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- Title
A macroscopic examination of urine in traditional medicine compared to the microscopic examination in conventional medicine.
- Authors
Ghods, Roshanak; Yousefi, Fatemeh
- Abstract
Objectives: Microscopic examination of urine provides information about urinary system diseases and systemic diseases changing the urine composition. While it seems that evaluating the microscopic features of a urine sample can provide physicians with more information about the incidents in patients' body, this study aims to extract important features of macroscopic urine that have diagnostic importance in traditional medicine. Materials and Methods: The latest findings regarding microscopic analysis of urine were initially extracted from reliable websites including PubMed, Google scholar, Science Direct. Then, the information related to urine macroscopic features were taken from traditional medicine references, such as "The Canon of Medicine" and "Mofareh-al-Gholoob". Subsequently, the findings were selected, compared and analyzed. Results: The findings show that the range of colors (i.e., black, white, green, red, yellow), density or dilution (the speed of liquids), opacity or clarity, the amount of penetration of light beams, the existence of bubbles in urine and sediment properties are important factors that are not emphasized during the analysis of urine samples these days. While, these items are of great importance in the traditional medicine for diagnosing diseases such as dystemperaments, poor digestion and liver diseases. Conclusion: Paying more attention to the forgotten features of urine samples, which can help physicians with giving a more accurate diagnosis can provide a better treatment. Moreover, it can lower the treatment costs, which adds up to the patients satisfaction regarding the health care services.
- Subjects
URINALYSIS; TRADITIONAL medicine; MEDICAL research
- Publication
Avicenna Journal of Phytomedicine, 2015, Vol 5, p148
- ISSN
2228-7930
- Publication type
Article