Auto-urine Therapy is a science, which has remained much in the obscure medium, until the Armstrong’s book, the ‘Water of Life’ came to light, about the time of or after the First World War. Since then no research of tangible character, has so far been undergone by the medical science, especially in this country.
Hence this subject has been left to the media, that is, the press and newspapers, to bring to light whatever new findings in this field are experienced, on individual basis by persons, or the casual practitioners.
As such one has to depend on the media reports that come into the press now and then. One has to take stock of them to assess the extent of their utility in the practice of this therapy. Thus these reports are the only authority with us to guide us and lend us confidence in its treatments.
Some reliable reports which have been coming to our notice are reproduced here for the knowledge of the readers:
TIMES OF INDIA, Bombay. March 7, 1995; and Sandhya Times, New Delhi. March 22, 1992:
“Uro-therapy, better known as Urine Therapy, can cure a host of diseases including the most dreaded disease of the century, the AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome), according to the Director of the ‘Water of Life Foundation’, G.K. Thakkar”.
Author of the book ‘Wonders of Uropathy’. Dr. Thakkar said he had received several letters testifying that AIDS patients had benefitted by the ‘fountain of sustenance’ after reading the book . . . Tracing the history of the science, Dr. Thakkar said, “In one of the volumes of the ayurveda, ‘Bhava Prakasha’, it has been termed as ‘vishaghna’ (killer of poison in the body) and ‘rasayana’ (chemical), which can rejuvenate an old person … I was myself suffering from amoebic dysentery for two decades and had eczema for around 40 years. After exhausting all medical resources, I stumbled across this therapy about nine years ago. I not only got rid of both the chronic diseases, but also got rid of several minor afflictions, like mouth ulcers, cracked feet and lips, falling hair and dandruff.” The Sandhya times edition reports that, at the 16th Congress of Contemporary Medicine, he was honoured with the award of honorary doctorate for his services in the field of contemporary medical research.
THE SEARCHLIGHT daily, Patna; Sunday, February, 1983:
“URINE A GOLDEN INDUSTRY”. Honolulu (Hawaii) Feb. 4. (PTI): “As if taking a leaf from Morarji Desai’s book, China has endorsed the therapeutic value of human urine and is working on turning it into multi-million dollar industry. As Chinese queue up at public urinals on some of Shanghai’s main streets to ease themselves, the urine they pass, is promptly collected in huge barrels underground and rushed to a local pharmaceutical plant where a valuable enzyme called urokinase is extracted from it. According to a report published in Beijing’s only English language newspaper, China Daily, urokinase is an effective medicine for the blocked arteries of the heart and the brain. The report says that a thousand persons excrete about one tonne of urine a day and urokinase taken from this sells in the international market for the equivalent of one ounce of gold. In the past, China had to import urokinase. But all that has changed, thanks to efforts of Li Mingxuan, a 42-year old engineer at the Shanghai Biochemical Plant. The urokinase products made by Li’s method, were rated ‘excellent’ in the overseas market. Last year these products earned for China one million dollars in foreign exchange”.
TIMES OF INDIA, Delhi. November 8, 1978.
“Urine Therapy Cures Devilal of Eczema” Chandigarh. November 6 (UNI): Urine Therapy cured Haryana Chief Minister, Mr. Devi Lal of the eczema which had been afflicting him for more than 15 years . . . Mr. Devi Lai said that, earlier he had unsuccessfully undergone treatment of ayurvedic physicians, homoeopaths and doctors. Even mineral waters brought from natural springs in the Himalayas did not give him relief. He removed his shoes and stockings to show the miracle, auto-urine therapy had brought about and said he applied urine for 15 days on the affected parts and he was cured. Mr. Devi Lai said that the former Home Minister, Mr. Charan Singh, had induced him to try urine-therapy”. ‘I reluctantly applied urine on the affected feet for 15 days and the miracle took place”, he said.
THE SEARCHLIGHT, Patna, July 27,1978. (Samachar).
