Defiled fluid that is produced in the different organs of the body, secrets out from the body by mainly three ways: by breathing, by sweating and with urine. When a person drinks water, it is distributed to all the organs of the body after mixing in the blood and cleans that organ and then carries defiled fluid produced that place to the kidney. After that, kidney releases out that defiled fluid with urine. Kidneys work as removing defiled fluid and retain pure blood in the body. The shape of the kidneys is like the stone of mango and presents both the side of the back where ribs are ended. There is a growth of pipe in both the side of urinary glands, is called ‘Urine pipe’.
When the kidneys get swelling due to any reason, it stops functioning due to which, defiled fluid is not able to remove out from the blood and several types of disease occur in the body. The face and ankle of the patient gets swelling due to persisting defiled elements in the blood and marks appear due to pressing that swelled part. Several symptoms appear due to this disease like- nauseate, vomiting, lack of appetite, headache, fever, restlessness, sleeplessness, etc. Blood and Albumina start to come out with urine in the aggravating condition of this disease. The whiteness of Albumina can be seen after boiling urine. Albumina level is increased upto 30% in the urine of a patient. This disease should be treated in the initial stage of it.
Kidneys disease and drugs used in it:-
1. Tarebinthina:-
This drug acts rapidly on the kidneys, urinary bladder and on the urinary pipe. Different types of symptoms occur with Brights disease nephritis like- urination drop-by-drop, burning sensation in the urinary tube, blood comes with urine, coming blood with brown, black and smoky sediments with urine. Therefore, using Tarebinthina 1 or 6 is very effective.
Using Tarebinthina is also very useful in albuminoria, britis and the swelling of the kidneys. Using this drug is also appropriate in the condition of coming odour like a medicinal plant and sweet smell.
Besides it, if pain and burning sensation occurs in the kidneys, pain is moved to the urinary system slowly, burning sensation occurs in patient’s urine, blood or albumina begin to come in urine, urine is like black or smoke, etc., Tarebinthina should be given. Addition to it, the patient should avoid moist and damp places.
2. Apis meliphika-
If the patient has pain in both his kidneys, he has suffered from britis. Mostly, this disease occurs due to scarlet fever or diphtheria. In this disease, patient urinates haltingly in a little volume again and again. Patient does not feel thirst, he can not bear heat, face, hands and legs become swelled. Albumina level is increased in urine. Patient feels difficult breathing. Therefore, taking Apis Meliphika 3, 6 or 30 is very effective in such symptoms.
3. Arsenic:-
Using this drug in the initial and last stage of britis is appropriate. In this disease, if albumina comes in urine with swelling and watery loose motions, using Arsenic 30 to 200 is very effective.
In the case of britis, if patient is suffering from yellow skin, anemia, coming albumina with urine, feeling much thirst, restlessness, swelling of the face, feeling as if he will die and haltingly urination, etc., Arsenic 30 to 200 should be taken.
If the patient feels over thirst due to which, he drinks water again and again in little quantity, he urinates again and again, feels burning sensation while urination, he wants to drink cold water but does not bear cold water, etc., Arsenic 30 or 200 should be taken.
4. Apocynum-
If the patient feels much thirst, swelling has come on the face, hands and legs, water is filled in the body, Apocynum should be taken.