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One's own urine is a gift of Nature given to man for his well being and

preservation of his health. The urine of each one of us is a specific

remedy for our particular disorders.

GALA'S

AUTO-URINE

THERAPY

by

'An Experienced Physician'

The articles you present on auspicious occasions like birthdays,

marriage, achievements, etc., to your friends, relatives and well-

wishers are of transient value and existence. By presenting them

with this book you are giving them health and longevity, which

will be of lasting benefit. This is • present that will impart

meaning to your good wishes, and will be instrumental in

making them fruithful. NAVNEET

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Navneet House

Gurukul Road, Memnagar, Ahmadabad-380 052. Phone : 745 10 00/743 63 00

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Dantali, Gujarat.

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PREFACE

We feel great pleasure in placing before the discriminating public

this book on 'auto-urine therapy', a subject that has assumed great

importance in connection with the maintenance of health, and that has

recently occasioned widespread discussions.

The human body possesses a structure that is perfect in all

respects and wonderfully well-organized. Its internal processes are on

the other hand so intricately interconnected as to virtually defy

analysis. The body is constantly engaged all the twenty-four hours of

the day in producing chemical substances and in carrying out

chemical reactions which are beyond the capabilities of even the

largest and most well-equipped laboratories in the world. Each organ

is incessantly carrying out a number of essential activities. None of the

computers of even the latest designs can equal or approach the

capability of the human brain. One can say the same thing about each

of the organs of the body. No laboratory in the world has so far

managed to produce even a single drop of blood! Truly, it is not

possible that in the foreseeable future, man will be able to understand

completely the wonderfully intricate functioning of the body.

Scientists had assumed that urine is a totally useless and

obnoxious 'dirt/ liquid that has been rejected by the body. This has

been and is even now being hammered into the brains of people.

Frequent repetition lends credibility to even the most blatant lie. This

is the reason why people have acquired false notions about urine, and

have come to regard it with disgust.

Lord Shiva has extolled the virtues of urine in His composition

The great Indian physicians of yore have also identified the merits and

demerits of the urine of various, animals, and in fact have utilised

urine successfully in the treatment of various diseases, as has been

documented in ancient works. Allusions to the use of human urine are

found not only in ancient Hindu scriptures, but also in those of other

religions.

We can recall instances of the use of urine for therapeutic purposes which we have personally witnessed some 50-60 years

back in our villages. The first person to present this subject in a

modern systematic scientific manner was the learned American, John

Armstrong. He has demonstrated to the world the efficacy and

propriety of auto-urine therapy, by using it in the treatment of almost

all diseases. He has established that auto-urine therapy is beneficial in any of the diseases that afflict mankind. Self-urine

possesses not only the virtue of curing diseases, but also an astonishing power of maintaining and enhancing health. No

other tonic can rival it in efficacy. And it is so easy to obtain this

remedy! There is no need to go anywhere, no need to get the

disorder diagnosed. No physician has to be consulted, no

expense has to be incurred. It is ready to hand where and when you want it!

In the past this was not looked down on, but as other

therapeutic systems came into existence, the tendency to

regard it with disgust became stronger. With the development

of the Western allopathic system, all other therapeutic systems including auto-urine therapy came to be neglected.

Allopathy proved to be a limitless source of wealth to its

practitioners. In consequence, it acquired prestige and status.

Now if such a free treatment as auto-urine therapy gains wide

acceptance, what would happen to their source of income? And where can one exhibit one's skill and competence? People

have also been fascinated by the glitter of various equipment,

instruments, methods of testing and treatment. They have

become so entangled in the rounds of tests and treatments,

that they have no inclination for the consideration of simple and straightforward remedies. But how long is it possible to keep

the sun hidden? The time has come now for this universal remedy to come into its own, for all men to start treading the

path to perfect health, for getting rid of misguided disgust and

for reducing all afflictions of mankind to the minimum.

It should by no means be assumed that auto-urine therapy will keep us perpetually free from all disorders. If the

rightdiet is not taken, if irresponsibility and insalubrious habits

are not abjured, if all rules nf fond, drink and sensible ways of life

are constantly contravened, no remedy on earth can ensure the

continuance of a healthy condition. The three r's of rules, regulation and regularity are the sine qua non of health.

If diseases and disorders are to be reduced in this world,

care will have to be taken to take preventive measures. And

perfect health cannot be attained simply by medication. Even

an infallible remedy like auto-urine therapy will prove

powerless. It is not the limitations of auto-urine therapy that are

PREFACE

We feel great pleasure in placing before the discriminating public

this book on 'auto-urine therapy', a subject that has assumed great

importance in connection with the maintenance of health, and that has

recently occasioned widespread discussions.

The human body possesses a structure that is perfect in all

respects and wonderfully well-organized. Its internal processes are on

the other hand so intricately interconnected as to virtually defy

analysis. The body is constantly engaged all the twenty-four hours of

the day in producing chemical substances and in carrying out

chemical reactions which are beyond the capabilities of even the

largest and most well-equipped laboratories in the world. Each organ

is incessantly carrying out a number of essential activities. None of the

computers of even the latest designs can equal or approach the

capability of the human brain. One can say the same thing about each

of the organs of the body. No laboratory in the world has so far

managed to produce even a single drop of blood! Truly, it is not

possible that in the foreseeable future, man will be able to understand

completely the wonderfully intricate functioning of the body.

Scientists had assumed that urine is a totally useless and

obnoxious 'dirt/ liquid that has been rejected by the body. This has

been and is even now being hammered into the brains of people.

Frequent repetition lends credibility to even the most blatant lie. This

is the reason why people have acquired false notions about urine, and

have come to regard it with disgust.

Lord Shiva has extolled the virtues of urine in His composition

The great Indian physicians of yore have also identified the merits and

demerits of the urine of various, animals, and in fact have utilised

urine successfully in the treatment of various diseases, as has been

documented in ancient works. Allusions to the use of human urine are

found not only in ancient Hindu scriptures, but also in those of other

religions.

We can recall instances of the use of urine for therapeutic purposes which we have personally witnessed some 50-60 years

back in our villages. The first person to present this subject in a

modern systematic scientific manner was the learned American, John

Armstrong. He has demonstrated to the world the efficacy and

propriety of auto-urine therapy, by using it in the treatment of almost

all diseases. He has established that auto-urine therapy is beneficial in any of the diseases that afflict mankind. Self-urine

possesses not only the virtue of curing diseases, but also an astonishing power of maintaining and enhancing health. No

other tonic can rival it in efficacy. And it is so easy to obtain this

remedy! There is no need to go anywhere, no need to get the

disorder diagnosed. No physician has to be consulted, no

expense has to be incurred. It is ready to hand where and when you want it!

In the past this was not looked down on, but as other

therapeutic systems came into existence, the tendency to

regard it with disgust became stronger. With the development

of the Western allopathic system, all other therapeutic systems including auto-urine therapy came to be neglected.

Allopathy proved to be a limitless source of wealth to its

practitioners. In consequence, it acquired prestige and status.

Now if such a free treatment as auto-urine therapy gains wide

acceptance, what would happen to their source of income? And where can one exhibit one's skill and competence? People

have also been fascinated by the glitter of various equipment,

instruments, methods of testing and treatment. They have

become so entangled in the rounds of tests and treatments,

that they have no inclination for the consideration of simple and straightforward remedies. But how long is it possible to keep

the sun hidden? The time has come now for this universal remedy to come into its own, for all men to start treading the

path to perfect health, for getting rid of misguided disgust and

for reducing all afflictions of mankind to the minimum.

It should by no means be assumed that auto-urine therapy will keep us perpetually free from all disorders. If the

rightdiet is not taken, if irresponsibility and insalubrious habits

are not abjured, if all rules nf fond, drink and sensible ways of life

are constantly contravened, no remedy on earth can ensure the

continuance of a healthy condition. The three r's of rules, regulation and regularity are the sine qua non of health.

If diseases and disorders are to be reduced in this world,

care will have to be taken to take preventive measures. And

perfect health cannot be attained simply by medication. Even

an infallible remedy like auto-urine therapy will prove

powerless. It is not the limitations of auto-urine therapy that are

responsible for all this, but the uncontrollability of the human mind. If,

however, our way of life is governed by sound rules of diet and

lifestyle, this infallible remedy is most certainly capable of helping us

to get rid of any minor disorders that may arise.

Moreover, this is a science that is easy to study. The semi-literate

and even the illiterate can easily master it. And when such a simple

and effective system is accessible to us, why should we futilely run

about looking for anything better?

Get rid of the disgust of urine that has established itself in our

minds due to misguided conceptions. Consider the matter with a calm

and clear mind. Try the therapy out scientifically. There is no

possibility of failure. Auto-urine therapy will definitely yield results that

cannot be obtained by any other system in the world. We merely urge

you to give an opportunity to this harmless and marvellous remedy

before trying any other one.

Accord some respect to this system as a science. Study it again

and again. Rise above prejudices. If we can persuade you to do this,

we shall deem the publication of this book worthwhile.

Our dear readers are cordially invited to write to us their

experiences and results obtained by practising auto-urine therapy.

We are grateful to Shri Ravjibhai Patel, Shri Jagdish Shah,

Vaidyashri Pragjibhai Mohanji Rathod, Dr. Shri Mugatlal Thanki and

Dr. John Armstrong for some of the case histories narrated in this

book. -Publishers

CONTENTS

1. Introduction ............................................................. 7

2. History of Auto-Urine Therapy ................................ 9

3. Properties and Efficacy of Auto-Urine ..................... 14

4. Auto-Urine Therapy: Objections and Clarifications (In question-and-answer form) ................................ 20

5. Auto-Urine Therapy : Methods and Procedures .... 34

6. Auto-Urine Therapy : Some Probable

Untoward Effects ................................................... 50

7. Limitations of Auto-Urine Therapy ......................... 53

8. Some Practical Suggestions ................................... 54

9. Some Case Histories .............................................. 55

* Appendix 1 : Auto-Urine Therapy (Shivambu Kalpa):

The Indian Version, as Detailed in the

Damar Tantra ................................... 106

* Appendix 2 : Use of Magnetised Urine .................. 127

1. INTRODUCTION

We are accustomed to entrust our health to physicians; or

to leave it in the hands of Fate. This is why the question of the

maintenance of health has not so far been even partially solved;

on the contrary, it keeps on growing more complex, and

intractable.

Today the whole world is living under the shadow of the

threat of disease. Anyone may contract any disease at any time.

Indefatigable and unceasing efforts are being made to

overcome diseases that have already been contracted. Every

system of therapeutics is busy discovering various ways to bring

diseases under control, and enormous amounts of medicines

are being manufactured accordingly. Many therapeutic systems

have been evolved to this date. The sole purpose of each of the

systems is to secure freedom from all diseases for all mankind.

But the prevalence of diseases has not been reduced in spite of

all those efforts, and in fact there are as yet no signs of success

in this direction. Today in fact physicians are being

overwhelmed by the numbers of patients, and of diseases. This

is the situation everywhere. It appears that our hopes of

eliminating diseases by medication are illusory.

The extent of our present ignorance about health can

hardly be matched by our ignorance in any other field. We have

become no more than mere listless and inactive spectators in

matters relating to preservation and maintenance of health. Not

only do we refuse to actively consider or take adequate

measures for the maintenance of our health, but it does not

even occur to us that this is something which we should apply

our minds to. Our total indifference towards health is really

shocking. We have placed all questions of health in the hands

of Fate. If we are blessed with normal health, well and good; if

not, we shall resort to treatment with drugs and medicines. Such

an attitude

2. HISTORY OF AUTO-URINE THERAPY

There exists a large amount of evidence to show that auto-

urine therapy was in vogue even in ancient times.

