Cow Urine

Cow Urine is used for purposes of therapy in traditional Indian medicine and is called "Gomutra". It has also been used for different purposes in their rituals as well as daily lives from ancient time.

Cow urine is always very pure which makes other contents purified. The properties of Gomutra is mentioned in old Sanskrit script:

"gavyam pavitram ca rasayanam ca pathyam ca hrdyam balam buddhi syata aayuh pradam rakt vikar hari tridosh hridrog vishapaham syata"

It means that "Cow urine, Panchagavya is great elixir, proper diet, pleasing to heart, giver of mental and physical strength, enhances longevity. It balances bile, mucous and airs. Remover of heart diseases and effect of poison".

The cow urine has been analyzed and it has been found that different chemical components of cow urine are responsible for its various properties. They are discussed below:


•Nitrogen: It removes blood abnormalities and toxins. Nitrogen is a natural stimulant of urinary tract that activates the kidneys and has diuretic property.
•Sulphur: It supports movement in large intestine and cleanses the blood.
•Ammonia: It stabilizes bile, mucous and air of the body. It also stabilizes blood formation.
•Copper: It prevents the formation of unwanted fats.
•Iron: It maintains body balance and helps in production of Red Blood Cells and haemoglobin. It stabilizes the working capacity.
•Urea: It has effect on urine formation and removal of body toxins. It has germicidal properties.
•Uric acid: It removes heart swelling or inflammation. It is also diuretic and thus helps in removing toxins.
•Phosphates: Aids in removing stones from urinary tract.
•Sodium: Purifies blood and antacid in nature.
•Potassium: It cures hereditary rheumatism. Potassium increases appetite and removes muscular weakness and laziness.
•Manganese: It is germicidal, stops growth of germs and prevents decay when gangrene occurs.
•Carbolic Acid: It is also germicidal and stops growth of germs and decay due to gangrene.
•Calcium: It is Blood purifier, bone strengthener and have germicidal effect.
•Salt: It decreases acidic content of blood and is also germicidal.
•Vitamins: Vitamin B is an active ingredient for the energetic force of life and prevents nervousness and thirst. It strengthens the bones and increases reproductive power.
•Lactose: It gives satisfaction, strengthens heart, removes thirst and nervousness.
•Enzymes: Makes healthy digestive juices and increases immunity.
•Water: Water is life to all the creatures. It maintains fluidity of the blood and maintains body temperature.
•Aurum: It is germicidal and increases immunity power. Aurum is highly anti-biotic and anti-toxic.

Cow urine is the best product among all the urines. In Ayurveda, whenever there is a mention of urine it is obviously understood as cow urine, which is supported by the ancient scriptures. According to Hinduism cow is the mother and all human being is her children. Cow urine is beneficial in many ways.

Cow urine is an excellent germicide and kills variety of germs. All diseases that are caused by germs are thereby destroyed. According to Ayurveda the cause of all the diseases are `tri-doshas` or the imbalance of three faults i.e. mucous, bile and air. Cow urine has the power to cure diseases as it balances the tridoshas. Cow urine has a direct effect on the functioning of liver. Liver purifies the blood and imparts disease-resistance power to the body. Some micronutrients are present in our body, which gives the strength for life. Micronutrients are flushed out through the urine. Lack of these nutrients cause ageing in our body. Cow urine can meet the deficiency of the nutrients in the body as it has all the micronutrients in it that are required for a healthy life. Thus cow urine can stop the aging process. So the life-giving cow urine is also called elixir. Cow urine has many minerals especially copper, gold salts etc. This compensate for the mineral deficiency of the body. Gold salts are said to protect against many diseases. Nervous system is affected when mental tension occurs.

Cow urine is also known as `Medhya` and `hradya`, which suggests that it provides strength to brain and heart. In this way cow urine protects heart and brain from damages that occurred due to mental tension and protects these organs from diseases and disorders. Excessive use of the medicine has some effects as it leaves residue in the body. This residue causes diseases. Cow urine destroys the toxic effects of these medicinal residues and makes the body disease free. Electric currents or rays are present in the environment, which keep our body healthy. These rays are present in the form of very small currents that enter the body through the element copper, which is present in the body. Copper is also present in the cow urine, which has the property of attracting the electric waves and thereby keeping our body healthy.

When one acts sinful the heart and mind become narrow minded. This also causes many diseases. Cow urine is the symbol of goodness. It directs our mind to work in the proper channel and thereby keeps the body disease free. In ancient scriptures it is said that some diseases occur due to sinful actions performed in previous lives, which creates many diseases. It is said that Ganga resides in cow urine. Ganga destroys all the sins from human souls. Similarly, cow urine also removes previous sins and thus diseases are healed. Sometimes diseases are caused by entrance of ghosts in the body that are cured by intake of cow urine. Lord Shiva is the master of ghosts who hold the Ganga in his head. As Ganga is in the cow urine, so when cow urine is given to the patient the ghosts see the Ganga over their master`s head. Thus the ghosts are pacified and become calm and do not cause any trouble to the body. Thus, diseases caused by entrance of the ghost are also recovered.

Even if there is no sickness, the cow urine should be regularly taken as it gives immunity that any attack of disease is repulsed. Cow urine is a miraculous poison destroyer, which thereby cures the disease caused by toxic substances. The dangerous chemicals are all purified by cow urine. Cow urine gives immunity power by increasing resistance power against diseases due to its anti-toxin activities. All diseases are caused by `Mandagni` or low fire i.e. digestive capacity. When the fire is strong, diseases never occur. Cow urine keeps the fire strong.