“Mr. Raj Narain, Union Health Minister told the Rajya Sabha today that he proposed to ask medical experts, for a scientific examination of the efficacy of urine auto-therapy……The Minister, who was replying to Mr. B.N. Pande and Dr. Kripal Singh, said the urine auto-therapy system was being practised in a limited way in Gujarat. Dr. Jivraj Mehta was also associated with the experimentation of this system. Government proposed to have consultation with doctors to find out how the urine culture should be developed and how it was useful for medical treatment. He would, in the meanwhile, also request members of the house to practise the therapy and send their opinions to the government, he said”.
THE SANDHYA TIMES, Delhi. Oct. 9, 1992: Taiwan (Agency):
“In Taiwan, two lakhs of people drink their own urine to keep themselves healthy and free from disease, as also for a long life. The ladies do it to augment their beauty and bring shine to the skin and a rosy touch to their face”. (Translated from Hindi)
The AWAZ DAILY, Dhanbad (From our Bokaro Office). Feb. 17, 1982:
“Auto-urine can cure such an incurable disease as cancer; this has been proved in the case of an official of the Bokaro Steel Education Department, Mr. Muni Mishra. He had been suffering from diabetes since 1975, which developed into cancer. He got treatment in some hospitals at Patna and Ranchi and then at A.I.I. Medical Sciences, Delhi, but got no relief. Then he heard of one, Prof. Keshav Prasad of the Jain College, Arrah, who had got absolute cure from his cancer disease. Shri Mishra, then met Prof. Keshav and learnt how he had cured himself by Urine-therapy. Mr. Mishra (47) retired to his village Tekuda in Bhojpur district and, on the lines described by Prof. Prasad, drank urine and rubbed his body with it daily and, in food, he used ‘roti’ (bread), milk, fruit and green vegetables, denying himself all kinds of spices. Shri Mishra got cured fully and went back to Bokaro Steel city and resumed his duty. Shri Mishra tells forcefully that, whatever the people may think of the use of self-urine, he has got a new life from its treatment”. (Translated from Hindi)
THE BLITZ, BOMBAY; February 11, 1978: ‘URINE: a Doc’s assessment’ By Dr. Damodar V. Nene (An interview) Extracts from the interview:
“When I approached Dr. K.C. Kuruvilla, Head of the Nephrology Department at the Jaslok Hospital, for his candid views on the subject (Urine-therapy), he said: “If you analyse human urine, you will find a lot of useful hormones and chemicals being excreted daily. The ‘hormona arythopoirtica’ stimulates the formation of red cells in the blood. Another is the active principle of Vitamin D, viz, 125-dyhydroxy-cholic acid. The third and most important is the cyclic adeine mono phosphate, commonly known as A.M.P. Its discoverer, a physician, has been awarded the Nobel Prize.” . . . Asked what is the function of these hormones in the urine, Dr. Kuruvilla explained that it is the vital substance, by which actions of all the hormones in the body are controlled. Thus it is the key substance. Also, the end-product of all hormones, including steroids, are present in their active form. Does this all mean a lot of high level research? . . . Dr. Kuruvilla: “Yes, the urine hormones and chemicals will have to stand the rigorous test of bio-availability and pharmaco-dynamics. Hormones always play a mysterious role”.
Extract from URDU DAILY of Patna, SADA-E-AAM:
New Delhi (Press Asia International) Jan. 2, 1978: The popular film star and producer, Prem Nath, has made a startling revelation that he has been drinking his own urine since long. Telling his own experience to the press agency, he has mentioned that a glass-full of one’s own urine taken early morning relieves all dullness of the mind and gives one a feeling of freshness. He further said that it is a sure cure for all diseases born of addiction to wine. He also claims having completely cured many a patient by making him use this ‘WATER OF LIFE’, one such person being his own make-up man, whom he saved from the clutches of T.B. with its use, Prem Nath says that a musician who had been declared impotent medically, gained potency by the use of his own urine orally, though it took him three months to get complete cure. The report adds that Mr. Prem Nath has written to the Prime Minister that, if his government introduces prohibition in the country, he was ready to devote full time in carrying the message of urine-therapy to the people.