Drinking of his own urine by a patient is mentioned in

Ayurveda and other ancient works. Some of the references are

quoted below:

The most important and detailed discussion of autorine therapy is to be found in under the heading of

. The original verses (shlokas) and a free rendering of their meaning have been given in Appendix 1 in this book. The reader is earnestly enjoined to go through the appendix. Lord Shiva’s discourse to Parvati about the proper manner of drinking urine and of using it for massage, what disorders can be cured by means of the auto-urine treatment,

what other therapeutic agents can be added with advantage has made us completely dependent on our physicians and surgeons; we have handed over the keys of our store of health to the doctors.

This has resulted in a continual increase in the workload of the doctors. Every day as the sun rises,

hundreds and thousands of doctors get ready to begin their daily arduous duties; but the demand for more and more doctors keeps on increasing every day. This is a conclusive and incontrovertible proof of the fact that it is just not possible to control diseases by mere medication.

Thus neither doctors nor medicines will be able to reduce the incidence of diseases in the world. It is the

people, humanity as a whole, that will have to address themselves to this task. Fortunately nature has made the means of regaining and maintaining health easily available to every one of us : one's own urine!

Another term used for human urine (or rather one's own urine) is 'shivambu'. 'Shiva' means beneficial,

salubrious, and 'ambu' means water. The combined Sanskrit word 'shivambu' (beneficial water) has been formed from these two words.

Auto-urine or self-urine has been used for healing and cure of diseases for centuries. Auto-urine therapy suffered an eclipse for some years some time ago. But ever since Dr John Armstrong of America re-established

its credibility in the beginning of this century, auto-urine therapy has been continually scaling new peaks of popularity.

Summary:

1. In matters of our health, we have become silent

spectators. We make no effort to understand our bodies,

the processes going on in them, and the origins of disorders.

2. Even minor disorders cause us to panic, and we start knocking at the doors of doctors in desperation.

2. HISTORY OF AUTO-URINE THERAPY

There exists a large amount of evidence to show that auto-

urine therapy was in vogue even in ancient times.

Drinking of his own urine by a patient is mentioned in

Ayurveda and other ancient works. Some of the references are

quoted below:

The most important and detailed discussion of autorine therapy is to be found in under the heading of

. The original verses (shlokas) and a free rendering of their meaning have been given in Appendix 1 in this book. The reader is earnestly enjoined to go through the appendix. Lord Shiva’s discourse to Parvati about the proper manner of drinking urine and of using it for massage, what disorders can be cured by means of the auto-urine treatment,

what other therapeutic agents can be added with advantage has made us completely dependent on our physicians and surgeons; we have handed over the keys of our store of health to the doctors.

This has resulted in a continual increase in the workload of the doctors. Every day as the sun rises,

hundreds and thousands of doctors get ready to begin their daily arduous duties; but the demand for more and more doctors keeps on increasing every day. This is a conclusive and incontrovertible proof of the fact that it is just not possible to control diseases by mere medication.

Thus neither doctors nor medicines will be able to reduce the incidence of diseases in the world. It is the

people, humanity as a whole, that will have to address themselves to this task. Fortunately nature has made the means of regaining and maintaining health easily available to every one of us : one's own urine!

Another term used for human urine (or rather one's own urine) is 'shivambu'. 'Shiva' means beneficial,

salubrious, and 'ambu' means water. The combined Sanskrit word 'shivambu' (beneficial water) has been formed from these two words.

Auto-urine or self-urine has been used for healing and cure of diseases for centuries. Auto-urine therapy suffered an eclipse for some years some time ago. But ever since Dr John Armstrong of America re-established

its credibility in the beginning of this century, auto-urine therapy has been continually scaling new peaks of popularity.

Summary:

1. In matters of our health, we have become silent

spectators. We make no effort to understand our bodies,

the processes going on in them, and the origins of disorders.

2. Even minor disorders cause us to panic, and we start knocking at the doors of doctors in desperation.

3. In fact the remedy for nearly all disorders of man is right at hand and easily available to him : his own urine.

to urine for the purpose of massage and external application/

and, what is most important how , a complete regeneration and

revitalization of the whole body, can be effected by the use of

urine, etc., are given in the 'shivambu kalpa' section of 'Damar

Tantra'.

Drinking the urine of a white bull forms an important step

in the ceremonies connected with the first shaving of a male

child (the Navajot ceremony), and those connected with

marriages, among the Parsis.

According to Dr. John Armstrong, the chief proponent of

Auto-Urine Therapy in modern times, there are clearly worded

exhortations in the Holy Bible enjoining people to drink their

own urine and to use it for external applications and massage :

(1) 'Drink waters out of thine own cistern/ (Old Testament) (2)

'When thou* fastest, anoint thy head and wash your face/ (New

Testament, Mathew 6-17)

Shlokas 41 and 42 of 'Vyavahaarsutra' by the learned Jain

Acharya Bhadrabahu also mention that one must drink one's

own urine while taking a vow or undertaking the regular

performance of a religious ritual.

The great Tibetan Yogi Milarepa has stated that the

Tibetan Buddhist monks and Lamas are able to perform

exacting penances and live long healthy lives by drinking their

own urine, (G.C.C. Chang : Milarepa in Ragma, The Hundred

Thousand Songs of Milarepa, Boulder and London, 1977.)

Much information regarding the prophylactic and healing

properties of auto-urine has been given in the English treatise

on therapeutics, 'Salmon's English Physician', published in

1695.

The eighteenth-century French dentists used to recommend rubbine one's urine on the teeth and garoling

Gypsies and sailors have for centuries been using

auto-urine for maintenance of health, preservation of

youth, increasing their life span and healing wounds

quickly. In the same way they were able to cope

successfully with emergencies arising during their travels

taking the help of auto-urine.

It is also well-known everywhere that thieves, dacoits,

tramps and other criminal elements make a practice of

drinking their own urine to maintain their health and

strength, to survive ill-treatment and to recover quickly

from the beatings they receive at the hands of the

guardians of the law.

Even today it is easy to find people who were

instructed by their elders to treat cuts and wounds by

passing urine on the injured parts, and who had in fact

acted according to these instructions.

Auto-urine Therapy in Modern Times : The

contribution of Dr John Armstrong of U. S. A. in restoring

the credibility and prestige of auto-urine therapy is unique.

The whole medical world was thrown into turmoil when his

book 'Water of Life', based on his own personal

experiences, was published. There was strong opposition.

But as the numerous patients who had been snatched

from the jaws of death by Dr Armstrong constituted living

and weighty evidence of the efficacy and harmlessness of

auto-urine therapy, the good doctor did not yield even an

inch.

After this 'Shivambu Shastra', auto-urine therapy,

spread all over the world with the speed of a tornado, as

was inevitable.

In India Shri Ravjibhai Patel of Ahmadabad, Dr

Paragji Desai, M. B. B. S., of Valsad, and many other

3. In fact the remedy for nearly all disorders of man is right at hand and easily available to him : his own urine.

to urine for the purpose of massage and external application/

and, what is most important how , a complete regeneration and

revitalization of the whole body, can be effected by the use of

urine, etc., are given in the 'shivambu kalpa' section of 'Damar

Tantra'.

Drinking the urine of a white bull forms an important step

in the ceremonies connected with the first shaving of a male

child (the Navajot ceremony), and those connected with

marriages, among the Parsis.

According to Dr. John Armstrong, the chief proponent of

Auto-Urine Therapy in modern times, there are clearly worded

exhortations in the Holy Bible enjoining people to drink their

own urine and to use it for external applications and massage :

(1) 'Drink waters out of thine own cistern/ (Old Testament) (2)

'When thou* fastest, anoint thy head and wash your face/ (New

Testament, Mathew 6-17)

Shlokas 41 and 42 of 'Vyavahaarsutra' by the learned Jain

Acharya Bhadrabahu also mention that one must drink one's

own urine while taking a vow or undertaking the regular

performance of a religious ritual.

The great Tibetan Yogi Milarepa has stated that the

Tibetan Buddhist monks and Lamas are able to perform

exacting penances and live long healthy lives by drinking their

own urine, (G.C.C. Chang : Milarepa in Ragma, The Hundred

Thousand Songs of Milarepa, Boulder and London, 1977.)

Much information regarding the prophylactic and healing

properties of auto-urine has been given in the English treatise

on therapeutics, 'Salmon's English Physician', published in

1695.

The eighteenth-century French dentists used to recommend rubbine one's urine on the teeth and garoling

Gypsies and sailors have for centuries been using

auto-urine for maintenance of health, preservation of

youth, increasing their life span and healing wounds

quickly. In the same way they were able to cope

successfully with emergencies arising during their travels

taking the help of auto-urine.

It is also well-known everywhere that thieves, dacoits,

tramps and other criminal elements make a practice of

drinking their own urine to maintain their health and

strength, to survive ill-treatment and to recover quickly

from the beatings they receive at the hands of the

guardians of the law.

Even today it is easy to find people who were

instructed by their elders to treat cuts and wounds by

passing urine on the injured parts, and who had in fact

acted according to these instructions.

Auto-urine Therapy in Modern Times : The

contribution of Dr John Armstrong of U. S. A. in restoring

the credibility and prestige of auto-urine therapy is unique.

The whole medical world was thrown into turmoil when his

book 'Water of Life', based on his own personal

experiences, was published. There was strong opposition.

But as the numerous patients who had been snatched

from the jaws of death by Dr Armstrong constituted living

and weighty evidence of the efficacy and harmlessness of

auto-urine therapy, the good doctor did not yield even an

inch.

After this 'Shivambu Shastra', auto-urine therapy,

spread all over the world with the speed of a tornado, as

was inevitable.

In India Shri Ravjibhai Patel of Ahmadabad, Dr

Paragji Desai, M. B. B. S., of Valsad, and many other

physicians

3. PROPERTIES AND EFFICACY OF AUTO-URINE

It is difficult to convince a majority of people that drinking

one's own urine can cure a number of disorders. The reason is

that modern medical science has hammered it into our heads

that urine is a liquid containing useless and even harmful

substances that have been rejected by the body. Traditional

cultural influence has also nurtured a kind of disgust for urine in

our minds.

Before discussing the effects of urine on our bodies and

our disorders, let us first consider the composition of urine.

Normally a man passes 750 to 1500 millilitres of urine in a

day. The requirements of water increase after consumption of

fried or highly spiced foods. This will result in an increase in the

total quantity of urine. On the other hand, in summer a large

proportion of body water is lost through perspiration, thus

decreasing the amount of urine. More urine is passed during the

colder periods of the year than during the hotter periods.

Generally urine is clear like pure water, or there may be a

tinge of yellow in it. When the quantity of urine decreases, due

to hot weather or for any other reason, the concentration of

substances in the urine increases, in which case it will probably

be of a deeper yellow or orange colour. The urine of a person

suffering from jaundice is generally as yellow as turmeric, and

that of a feverish person has a reddish tinge. Disorders of the

kidneys or the urinary tract may cause urine to become turbid

and red in colour.

The urine of a healthy person is a little salty in taste. If the

urine is of a more intense yellow colour, it may be a little saltier

in taste. If there is a reddish tinge in the urine/ it may have a

slightly bitter taste. Variations in the intake of solids and liquids

as well as variations in the weather cause corresponding

variations in the colour and taste of urine.

