urines as one group; the lexicon maps मूत्र and अष्टमूत्र to this id.

Quick facts

Content type
Animal product
Categories
Animal product
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
23
Chapters
Chapter 5
Extraction tasks
T03
Record id
ingredient_gomutra