The following are the average quantities of the various

substances listed below, in 100 millilitres of urine as

reported In Introduction to Biochemistry' by Dr Pharon :

Substance Milligrammes

(1 ) Urea nitrogen 682.00

(2) Urea 1459.00

(3 ) Creatinin nitrogen 36.00

(4) Creatinin 97.20

(5 ) Uric acid nitrogen 12.30

(6 ) Uric acid 36.90

(7) Amino nitrogen 9.70

(8) Ammonia nitrogen 57.00

(9) Sodium 212.00

(10) Potassium 137.00

(11) Calcium 19.50

(12) Magnesium 11.30

(13) Chloride 314.00

(14) Total sulphate 91.00

(15) Inorganic Sulphate 83.00

(16) Inorganic phosphate 127.00

(17) N/10 acid 27.80

Some other important constituents of shivambu are

as

follows :

(1 ) Enzymes :

(a ) Amylase (diastase)

(b) Lactic dehydrogenase (L. D. H.)

(c) Leucine amino-peptidase (L. A. P.)

(d) Urokin

ase (2)

Hormones :

ylate cyclase

a) Catechol amines b) Hydroxy-steroids c) 17-Catosteroids

3. PROPERTIES AND EFFICACY OF AUTO-URINE

It is difficult to convince a majority of people that drinking

one's own urine can cure a number of disorders. The reason is

that modern medical science has hammered it into our heads

that urine is a liquid containing useless and even harmful

substances that have been rejected by the body. Traditional

cultural influence has also nurtured a kind of disgust for urine in

our minds.

Before discussing the effects of urine on our bodies and

our disorders, let us first consider the composition of urine.

Normally a man passes 750 to 1500 millilitres of urine in a

day. The requirements of water increase after consumption of

fried or highly spiced foods. This will result in an increase in the

total quantity of urine. On the other hand, in summer a large

proportion of body water is lost through perspiration, thus

decreasing the amount of urine. More urine is passed during the

colder periods of the year than during the hotter periods.

Generally urine is clear like pure water, or there may be a

tinge of yellow in it. When the quantity of urine decreases, due

to hot weather or for any other reason, the concentration of

substances in the urine increases, in which case it will probably

be of a deeper yellow or orange colour. The urine of a person

suffering from jaundice is generally as yellow as turmeric, and

that of a feverish person has a reddish tinge. Disorders of the

kidneys or the urinary tract may cause urine to become turbid

and red in colour.

The urine of a healthy person is a little salty in taste. If the

urine is of a more intense yellow colour, it may be a little saltier

in taste. If there is a reddish tinge in the urine/ it may have a

slightly bitter taste. Variations in the intake of solids and liquids

as well as variations in the weather cause corresponding

variations in the colour and taste of urine.

The following are the average quantities of the various

substances listed below, in 100 millilitres of urine as

reported In Introduction to Biochemistry' by Dr Pharon :

Substance Milligrammes

(1 ) Urea nitrogen 682.00

(2) Urea 1459.00

(3 ) Creatinin nitrogen 36.00

(4) Creatinin 97.20

(5 ) Uric acid nitrogen 12.30

(6 ) Uric acid 36.90

(7) Amino nitrogen 9.70

(8) Ammonia nitrogen 57.00

(9) Sodium 212.00

(10) Potassium 137.00

(11) Calcium 19.50

(12) Magnesium 11.30

(13) Chloride 314.00

(14) Total sulphate 91.00

(15) Inorganic Sulphate 83.00

(16) Inorganic phosphate 127.00

(17) N/10 acid 27.80

Some other important constituents of shivambu are

as

follows :

(1 ) Enzymes :

(a ) Amylase (diastase)

(b) Lactic dehydrogenase (L. D. H.)

(c) Leucine amino-peptidase (L. A. P.)

(d) Urokin

ase (2)

Hormones :

ylate cyclase

a) Catechol amines b) Hydroxy-steroids c) 17-Catosteroids

(f) Prostaglandins

(g) Sex hormones (3) Miscellaneous :

(a) Copper ( b ) Urobilinogen

As a knowledgeable qualified doctor has pointed out, there

is a strong possibility of there being several other beneficial

substances not yet known to science, in addition to the above

substances, present in urine.

Urokinase, an enzyme present in urine, prevents the

formation of blood clots in the blood vessels, and is even

capable of dissolving clots already formed. When such blood

clots obstruct the flow of blood in the blood vessels of the heart

a heart attack may be precipitated. Dr Mezel of the Edgewater

Hospital in Chicago, U. S. A., injects urokinase into the bodies

of victims of heart attacks thus aborting the attack and saving

the life of the patient. Dr Salaria, an eminent surgeon of

Ahmadabad, too, makes it a practice to give an injection of the

patients' own urine before undertaking surgery so as to forestall

any risk of overburdening or harming the heart during or after

the operation.

The hormone erythropoietine, one of the substances

usually present in urine, stimulates the bone marrow to increase

the rate of production of erythrocytes (red blood corpuscles).

This is the reason why a patient of anaemia derives substantial

benefit from auto-urine therapy.

Another hormone present in urine, adenylate cyclase, co-

ordinates the actions of all hormones in the body through the

production of a substance known as cyclic A. M. P.

Prostaglandin is a hormone that is essential for the

contraction of the muscles of the uterus. Many scientists are of

the opinion that this hormone can act as a contraceptive.

Urine contains sex hormones, insulin and growth

hormones as well.

The Nobel Laureate Albert Sczent Georgyi has carried out

a number of experiments testing the effect of methyl glyoxal, a

constituent of urine, on cancer patients, and has in addition to

the above, one must not lose sight of the high probability

of the presence of many substances in urine which are as

yet unknown to science.

All these beneficial substances are present in urine in

very finely divided and highly potentised forms. As a result

they are quickly absorbed from the stomach and the

intestines within a short time following the imbibing of

urine. And despite the extremely small quantities in which

they are present in the urine, they have been found to be

of great benefits to the body.

Dr Dharmadhikari of Pune in Maharashtra state has

tried auto-urine therapy on more than two hundred

patients, and has carried out scientific investigations

related to this therapy. Here are the conclusions he has

arrived at as a result of these researches :

(1 ) The body begins to absorb more oxygen from the

atmosphere after the commencement of auto-urine

therapy, and the metabolic reactions are speeded up. The

results of a large number of experiments support this

conclusion.

(2) The commmencement of auto-urine therapy is

invariably followed by a slow but definite increase in the

number of red blood corpuscles in and the haemoglobin

content of the blood.

Dr Dharmadhikari believes that these changes in the

body functions play a very important role in curing

disorders.

In the book 'Yoga' published by the Bihar School of

Yoga, Monghyr, a knowledgeable and learned doctor has

ascribed the efficacy of urine to the following reasons :

(1 ) Urine supplements the essential nutrients and

makes up the deficiency of any nutrient in the body.

(2) Urine contains highly active enzymes, that have a

salutary effect on all the physiological reactions taking

(f) Prostaglandins

(g) Sex hormones (3) Miscellaneous :

(a) Copper ( b ) Urobilinogen

As a knowledgeable qualified doctor has pointed out, there

is a strong possibility of there being several other beneficial

substances not yet known to science, in addition to the above

substances, present in urine.

Urokinase, an enzyme present in urine, prevents the

formation of blood clots in the blood vessels, and is even

capable of dissolving clots already formed. When such blood

clots obstruct the flow of blood in the blood vessels of the heart

a heart attack may be precipitated. Dr Mezel of the Edgewater

Hospital in Chicago, U. S. A., injects urokinase into the bodies

of victims of heart attacks thus aborting the attack and saving

the life of the patient. Dr Salaria, an eminent surgeon of

Ahmadabad, too, makes it a practice to give an injection of the

patients' own urine before undertaking surgery so as to forestall

any risk of overburdening or harming the heart during or after

the operation.

The hormone erythropoietine, one of the substances

usually present in urine, stimulates the bone marrow to increase

the rate of production of erythrocytes (red blood corpuscles).

This is the reason why a patient of anaemia derives substantial

benefit from auto-urine therapy.

Another hormone present in urine, adenylate cyclase, co-

ordinates the actions of all hormones in the body through the

production of a substance known as cyclic A. M. P.

Prostaglandin is a hormone that is essential for the

contraction of the muscles of the uterus. Many scientists are of

the opinion that this hormone can act as a contraceptive.

Urine contains sex hormones, insulin and growth

hormones as well.

The Nobel Laureate Albert Sczent Georgyi has carried out

a number of experiments testing the effect of methyl glyoxal, a

constituent of urine, on cancer patients, and has in addition to

the above, one must not lose sight of the high probability

of the presence of many substances in urine which are as

yet unknown to science.

All these beneficial substances are present in urine in

very finely divided and highly potentised forms. As a result

they are quickly absorbed from the stomach and the

intestines within a short time following the imbibing of

urine. And despite the extremely small quantities in which

they are present in the urine, they have been found to be

of great benefits to the body.

Dr Dharmadhikari of Pune in Maharashtra state has

tried auto-urine therapy on more than two hundred

patients, and has carried out scientific investigations

related to this therapy. Here are the conclusions he has

arrived at as a result of these researches :

(1 ) The body begins to absorb more oxygen from the

atmosphere after the commencement of auto-urine

therapy, and the metabolic reactions are speeded up. The

results of a large number of experiments support this

conclusion.

(2) The commmencement of auto-urine therapy is

invariably followed by a slow but definite increase in the

number of red blood corpuscles in and the haemoglobin

content of the blood.

Dr Dharmadhikari believes that these changes in the

body functions play a very important role in curing

disorders.

In the book 'Yoga' published by the Bihar School of

Yoga, Monghyr, a knowledgeable and learned doctor has

ascribed the efficacy of urine to the following reasons :

(1 ) Urine supplements the essential nutrients and

makes up the deficiency of any nutrient in the body.

(2) Urine contains highly active enzymes, that have a

salutary effect on all the physiological reactions taking

place in the body.

(3) Urine contains valuable salts necessary for the body.*

(4) The hormones contained in urine are of great benefit to the body.

(5) Urine possesses bacteriocidal properties. It therefore

destroys the disease-causing bacteria in the body, especially

those infecting the digestive tract.

(6) The substances present in the urine augment and

sharpen the body's natural powers of resistance to diseases.

(7) The substance called 'urea' present in urine is a

diuretic and increases the efficiency of the kidneys.

(8) Urine is a tonic that strengthens the body, and an

'elixir' that confers longevity.

Ayurveda and other ancient works on medicinal science

have accorded their approval to the drinking of urine as a

therapeutic measure. Ayurveda regards urine as an effective

antidote against the harmful confluence of excesses of the three

humours.

It is believed by some researchers that urine acts like a

vaccine, promoting the generation of antibodies that fight and

overcome the agencies that cause disorders, thus resisting and

curing diseases.

The sum and substance of the above discussion is that

urine has an undoubtedly salutary effect on the body, but that

the details of exactly how it acts in the body have not yet been

worked out sufficiently clearly to command universal agreement

among the experts.

How far would it be proper to recommend or adopt a

remedy, the mode of action of which has not yet been

completely understood? The answer to this objection is simple

and straightforward. To this day the mode of action of a number

of drugs and therapeutic procedures such as aspirin,

acupuncture, electric shock treatment, etc., has not been

worked out satisfactorily. But this in no way reduces their

efficacy. The doctor knows well what effects aspirin will

produce in the body after being ingested orally, and

accordingly prescribes aspirin* for the patient as and

when necessary. Knowledge of its mode of action is not

essential for the doctor. In the same way, innumerable

experiments have established the actual effect of auto-

urine on the body. It has always been found to have

favourable effects, not a single case of an untoward effect

having been recorded so far.

There is a mass of documentary evidence

establishing the fact that imbibing of one's own urine has

been and is being resorted to by criminal elements to

obviate physical damage and to-augment their powers of

endurance of pain inflicted by beatings; by mountaineers

to maintain their vigour and to fight adverse atmospheric

conditions; and by numerous monks and ascetics to

develop the capacity to complete their penances

successfully.

Briefly, it is nothing more than a conjecture that urine

is a useless fluid that has been rejected by the body; no

instances of urine having a seriously, or even mildly,

harmful effect on the body have been recorded. A

renowned heart specialist of Mumbai once issued an

appeal through a newspaper to the members of the public,

inviting them to write to him about their experiences of

auto-urine therapy, especially about cases of adverse

effects. His purpose was to demonstrate that drinking urine

is harmful.

Soon there was a deluge of hundreds of letters in

response to his appeal; but there was not a single letter

among them that reported any adverse effect.

He had expected to be able to build up a case against

the therapy on the basis of reports of adverse effects in a

large number of cases, and thus brine auto-urine therapy

into disrepute; but his high hopes were doomed to dis-

place in the body.

(3) Urine contains valuable salts necessary for the body.*

(4) The hormones contained in urine are of great benefit to the body.

(5) Urine possesses bacteriocidal properties. It therefore

destroys the disease-causing bacteria in the body, especially

those infecting the digestive tract.

(6) The substances present in the urine augment and

sharpen the body's natural powers of resistance to diseases.

(7) The substance called 'urea' present in urine is a

diuretic and increases the efficiency of the kidneys.

(8) Urine is a tonic that strengthens the body, and an

'elixir' that confers longevity.

Ayurveda and other ancient works on medicinal science

have accorded their approval to the drinking of urine as a

therapeutic measure. Ayurveda regards urine as an effective

antidote against the harmful confluence of excesses of the three

humours.

It is believed by some researchers that urine acts like a

vaccine, promoting the generation of antibodies that fight and

overcome the agencies that cause disorders, thus resisting and

curing diseases.

The sum and substance of the above discussion is that

urine has an undoubtedly salutary effect on the body, but that

the details of exactly how it acts in the body have not yet been

worked out sufficiently clearly to command universal agreement

among the experts.

How far would it be proper to recommend or adopt a

remedy, the mode of action of which has not yet been

completely understood? The answer to this objection is simple

and straightforward. To this day the mode of action of a number

of drugs and therapeutic procedures such as aspirin,

acupuncture, electric shock treatment, etc., has not been

worked out satisfactorily. But this in no way reduces their

efficacy. The doctor knows well what effects aspirin will

produce in the body after being ingested orally, and

accordingly prescribes aspirin* for the patient as and

when necessary. Knowledge of its mode of action is not

essential for the doctor. In the same way, innumerable

experiments have established the actual effect of auto-

urine on the body. It has always been found to have

favourable effects, not a single case of an untoward effect

having been recorded so far.

There is a mass of documentary evidence

establishing the fact that imbibing of one's own urine has

been and is being resorted to by criminal elements to

obviate physical damage and to-augment their powers of

endurance of pain inflicted by beatings; by mountaineers

to maintain their vigour and to fight adverse atmospheric

conditions; and by numerous monks and ascetics to

develop the capacity to complete their penances

successfully.

Briefly, it is nothing more than a conjecture that urine

is a useless fluid that has been rejected by the body; no

instances of urine having a seriously, or even mildly,

harmful effect on the body have been recorded. A

renowned heart specialist of Mumbai once issued an

appeal through a newspaper to the members of the public,

inviting them to write to him about their experiences of

auto-urine therapy, especially about cases of adverse

effects. His purpose was to demonstrate that drinking urine

is harmful.

Soon there was a deluge of hundreds of letters in

response to his appeal; but there was not a single letter

among them that reported any adverse effect.

He had expected to be able to build up a case against

the therapy on the basis of reports of adverse effects in a

large number of cases, and thus brine auto-urine therapy

into disrepute; but his high hopes were doomed to dis-

appointment. However, he refused to give due credence to the

hundreds of letters testifying to the immense benefits of the

therapy, because these claims were not supported by detailed

reports of blood tests, urine tests, electrocardiograms, etc.,

before and after contracting the illness and after recovery! It is

most surprising that he did not feel the necessity of personally

interviewing either the persons who had been cured by auto-

urine therapy or the practitioners of the system. Thus the

purported interest of the gentleman in research stands exposed

as a hollow sham.

Summary :

1. There are numerous valuable constituents such as salts, enzymes, hormones, etc., in human urine.

2. The natural resistive powers of the body are augmented by these substances with their healing properties. As a result, old ailments are cured and new ailments averted.

3. Not a single instance of harm or of untoward effects caused by drinking one's own urine has so far been recorded.

appointment. However, he refused to give due credence to the

hundreds of letters testifying to the immense benefits of the

therapy, because these claims were not supported by detailed

reports of blood tests, urine tests, electrocardiograms, etc.,

before and after contracting the illness and after recovery! It is

most surprising that he did not feel the necessity of personally

interviewing either the persons who had been cured by auto-

urine therapy or the practitioners of the system. Thus the

purported interest of the gentleman in research stands exposed

as a hollow sham.

Summary :

1. There are numerous valuable constituents such as salts, enzymes, hormones, etc., in human urine.

2. The natural resistive powers of the body are augmented by these substances with their healing properties. As a result, old ailments are cured and new ailments averted.

3. Not a single instance of harm or of untoward effects caused by drinking one's own urine has so far been recorded.

4. AUTO-URINE THERAPY : OBJECTIONS AND

CLARIFICATIONS

(In Question-And-Answer Form)

Many objections and arguments against auto-urine therapy

are put forward not only by laymen but also by doctors trained in

the modern system of medicine. Clarifications refuting the

objections and arguments are being presented here in the form

of questions and answers.

Objection 1 : Urine is something that has been rejected

(excreted) by the body as a useless or even toxic material.

How can such a fluid be once again useful to the body?

Clarification : That urine has been rejected by the body

There are numerous hormones as well as substances

useful or beneficial to the body in urine. In fact the hormones,

electrolytes and water that are present i n the body i n excess of

its requirements are eliminated through urine. This is no way

implies that these substances are useless or harmful to the

body.

That there are toxic substances in urine is also a baseless

conjecture or a figment of imagination. If the body is in fact

eliminating toxic substances in this manner- in other words, if

the body is capable of freeing itself from toxins through this

simple process-no one would ever fall ill. Really speaking urine

is merely water that has been separated from the blood. If blood

is not toxic, how is it possible for urine to be toxic ?

Even if it is assumed for a moment that there actually are

toxic substances present in urine, it does not follow that they are

harmful to the body. No animal is harmed by its own poison. Do

snakes and scorpions fall victims to disorders or death because

of the poisons carried in their bodies ? Another fact also must be

clearly understood : only those substances that the body needs

will be absorbed in the stomach or intestines from urine that has

been ingested. All other substances will be eliminated in

the stools.

It is only because of traditional cultural influences that

we regard urine with disgust. A kind of complex of

revulsion has been formed in our minds. But little children

not yet conditioned by our cultural influences experience

nothing but pleasure in splashing their urine about. Objection 2 : There are pathogenic bacteria in urine.

Clarification : That the urine of ninety out of a

hundred persons is completely free from all kinds of

bacteria is an incontrovertible fact. Even doctors and

pathologists will testify to the validity of this statement.

The reason is plain : Urine does not come in contact with

the external atmosohere at all persons whose urine shows

the presence of some kinds of micro-organisms. Drinking

such urine containing bacteria should have no harmful

effects. Actually the atmosphere around us, the air we

inhale, the food we eat and the water we drink-all these

harbour micro-organisms. But the natural resistive powers

of the body destroy these micro-organisms. In fact the

belief that diseases are caused by infection with micro-

organisms does not rest on solid foundations. The micro-

organisms that are supposed to cause various diseases

are always present in our surroundings, our saliva, and in

all parts of our bodies. But we do not suffer from all these

diseases all the time. Moreover, the drugs used in the

Ayurvedic, Homeopathic or Unani systems of medicine

possess no antibiotic properties, but they do successfully

cure diseases. Other therapeutic systems such as Nature

cure, Acupuncture, Acupressure, Magnetotherapy, etc.,

are not based on the mass destruction of bacteria, but

they are unquestionably effective in curing diseases.

The fact is that the bugbear of micro-organisms has

been raised by doctors to keep up the demands for their

services, and by manufacturers of phamaceuticals to

4. AUTO-URINE THERAPY : OBJECTIONS AND

CLARIFICATIONS

(In Question-And-Answer Form)

Many objections and arguments against auto-urine therapy

are put forward not only by laymen but also by doctors trained in

the modern system of medicine. Clarifications refuting the

objections and arguments are being presented here in the form

of questions and answers.

Objection 1 : Urine is something that has been rejected

(excreted) by the body as a useless or even toxic material.

How can such a fluid be once again useful to the body?

Clarification : That urine has been rejected by the body

There are numerous hormones as well as substances

useful or beneficial to the body in urine. In fact the hormones,

electrolytes and water that are present i n the body i n excess of

its requirements are eliminated through urine. This is no way

implies that these substances are useless or harmful to the

body.

That there are toxic substances in urine is also a baseless

conjecture or a figment of imagination. If the body is in fact

eliminating toxic substances in this manner- in other words, if

the body is capable of freeing itself from toxins through this

simple process-no one would ever fall ill. Really speaking urine

is merely water that has been separated from the blood. If blood

is not toxic, how is it possible for urine to be toxic ?

Even if it is assumed for a moment that there actually are

toxic substances present in urine, it does not follow that they are

harmful to the body. No animal is harmed by its own poison. Do

snakes and scorpions fall victims to disorders or death because

of the poisons carried in their bodies ? Another fact also must be

clearly understood : only those substances that the body needs

will be absorbed in the stomach or intestines from urine that has

been ingested. All other substances will be eliminated in

the stools.

It is only because of traditional cultural influences that

we regard urine with disgust. A kind of complex of

revulsion has been formed in our minds. But little children

not yet conditioned by our cultural influences experience

nothing but pleasure in splashing their urine about. Objection 2 : There are pathogenic bacteria in urine.

Clarification : That the urine of ninety out of a

hundred persons is completely free from all kinds of

bacteria is an incontrovertible fact. Even doctors and

pathologists will testify to the validity of this statement.

The reason is plain : Urine does not come in contact with

the external atmosohere at all persons whose urine shows

the presence of some kinds of micro-organisms. Drinking

such urine containing bacteria should have no harmful

effects. Actually the atmosphere around us, the air we

inhale, the food we eat and the water we drink-all these

harbour micro-organisms. But the natural resistive powers

of the body destroy these micro-organisms. In fact the

belief that diseases are caused by infection with micro-

organisms does not rest on solid foundations. The micro-

organisms that are supposed to cause various diseases

are always present in our surroundings, our saliva, and in

all parts of our bodies. But we do not suffer from all these

diseases all the time. Moreover, the drugs used in the

Ayurvedic, Homeopathic or Unani systems of medicine

possess no antibiotic properties, but they do successfully

cure diseases. Other therapeutic systems such as Nature

cure, Acupuncture, Acupressure, Magnetotherapy, etc.,

are not based on the mass destruction of bacteria, but

they are unquestionably effective in curing diseases.

The fact is that the bugbear of micro-organisms has

been raised by doctors to keep up the demands for their

services, and by manufacturers of phamaceuticals to

keep their industries running. The theory that diseases are

caused by micro-organisms fills the pockets of doctors with

money and the homes of the manufacturers of pharmaceuticals

with affluence, keeps innumerable scientists busy in carrying

out their so-called 'research' or investigations, and provides an

abundant source of wealth for the directors of the pathological

laboratories that have sprung up everywhere with the help of

the physicians. All these interests constitute a very strong chain

that cannot be broken.

There would have been some consolation if all these

activities had been successful in reducing the incidence of

diseases. But the sad fact is that even after these herculean

efforts, the incidence of diseases has been increasing at pace.

The micro-organisms become immune to the drugs in a very

short time and the scientists have to go on looking for ever

newer or stronger drugs. No way of breaking this vicious circle

is within sight.

At the same time, it is an experimentally well-established

truth that even patients suffering from venereal diseases or

diseases of the urinary tract, whose urine is most certainly full of

micro-organisms, are in fact cured by drinking this urine despite

the presence of the micro-organisms.

Objection 3 : Drinking urine leads in the long run to

serious diseases, especially diseases of the kidneys, or to

insanity*

Clarification : Numerous instances have been observed of

crippling disabilities, insanity or other serious diseases caused

by the side-effects of the powerful drugs in vogue these days. It

is usually very difficult to cure such iatrogenic (i. e. those

caused by drugs) disorders.

Innumerable women who had used the sedative called

'thalidomide' during their pregnancies gave births to babies with

serious congenital defects. The world has not been able to

forget that tragedy even today. Do the allopathic doctors

and their science acknowledge that they are responsible

for crippling future citizens and leaders?

According to Dr Howard Winstein, the Director of the

'Food and Drug Administration' department of the

American government, some four to five thousand

persons become the victims of severe reactions caused

by penicillin every year. About 500 of these lose their lives

as a result of such reactions. These are official figures. The

real figures of such cases of reactions and consequent

deaths may be much greater. And penicillin is not used in

the U. S. A. alone, but everywhere in the world.The world-

wide figures relating to such tragic cases can only be

imagined.

(Thalidomide Tragedy)

Do only thalidomide and penicillin cause such side-

effects? Are all other drugs safe ? No doctor can answer

these questions in the affirmative. The American Medical

Association has published a list of 72 drugs that are

potentially harmful. The list includes sulpha drugs,

keep their industries running. The theory that diseases are

caused by micro-organisms fills the pockets of doctors with

money and the homes of the manufacturers of pharmaceuticals

with affluence, keeps innumerable scientists busy in carrying

out their so-called 'research' or investigations, and provides an

abundant source of wealth for the directors of the pathological

laboratories that have sprung up everywhere with the help of

the physicians. All these interests constitute a very strong chain

that cannot be broken.

There would have been some consolation if all these

activities had been successful in reducing the incidence of

diseases. But the sad fact is that even after these herculean

efforts, the incidence of diseases has been increasing at pace.

The micro-organisms become immune to the drugs in a very

short time and the scientists have to go on looking for ever

newer or stronger drugs. No way of breaking this vicious circle

is within sight.

At the same time, it is an experimentally well-established

truth that even patients suffering from venereal diseases or

diseases of the urinary tract, whose urine is most certainly full of

micro-organisms, are in fact cured by drinking this urine despite

the presence of the micro-organisms.

Objection 3 : Drinking urine leads in the long run to

serious diseases, especially diseases of the kidneys, or to

insanity*

Clarification : Numerous instances have been observed of

crippling disabilities, insanity or other serious diseases caused

by the side-effects of the powerful drugs in vogue these days. It

is usually very difficult to cure such iatrogenic (i. e. those

caused by drugs) disorders.

Innumerable women who had used the sedative called

'thalidomide' during their pregnancies gave births to babies with

serious congenital defects. The world has not been able to

forget that tragedy even today. Do the allopathic doctors

and their science acknowledge that they are responsible

for crippling future citizens and leaders?

According to Dr Howard Winstein, the Director of the

'Food and Drug Administration' department of the

American government, some four to five thousand

persons become the victims of severe reactions caused

by penicillin every year. About 500 of these lose their lives

as a result of such reactions. These are official figures. The

real figures of such cases of reactions and consequent

deaths may be much greater. And penicillin is not used in

the U. S. A. alone, but everywhere in the world.The world-

wide figures relating to such tragic cases can only be

imagined.

(Thalidomide Tragedy)

Do only thalidomide and penicillin cause such side-

effects? Are all other drugs safe ? No doctor can answer

these questions in the affirmative. The American Medical

Association has published a list of 72 drugs that are

potentially harmful. The list includes sulpha drugs,

soporific drugs, sedatives, anti-rheumatic drugs, cortisones,

analgesics, diuretics, drugs that prevent fainting fits, drugs that

affect the thyroid gland, anti-coagulants, etc.

It is worth noting the undesirable side-effects of cortisones,

a group of drugs widely used for the treatment of disorders of

the joints, rheumatism in particular. Continued use of these

drugs over long periods may cause duodenal ulcers, a relapse

of tuberculosis, diabetes or psychosis. Treatment of children

suffering from rheumatism or allied disorders with steroids often

leads to extreme softening of the bones, sometimes to such an

extent that the bones give way even under the strains caused by

the simple act of walking. The breasts of men taking steroid

drugs get enlarged. Many women who had taken these druus

during pregnancy have given birth to girl babies with male

genitalia!

These doctors who play around with nature and even the

human chromosomes, totally disregard the side-effects of their

own drugs. But they do not hesitate to criticize and decry auto-

urine therapy of which they have no experience and which they

have not studied. For them to raise the bugbear of imagined

side-effects of auto-urine therapy is not better than the

proverbial stone throwing by those who live in glass houses.

Objection 4 : The reason that there are no untoward

effects of drinking urine is simply the fact that the human

body is like a very durable machine with a vast capacity to

absorb abuse and the unlimited capacity of the kidneys to

throw out toxins.

Clarification : This is a criticism levelled mainly by

doctors. The capacity of the kidneys to deal with toxins is

indeed unlimited. It is the allopathic medical science that has

derived the maximum benefit of this capacity of the kidneys.

The very thought of the terrible toll of innocent lives that

allopathic drugs would have taken if the kidneys did not

possess this miraculous capacity is sufficient to send shivers

down our spines. One must always be mindful of the fact that

when one points an accusing finger at someone else, the

three remaining fingers are pointing at ourselves.

Objection 5 : H urine is so beneficial and useful

to the body, why does the body eliminate it?

Clarification : Let us consider a dam in the course of a

river. If the water level rises above a certain limit, the

excess water begins to flow out of the specially

constructed flood gates of the dam. Ttiis of course does

not imply that water is of no use, and serves no purpose in

the dam. In exactly the same way excess water and salts

are permitted to flow out by the kindneys. If more water is

drunk, more urine is formed, and if less water is taken

less urine is formed.. This is the experience of every one

of us.

Objection 6 : If drinking one's own urine is so

beneficial, why does obstruction or absence of the

urine (anuria) harm the body?

Clarification: However beneficial a substance may

be, if it accumulates in amounts in excess of the

requirements of the body, it is bound to cause harm. If

excess salts or even excess water is not removed from

the blood, harm may result. How is urine to be blamed for

this?

The matter can be understood in another way. Very

often harm is caused to the body if respiration is

obstructed or the supply of blood to an organ is

interrupted. Is air or blood to be blamed for this?

One may raise the question as to the advisability or

utility of pouring back into the body what has been

eliminated by it as being in excess of its requirements.

The obvious reply is that urine is the result of excess of

water and salts in the blood. And the drinker of urine is

pouring it into the stomach, not into the blood. The body

will absorb the subst< nces and the amount of water it

soporific drugs, sedatives, anti-rheumatic drugs, cortisones,

analgesics, diuretics, drugs that prevent fainting fits, drugs that

affect the thyroid gland, anti-coagulants, etc.

It is worth noting the undesirable side-effects of cortisones,

a group of drugs widely used for the treatment of disorders of

the joints, rheumatism in particular. Continued use of these

drugs over long periods may cause duodenal ulcers, a relapse

of tuberculosis, diabetes or psychosis. Treatment of children

suffering from rheumatism or allied disorders with steroids often

leads to extreme softening of the bones, sometimes to such an

extent that the bones give way even under the strains caused by

the simple act of walking. The breasts of men taking steroid

drugs get enlarged. Many women who had taken these druus

during pregnancy have given birth to girl babies with male

genitalia!

These doctors who play around with nature and even the

human chromosomes, totally disregard the side-effects of their

own drugs. But they do not hesitate to criticize and decry auto-

urine therapy of which they have no experience and which they

have not studied. For them to raise the bugbear of imagined

side-effects of auto-urine therapy is not better than the

proverbial stone throwing by those who live in glass houses.

Objection 4 : The reason that there are no untoward

effects of drinking urine is simply the fact that the human

body is like a very durable machine with a vast capacity to

absorb abuse and the unlimited capacity of the kidneys to

throw out toxins.

Clarification : This is a criticism levelled mainly by

doctors. The capacity of the kidneys to deal with toxins is

indeed unlimited. It is the allopathic medical science that has

derived the maximum benefit of this capacity of the kidneys.

The very thought of the terrible toll of innocent lives that

allopathic drugs would have taken if the kidneys did not

possess this miraculous capacity is sufficient to send shivers

down our spines. One must always be mindful of the fact that

when one points an accusing finger at someone else, the

three remaining fingers are pointing at ourselves.

Objection 5 : H urine is so beneficial and useful

to the body, why does the body eliminate it?

Clarification : Let us consider a dam in the course of a

river. If the water level rises above a certain limit, the

excess water begins to flow out of the specially

constructed flood gates of the dam. Ttiis of course does

not imply that water is of no use, and serves no purpose in

the dam. In exactly the same way excess water and salts

are permitted to flow out by the kindneys. If more water is

drunk, more urine is formed, and if less water is taken

less urine is formed.. This is the experience of every one

of us.

Objection 6 : If drinking one's own urine is so

beneficial, why does obstruction or absence of the

urine (anuria) harm the body?

Clarification: However beneficial a substance may

be, if it accumulates in amounts in excess of the

requirements of the body, it is bound to cause harm. If

excess salts or even excess water is not removed from

the blood, harm may result. How is urine to be blamed for

this?

The matter can be understood in another way. Very

often harm is caused to the body if respiration is

obstructed or the supply of blood to an organ is

interrupted. Is air or blood to be blamed for this?

One may raise the question as to the advisability or

utility of pouring back into the body what has been

eliminated by it as being in excess of its requirements.

The obvious reply is that urine is the result of excess of

water and salts in the blood. And the drinker of urine is

pouring it into the stomach, not into the blood. The body

will absorb the subst< nces and the amount of water it

needs from the urine in the stomach, and what it does not need

will be disposed of by the digestive system in the usual way.

It has been observed in many cases that giving the urine

of another healthy person to a patient suffering from anuria, or

lack of urine, results in the removal of the obstruction and leads

to a free flow of urine.

Objection 7 : Auto-urine therapy has not been tried in

experiments on animals, nor have its advantages and

disadvantages been studied scientifically in such

experiments, as is usual in medical research.

Clarification : Modern drugs are highly potent and their

effects are drastic. It would therefore perhaps be logical to try

them out on animals in preliminary studies; but urine is not such

a powerful and potentially lethal chemical as to necessitate

experimentation on animals in a preliminary study. And to those

who insist on such studies it may be pointed out that some

animals instinctively do lick their own urine or that of others of

their species. Many of us have been witnesses to such

occurrences.

It cannot be assumed that a substance or a drug will have

the same effects on human beings as it has on other animals.

Let us not forget that thalidomide had been tested on animals

and was found to be harmless in those studies. This very drug

had to be withdrawn from the market overnight, when women

who had been using it during their pregnancies began to give

births to terribly defective babies, leading to a massive agitation

demanding the banning of the drug. This is an incident that has

become known all over the world. The victims of this drug are

even today leading helpless and dependent lives.

No one can confidently state that the drugs approved as

safe today will still prove safe five, ten or fifteen years from now.

Dr Dale Friend, head of the Department of Pharmacology at the

Bridham Hospital in Boston, states unequivocally : "No drug can

be considered entirely safe." The implication of this statement is

that the doctors who are so vociferous about the necessity

of testing the effects of drugs on animals first, before

undertaking trials on human beings, are the very ones

who keep filling up the bodies of their patients with drugs

which undoubtedly cause side-effects of varying severity.

In point of fact 'research' is the handy weapon of the

allopathic system of medicine, which it can use to lash out

against other therapeutic systems under the pretense of

being the only 'scientific' system.

Auto-urine therapy is not an innovation of recent

origin; urine has been used therapeutically for thousands

of years. And still not a single instance of untoward side-

effects or of barm caused by the therapy has ever been

observed or reported.

Objection 8 : It is quite possible that the condition

of a patient under auto-urine therapy improves by

adoption of a regimen of salubrious diet, healthy habits

and exercise, but the improvement is attributed to

urine.

Clarification : It is undoubtedly true that practitioners

of auto-urine therapy do suggest certain changes in diet

and habits. But it is a common experience that such

advice is heeded only temporarily, if at all. Despite all this,

cures are effected through auto-urine therapy. This is

proof enough that this therapy is effective in and by itself,

i.e., even if it is not supported by changes in diet and

habits.

Allopathic doctors and practitioners of other systems

also suggest certain changes in diet, directing the patient

for instance to eat green leafy vegetables and fruits, to eat

less of spiced and fried foods, to reduce smoking and

drinking, etc. But they attribute the cures to the drugs and

treatment, and not to dietary restrictions or changes in life-

needs from the urine in the stomach, and what it does not need

will be disposed of by the digestive system in the usual way.

It has been observed in many cases that giving the urine

of another healthy person to a patient suffering from anuria, or

lack of urine, results in the removal of the obstruction and leads

to a free flow of urine.

Objection 7 : Auto-urine therapy has not been tried in

experiments on animals, nor have its advantages and

disadvantages been studied scientifically in such

experiments, as is usual in medical research.

Clarification : Modern drugs are highly potent and their

effects are drastic. It would therefore perhaps be logical to try

them out on animals in preliminary studies; but urine is not such

a powerful and potentially lethal chemical as to necessitate

experimentation on animals in a preliminary study. And to those

who insist on such studies it may be pointed out that some

animals instinctively do lick their own urine or that of others of

their species. Many of us have been witnesses to such

occurrences.

It cannot be assumed that a substance or a drug will have

the same effects on human beings as it has on other animals.

Let us not forget that thalidomide had been tested on animals

and was found to be harmless in those studies. This very drug

had to be withdrawn from the market overnight, when women

who had been using it during their pregnancies began to give

births to terribly defective babies, leading to a massive agitation

demanding the banning of the drug. This is an incident that has

become known all over the world. The victims of this drug are

even today leading helpless and dependent lives.

No one can confidently state that the drugs approved as

safe today will still prove safe five, ten or fifteen years from now.

Dr Dale Friend, head of the Department of Pharmacology at the

Bridham Hospital in Boston, states unequivocally : "No drug can

be considered entirely safe." The implication of this statement is

that the doctors who are so vociferous about the necessity

of testing the effects of drugs on animals first, before

undertaking trials on human beings, are the very ones

who keep filling up the bodies of their patients with drugs

which undoubtedly cause side-effects of varying severity.

In point of fact 'research' is the handy weapon of the

allopathic system of medicine, which it can use to lash out

against other therapeutic systems under the pretense of

being the only 'scientific' system.

Auto-urine therapy is not an innovation of recent

origin; urine has been used therapeutically for thousands

of years. And still not a single instance of untoward side-

effects or of barm caused by the therapy has ever been

observed or reported.

Objection 8 : It is quite possible that the condition

of a patient under auto-urine therapy improves by

adoption of a regimen of salubrious diet, healthy habits

and exercise, but the improvement is attributed to

urine.

Clarification : It is undoubtedly true that practitioners

of auto-urine therapy do suggest certain changes in diet

and habits. But it is a common experience that such

advice is heeded only temporarily, if at all. Despite all this,

cures are effected through auto-urine therapy. This is

proof enough that this therapy is effective in and by itself,

i.e., even if it is not supported by changes in diet and

habits.

Allopathic doctors and practitioners of other systems

also suggest certain changes in diet, directing the patient

for instance to eat green leafy vegetables and fruits, to eat

less of spiced and fried foods, to reduce smoking and

drinking, etc. But they attribute the cures to the drugs and

treatment, and not to dietary restrictions or changes in life-

style.

Objection 9 : Is it not likely that the benefits attributed

to auto-urine therapy are actually due to auto-suggestion or

faith?

Clarification : Really speaking, this is an argument that

applies more appropriately to allopathic drugs. The string of

letters following the doctor's name signifying highly impressive

degrees, his attractive personality set off by the westernised

dress, the dispensary or the consulting room with its carpet,

curtains, air-conditioner, etc., the waiting room humming with the

sotto voce conversations of the patients, all these are sufficient

to make a deep impression on the patient. The patient really

comes to believe that his disease will necessarily have to flee. If

such confidence were not inspired, there would have existed

only a small hut where the palace or success of allopathy stands

today. Dr William Osier, whose name is inscribed in golden

letters in the recent history of modern therapeutics, has stated

very unambiguously that ‘the history of modern therapeutics is in

reality the history of the placebo', i.e. of tablets that contain no

therapeutic agent or drug but are given to the patient to reassure

him that he is being given medicines. Thus even Dr Osier

acknowledges that faith has been more effective than drugs in

the cures effected by allopathy. And perhaps no other person

can express an opinion about drugs with greater authority than

Dr Osier.

No practitioner or adherent of auto-urine therapy can

inspire the faith and confidence that an allopathic doctor can

inspire with his pomp and parapharnalia.

The patients who resort to auto-urine therapy have usually

tried the allopathic, homeopathic, ayurvedic and other systems

beforehand. To say that all these patients have been cured

merely by faith is to argue that faith is a more effective curative

agency than the drugs and treatments of all these systems. The

implication is that all these patients could have been cured

merely by faith healing. If that is so, the poisons that had

previously been poured into their bodies in the name of

the drugs are proved to have been useless, and the

treatments meaningless.

In fact auto-urine therapy has been observed to

prove beneficial in the treatment of people in a state of

unconsciousness, people who lack the power of logical

thought, mentally retarded people, children and animals.

Where does the question of faith healing arise in such

instances?

Objection 10 : To drink urine, or to induce others

to drink urine is an immoral and mean act.

Clarification : All the world knows about such

malpractices as giving drugs and injections even when

they are not necessary, taking unfair advantage of the

worries and fears of the patient forcing the patient to

undergo various unnecessary tests or sending him to

various specialists for earning commissions, getting the

patient admitted to private nursing homes for 'general

check-up' or for 'rest', performing caesarian sections even

when the baby would or could have been delivered

normally, removing the appendix of the patient a second

(!) time, and countless others.

It would be more appropriate for the doctors who

allege that the auto-urine therapists are indulging in

immoral practices or that they are perpetrating a hoax on

the gullible public for making money, to free their own

houses of all this dirt.

Objection 11 : If auto-urine therapy is so natural and

beneficial, why is it that nature has not endowed human

beings with an instinct for it?

Clarification : Logic and materialism have suppressed

man's natural instincts today. All animals avoid eating

during any type of illness : in other words, they fast. This is

style.

Objection 9 : Is it not likely that the benefits attributed

to auto-urine therapy are actually due to auto-suggestion or

faith?

Clarification : Really speaking, this is an argument that

applies more appropriately to allopathic drugs. The string of

letters following the doctor's name signifying highly impressive

degrees, his attractive personality set off by the westernised

dress, the dispensary or the consulting room with its carpet,

curtains, air-conditioner, etc., the waiting room humming with the

sotto voce conversations of the patients, all these are sufficient

to make a deep impression on the patient. The patient really

comes to believe that his disease will necessarily have to flee. If

such confidence were not inspired, there would have existed

only a small hut where the palace or success of allopathy stands

today. Dr William Osier, whose name is inscribed in golden

letters in the recent history of modern therapeutics, has stated

very unambiguously that ‘the history of modern therapeutics is in

reality the history of the placebo', i.e. of tablets that contain no

therapeutic agent or drug but are given to the patient to reassure

him that he is being given medicines. Thus even Dr Osier

acknowledges that faith has been more effective than drugs in

the cures effected by allopathy. And perhaps no other person

can express an opinion about drugs with greater authority than

Dr Osier.

No practitioner or adherent of auto-urine therapy can

inspire the faith and confidence that an allopathic doctor can

inspire with his pomp and parapharnalia.

The patients who resort to auto-urine therapy have usually

tried the allopathic, homeopathic, ayurvedic and other systems

beforehand. To say that all these patients have been cured

merely by faith is to argue that faith is a more effective curative

agency than the drugs and treatments of all these systems. The

implication is that all these patients could have been cured

merely by faith healing. If that is so, the poisons that had

previously been poured into their bodies in the name of

the drugs are proved to have been useless, and the

treatments meaningless.

In fact auto-urine therapy has been observed to

prove beneficial in the treatment of people in a state of

unconsciousness, people who lack the power of logical

thought, mentally retarded people, children and animals.

Where does the question of faith healing arise in such

instances?

Objection 10 : To drink urine, or to induce others

to drink urine is an immoral and mean act.

Clarification : All the world knows about such

malpractices as giving drugs and injections even when

they are not necessary, taking unfair advantage of the

worries and fears of the patient forcing the patient to

undergo various unnecessary tests or sending him to

various specialists for earning commissions, getting the

patient admitted to private nursing homes for 'general

check-up' or for 'rest', performing caesarian sections even

when the baby would or could have been delivered

normally, removing the appendix of the patient a second

(!) time, and countless others.

It would be more appropriate for the doctors who

allege that the auto-urine therapists are indulging in

immoral practices or that they are perpetrating a hoax on

the gullible public for making money, to free their own

houses of all this dirt.

Objection 11 : If auto-urine therapy is so natural and

beneficial, why is it that nature has not endowed human

beings with an instinct for it?

Clarification : Logic and materialism have suppressed

man's natural instincts today. All animals avoid eating

during any type of illness : in other words, they fast. This is

the natural instinct. Many illnesses can be cured by fasting for

short periods. But a man suffering from an illness will continue to

eat, and keep on eating despite the total lack of appetite. In

reality appetite is lost in any state of ill health, and recovered

when the illness is cured. But modern man is no longer sensitive

to the signals of instincts; or perhaps the notion has been

hammered into his mind by frequent repetition that it is neither

necessary nor advisable to go hungry; fasting will merely

weaken him, and there are drugs that will make everything all

right.

Health can be maintained by taking proper balanced diet,

taking exercise or doing things that require physical exertion,

adopting proper mental attitudes, keeping the mind free from

tension and cultivating such other good habits. But does man

really possess an instinct for them ? And is it instinct that makes

man take to alcohol, tobacco, narcotics and useless drugs?

That man does not possess the instinct to drink his own

urine is no proof that it is useless or harmful.

Objection 12 : Auto-urine therapy is nothing but a

sham, a deceptive hoax perpetrated on the public, inspired

by jealousy and mischievous tendencies of certain people

bent on discrediting the modern therapeutic system and

the drugs it uses.

Clarification : Auto-urine therapy is not a modern

development. Allusions to it, and discussion of its effects are

found in many ancient works on medicine and healing.

It is not proper to allege that auto-urine therapy is merely a

holiow sham, a false and deceptive system created by jealous

physicians. The truth is that more and more people have begun

to understand the limitations of pharmacological science, have

come to realize the dangers of the side-effects of drugs, and it is

only because of these reasons that they are turning towards

novel or harmless therpeutic systems.

Objection 13 : It is claimed that auto-urine therapy enjoyed

great popularity in ancient times. If it is really of such great

benefit, how did it come to be neglected ? Why did it

suffer an eclipse?

Clarification : With the development of culture and so-

called progress, man gradually turned away from nature. It

is understandable that this resulted in the gradual

abandonment of auto-urine therapy too. He developed a

fascination for pomp and show. At the same time the

nature of economic activity and people's tastes also

changed. What could not be valued in terms of money

came to be looked upon as useless and lacking in

importance.

It is very difficult-or indeed impossible-to derive

economic advantages from treating people by auto-urine

therapy, whereas considerable economic benefits can be

derived through the other therapeutic systems. It is

therefore natural to conclude that people have been led

away from this therapeutic system under such economic

influences.

Objection 14 : Why should auto-urine therapy be

resorted to when so many highly effective therapeutic systems are available today?

Clarification : It is exactly when the other available

systems fail to fulfil expectations that disappointment and

disillusionment with them forces people to turn to auto-

urine therapy as a last resort. And as successes are

achieved even in very difficult and intractable cases, one

has got to concede that it is a perfectly efficacious

system.

There are some special advantages attached to

auto-urine therapy. Despite its efficacy and freedom from

harm, it is totally inexpensive. One of the most important

considerations is that there is no need of diagnosis, as all

disorders are to be treated in more or less the same

manner. The system is at the same time so simple that a

large number of difficulties can be obviated, or avoided.

the natural instinct. Many illnesses can be cured by fasting for

short periods. But a man suffering from an illness will continue to

eat, and keep on eating despite the total lack of appetite. In

reality appetite is lost in any state of ill health, and recovered

when the illness is cured. But modern man is no longer sensitive

to the signals of instincts; or perhaps the notion has been

hammered into his mind by frequent repetition that it is neither

necessary nor advisable to go hungry; fasting will merely

weaken him, and there are drugs that will make everything all

right.

Health can be maintained by taking proper balanced diet,

taking exercise or doing things that require physical exertion,

adopting proper mental attitudes, keeping the mind free from

tension and cultivating such other good habits. But does man

really possess an instinct for them ? And is it instinct that makes

man take to alcohol, tobacco, narcotics and useless drugs?

That man does not possess the instinct to drink his own

urine is no proof that it is useless or harmful.

Objection 12 : Auto-urine therapy is nothing but a

sham, a deceptive hoax perpetrated on the public, inspired

by jealousy and mischievous tendencies of certain people

bent on discrediting the modern therapeutic system and

the drugs it uses.

Clarification : Auto-urine therapy is not a modern

development. Allusions to it, and discussion of its effects are

found in many ancient works on medicine and healing.

It is not proper to allege that auto-urine therapy is merely a

holiow sham, a false and deceptive system created by jealous

physicians. The truth is that more and more people have begun

to understand the limitations of pharmacological science, have

come to realize the dangers of the side-effects of drugs, and it is

only because of these reasons that they are turning towards

novel or harmless therpeutic systems.

Objection 13 : It is claimed that auto-urine therapy enjoyed

great popularity in ancient times. If it is really of such great

benefit, how did it come to be neglected ? Why did it

suffer an eclipse?

Clarification : With the development of culture and so-

called progress, man gradually turned away from nature. It

is understandable that this resulted in the gradual

abandonment of auto-urine therapy too. He developed a

fascination for pomp and show. At the same time the

nature of economic activity and people's tastes also

changed. What could not be valued in terms of money

came to be looked upon as useless and lacking in

importance.

It is very difficult-or indeed impossible-to derive

economic advantages from treating people by auto-urine

therapy, whereas considerable economic benefits can be

derived through the other therapeutic systems. It is

therefore natural to conclude that people have been led

away from this therapeutic system under such economic

influences.

Objection 14 : Why should auto-urine therapy be

resorted to when so many highly effective therapeutic systems are available today?

Clarification : It is exactly when the other available

systems fail to fulfil expectations that disappointment and

disillusionment with them forces people to turn to auto-

urine therapy as a last resort. And as successes are

achieved even in very difficult and intractable cases, one

has got to concede that it is a perfectly efficacious

system.

There are some special advantages attached to

auto-urine therapy. Despite its efficacy and freedom from

harm, it is totally inexpensive. One of the most important

considerations is that there is no need of diagnosis, as all

disorders are to be treated in more or less the same

manner. The system is at the same time so simple that a

large number of difficulties can be obviated, or avoided.

Moreover there is no need to run hither and thither for the

treatment.

Objection 15 : Urine tastes and smells abominably. Wouldn't drinking it be a difficult task?

Clarification : Our disgust for urine is the result of

prejudice and conditioned by cultural influences. Otherwise its

taste is not so very unpalatable. In fact we often take, willy nilly,

many kinds of medicines with bitter, sharp, strange or

nauseating tastes. Alcoholic drinks are hardly pleasant in taste.

In comparison with these, urine has a very mild taste. Drinking

urine is not a very difficult task. The only requirement is that we

should get rid of the artificially cultivated sense of disgust.

Within a few days of the commencement of the therapy,

drinking it would be as easy as drinking water.

In reality it is only the mistaken belief of the doctors that

the privilege of treating the diseases belongs solely to them,

that induces them to level allegations and criticisms at auto-

urine and other traditional therapies. Thev forget that their duty

lies in restoring the health of the patient. It is not at all proper

for them to boost one therapeutic system at the cost of another.

To evaluate remedial procedures of other systems by the

criteria of one's own system and to ridicule those remedies that

fail to fit into the framework of the principles of ihe only science

one has studied would be the height of absurdity, as

exemplified in the adage 'the pain is in the belly, but the blows

are directed at the head for relief.

If all the criticisms of the so-called experts are to be

answered in just a few words, perhaps this would be the most

appropriate reply : 'An ounce of experience is more valuable and

more convincing than a ton of conjectures, concepts or

contentions’

Summary :

1. The belief that urine is no more than a fluid vehicle for substances that are useless, alien and toxic to the body, cannot be justified.

2. As urine does not come in contact with the external atmosphere,

no pathogenic bacteria contaminate it. 3. The allegation that drinking urine causes serious disorders

in the long run is unfounded. 4. Auto-urine therapy has been tried successfully on so

many persons that it is no longer necessary to carry out experiments on lower animals to establish its efficacy and harmlessness.

5. 'Auto-urine therapy is just a deceptive hoax aimed at discrediting the modern drugs/ This allegation is totally unjustified. When all other systems, all other remedies have failed, people take resort to auto-urine therapy. People who have tried all other therapeutic systems, who have reduced the resistive powers of their bodies to the point of extinction by pouring various poisons in the form of drugs into their stomachs, and who have despaired of life itself, have adopted auto-urine therapy as a last resort, and have freed themselves from the disorders.

6. Auto-urine therapy offers many advantages as compared to other systems. It is simple, convenient, it involves no expense, it can be practised anywhere any time, and needs no prior investigation to arrive at an exact diagnosis for treatment.

7. The belief that the taste or smell of urine is disgusting is merely the result of our prejudices and cultural influences.

Moreover there is no need to run hither and thither for the

treatment.

Objection 15 : Urine tastes and smells abominably. Wouldn't drinking it be a difficult task?

Clarification : Our disgust for urine is the result of

prejudice and conditioned by cultural influences. Otherwise its

taste is not so very unpalatable. In fact we often take, willy nilly,

many kinds of medicines with bitter, sharp, strange or

nauseating tastes. Alcoholic drinks are hardly pleasant in taste.

In comparison with these, urine has a very mild taste. Drinking

urine is not a very difficult task. The only requirement is that we

should get rid of the artificially cultivated sense of disgust.

Within a few days of the commencement of the therapy,

drinking it would be as easy as drinking water.

In reality it is only the mistaken belief of the doctors that

the privilege of treating the diseases belongs solely to them,

that induces them to level allegations and criticisms at auto-

urine and other traditional therapies. Thev forget that their duty

lies in restoring the health of the patient. It is not at all proper

for them to boost one therapeutic system at the cost of another.

To evaluate remedial procedures of other systems by the

criteria of one's own system and to ridicule those remedies that

fail to fit into the framework of the principles of ihe only science

one has studied would be the height of absurdity, as

exemplified in the adage 'the pain is in the belly, but the blows

are directed at the head for relief.

If all the criticisms of the so-called experts are to be

answered in just a few words, perhaps this would be the most

appropriate reply : 'An ounce of experience is more valuable and

more convincing than a ton of conjectures, concepts or

contentions’

Summary :

1. The belief that urine is no more than a fluid vehicle for substances that are useless, alien and toxic to the body, cannot be justified.

2. As urine does not come in contact with the external atmosphere,

no pathogenic bacteria contaminate it. 3. The allegation that drinking urine causes serious disorders

in the long run is unfounded. 4. Auto-urine therapy has been tried successfully on so

many persons that it is no longer necessary to carry out experiments on lower animals to establish its efficacy and harmlessness.

5. 'Auto-urine therapy is just a deceptive hoax aimed at discrediting the modern drugs/ This allegation is totally unjustified. When all other systems, all other remedies have failed, people take resort to auto-urine therapy. People who have tried all other therapeutic systems, who have reduced the resistive powers of their bodies to the point of extinction by pouring various poisons in the form of drugs into their stomachs, and who have despaired of life itself, have adopted auto-urine therapy as a last resort, and have freed themselves from the disorders.

6. Auto-urine therapy offers many advantages as compared to other systems. It is simple, convenient, it involves no expense, it can be practised anywhere any time, and needs no prior investigation to arrive at an exact diagnosis for treatment.

7. The belief that the taste or smell of urine is disgusting is merely the result of our prejudices and cultural influences.

5. AUTOURINE THERAPY : METHODS AND

PROCEDURES

Prior preparation : Some prior preparation is desirable

before the commencement of auto-urine therapy.

It is also necessary to resolve questions regarding the

manner, timings and frequency of taking the treatment.

The first thing to do is to read a few authoritative books on

auto-urine therapy for detailed information about the system, its

efficacy and its scientific nature, as well as the exact methods

to be adopted. This will have the effect of gradually reducing

the intensity of feelings of disgust in our minds.

Those who find it difficult to overcome the feelings of

disgust towards urine should begin by massaging the fingers,

palms and feet with urine.

A day or two later, they should massage the gums and rub

the teeth with fresh urine, gargle with it and try to drink a little of

it.

The feelings of revulsion inspired by urine will subside in

two to four days time by adopting the above measures, and the

possibility of nausea while drinking urine or of vomiting after

drinking it will be greatly reduced.

These preliminary measures may be taken at any time of the day.

When preparing to drink one's urine, one must reject the

initial portion as well as the last portion, and collect only the

middle portion in a cup or glass, and drink it while it is fresh.

You will find that it is free from any sharp or unpleasant smell.

No food or drink should be taken for half an hour or so after

drinking urine. Auto-urine therapy for maintenance of health : If the

purpose is simply maintenance of health, drinking a cupful (150

to 200 ml) of one's own urine once in a day is quite adequate.

The urine passed on waking up in the morning is relatively

more salty and possesses a strong odour. People who are

not accustomed to drinking urine may not find it easily

acceptable. Such persons should make a beginning by

taking for a few days the urine passed in the evening when

the stomach is empty. The best time for this would be

between four o'clock to six o'clock in the evening.

Alternatively it can be taken at the time of going to bed,

provided one has taken one's evening meal comparatively

early.

Once one has got habituated to drinking urine in the

evenings, one can begin drinking it in the morning on an

empty stomach. Normally there is no difficulty in the

change-over at this stage. But if the urine is still felt to be

too strong, it can be diluted with a little water.

Within a very few days of beginning the ingestion of

urine, the urine will begin to get progressively purer, and

its pungency and saltiness will begin to decrease. Once

one is accustomed to it, even the morning urine can be

drunk as easily as one drinks water. An influx of new

vigour in the body will also be experienced within a few

days of the commencement of the auto-urine regimen, and

even work of a very strenuous type will not cause fatigue.

People who drink their own urine regularly fall ill very

rarely. They can continue to enjoy freedom from diseases

like the 'flu or hepatitis, etc., even during epidemics of the

diseases, because the natural powers of the body to resist

diseases are greatly strengthened.

Common disorders like colds and coughs : Prompt

relief can be obtained in case of such common disorders

as colds and coughs by drinking a cup, or a cup and a

half, of fresh auto-urine once in the morning. If necessary,

the treatment can be repeated twice or thrice in a day.

Relief is quicker if diet is restricted to easily digestible

foods or fruits during the treatment.

5. AUTOURINE THERAPY : METHODS AND

PROCEDURES

Prior preparation : Some prior preparation is desirable

before the commencement of auto-urine therapy.

It is also necessary to resolve questions regarding the

manner, timings and frequency of taking the treatment.

The first thing to do is to read a few authoritative books on

auto-urine therapy for detailed information about the system, its

efficacy and its scientific nature, as well as the exact methods

to be adopted. This will have the effect of gradually reducing

the intensity of feelings of disgust in our minds.

Those who find it difficult to overcome the feelings of

disgust towards urine should begin by massaging the fingers,

palms and feet with urine.

A day or two later, they should massage the gums and rub

the teeth with fresh urine, gargle with it and try to drink a little of

it.

The feelings of revulsion inspired by urine will subside in

two to four days time by adopting the above measures, and the

possibility of nausea while drinking urine or of vomiting after

drinking it will be greatly reduced.

These preliminary measures may be taken at any time of the day.

When preparing to drink one's urine, one must reject the

initial portion as well as the last portion, and collect only the

middle portion in a cup or glass, and drink it while it is fresh.

You will find that it is free from any sharp or unpleasant smell.

No food or drink should be taken for half an hour or so after

drinking urine. Auto-urine therapy for maintenance of health : If the

purpose is simply maintenance of health, drinking a cupful (150

to 200 ml) of one's own urine once in a day is quite adequate.

The urine passed on waking up in the morning is relatively

more salty and possesses a strong odour. People who are

not accustomed to drinking urine may not find it easily

acceptable. Such persons should make a beginning by

taking for a few days the urine passed in the evening when

the stomach is empty. The best time for this would be

between four o'clock to six o'clock in the evening.

Alternatively it can be taken at the time of going to bed,

provided one has taken one's evening meal comparatively

early.

Once one has got habituated to drinking urine in the

evenings, one can begin drinking it in the morning on an

empty stomach. Normally there is no difficulty in the

change-over at this stage. But if the urine is still felt to be

too strong, it can be diluted with a little water.

Within a very few days of beginning the ingestion of

urine, the urine will begin to get progressively purer, and

its pungency and saltiness will begin to decrease. Once

one is accustomed to it, even the morning urine can be

drunk as easily as one drinks water. An influx of new

vigour in the body will also be experienced within a few

days of the commencement of the auto-urine regimen, and

even work of a very strenuous type will not cause fatigue.

People who drink their own urine regularly fall ill very

rarely. They can continue to enjoy freedom from diseases

like the 'flu or hepatitis, etc., even during epidemics of the

diseases, because the natural powers of the body to resist

diseases are greatly strengthened.

Common disorders like colds and coughs : Prompt

relief can be obtained in case of such common disorders

as colds and coughs by drinking a cup, or a cup and a

half, of fresh auto-urine once in the morning. If necessary,

the treatment can be repeated twice or thrice in a day.

Relief is quicker if diet is restricted to easily digestible

foods or fruits during the treatment.

Irrigating the nasal and oral passages (a process known as

'neti' in Yogic literature) with a mixture of one part of shivambu

(auto-urine) and two parts of lukewarm water affords immediate

relief.

Method of taking 'neti' : Prepare about a glassful of a

mixture of fresh urine and lukewarm water

in the desired proportion. Fill a small bowl,

or a small katori, almost to the brim with

this mixture. Dip your nose into the liquid

and without a moment's delay draw as

much of the liquid into the nose as you

can. Open your mouth immediately and

let the liquid drawn in through the nose

(Methods of taking neti! drain out of the

mouth. Fill the bowl again and repeat this procedure till you

have used up the glassful of the mixture. Blow your nose well to

expel the liquid remaining in the nasal passages. Make sure that

not even a drop is inadvertently left in the passages.

Note : You may experience a feeling of suffocation for two

or three days while taking the neti. There may also be a feeling

of heaviness in the head. But you must continue the process

without allowing yourself to get discouraged or worried by these

effects. In two or three days you will become accustomed to the

process, and will feel absolutely no discomfort.

By repeating this process frequently, you will be able to rid

yourself of the common cold for good.

Dressing boils and wounds : Apply a strip oi cloth soaked

in your own urine for 10 to 15 minutes twice or thrice in a day.

Take care to remove the strip before it gets dry.

There is no need to massage the whole body with auto-

urine in cases of minor disorders.

Auto-urine therapy in acute disorders : In case of acute

conditions such as fevers, diarrhoea, vomiting, severe coughs,

constipation, etc., quick relief is obtained by fasting for a day or

two, in addition to drinking one's own urine regularly.

Immediately on getting up in the morning, clean your

mouth as usual and drink one or one and a half cups of

freshly passed urine.

That should be followed by an enema of either a

mixture of one part of urine and two parts of water, or of

water to which the juice of a large lemon has been added.

Equipment : The equipmen* for taking an enema is

illustrated here. Generally tb«. apparatus is supplied with

a small bakellite catheter auacfv d to the tube. But it

would be more advisable to purchase a plastic

catheter of the type designated no. 24 in place

of the bakellite one. The plastic catheter is

much more convenient. Fill the enema can

with about a litre of a lukewarm mixture of

shivambu and water, or of water to which

lemon juice has been added.

(Equipment for

taking enemas)

Method : Place the enema can at a height of about a

metre from the floor, or suspend it from a nail in the wall at

this height Open the tap and allow some water to flow out,

so as to remove air bubbles from the tube. No>v lie down

face up on the floor. Place a support under the hip so that

the trunk inclines downwards from the hips to the head.

Lubricate the anal orifice well with oil or bathing soap.

Lubricate the end of the catheter also in a similar way.

Now insert the catheter into the rectum through the

anus to the extent of 10 to 12 centimetres (3 to 4 inches).

Open the tap gradually, allowing the water to flow gently.

Keep the rate of flow moderate.

If there is an urge to defecate (empty the bowels)

during the process of taking the enema, stop the flow of

Irrigating the nasal and oral passages (a process known as

'neti' in Yogic literature) with a mixture of one part of shivambu

(auto-urine) and two parts of lukewarm water affords immediate

relief.

Method of taking 'neti' : Prepare about a glassful of a

mixture of fresh urine and lukewarm water

in the desired proportion. Fill a small bowl,

or a small katori, almost to the brim with

this mixture. Dip your nose into the liquid

and without a moment's delay draw as

much of the liquid into the nose as you

can. Open your mouth immediately and

let the liquid drawn in through the nose

(Methods of taking neti! drain out of the

mouth. Fill the bowl again and repeat this procedure till you

have used up the glassful of the mixture. Blow your nose well to

expel the liquid remaining in the nasal passages. Make sure that

not even a drop is inadvertently left in the passages.

Note : You may experience a feeling of suffocation for two

or three days while taking the neti. There may also be a feeling

of heaviness in the head. But you must continue the process

without allowing yourself to get discouraged or worried by these

effects. In two or three days you will become accustomed to the

process, and will feel absolutely no discomfort.

By repeating this process frequently, you will be able to rid

yourself of the common cold for good.

Dressing boils and wounds : Apply a strip oi cloth soaked

in your own urine for 10 to 15 minutes twice or thrice in a day.

Take care to remove the strip before it gets dry.

There is no need to massage the whole body with auto-

urine in cases of minor disorders.

Auto-urine therapy in acute disorders : In case of acute

conditions such as fevers, diarrhoea, vomiting, severe coughs,

constipation, etc., quick relief is obtained by fasting for a day or

two, in addition to drinking one's own urine regularly.

Immediately on getting up in the morning, clean your

mouth as usual and drink one or one and a half cups of

freshly passed urine.

That should be followed by an enema of either a

mixture of one part of urine and two parts of water, or of

water to which the juice of a large lemon has been added.

Equipment : The equipmen* for taking an enema is

illustrated here. Generally tb«. apparatus is supplied with

a small bakellite catheter auacfv d to the tube. But it

would be more advisable to purchase a plastic

catheter of the type designated no. 24 in place

of the bakellite one. The plastic catheter is

much more convenient. Fill the enema can

with about a litre of a lukewarm mixture of

shivambu and water, or of water to which

lemon juice has been added.

(Equipment for

taking enemas)

Method : Place the enema can at a height of about a

metre from the floor, or suspend it from a nail in the wall at

this height Open the tap and allow some water to flow out,

so as to remove air bubbles from the tube. No>v lie down

face up on the floor. Place a support under the hip so that

the trunk inclines downwards from the hips to the head.

Lubricate the anal orifice well with oil or bathing soap.

Lubricate the end of the catheter also in a similar way.

Now insert the catheter into the rectum through the

anus to the extent of 10 to 12 centimetres (3 to 4 inches).

Open the tap gradually, allowing the water to flow gently.

Keep the rate of flow moderate.

If there is an urge to defecate (empty the bowels)

during the process of taking the enema, stop the flow of

water for 10 to 12 seconds. If the urge subs ides, start the flow

again. But

(Method of taking an enema)

if it becomes more urgent, it would be best to visit the lavatory

and empty the bowels. In that case, continue the process of

taking the enema after the visit to the lavatory, but in any case

all the water taken in the can must be used up. After emptying

the can, control yourself for some time so as to retain the water

in the intestines for a few minutes. Meanwhile, turn so as to lie

on the right side of the body and on the left side alternately.

This will help the wastes to get detached from the walls of the

intestines. After retaining the water for a few minutes, visit the

lavatory. Let the water flow out spontaneously. On no account

should you exert yourself. All the accumulated wastes also will

flow out with the water. Sometimes the amount of wastes thus

eliminated exceeds all expectations. The whole process is

comoleted in 10 to 15 mnutes.

Note : Do not let yourself develop a habit of taking

enemas. People who normally engagae in work requiring

physical exertion as well as those whose diet includes

plenty of fibrous materials and roughage do not need

frequent enemas.

Benefits : This is an infallible and quick-acting

remedy for the ailments mentioned above. As no drugs

are used, there is absolutely no danger of side-effects.

The enemas effect a thorough cleaning of the intestines.

Even after relief has been obtained from the

ailments, you would be well advised to continue drinking

a cup or a cup and a half of fresh urine three to four times

a day. If you feel thirsty in between, plain water may be

taken.

This regimen of fasting combined with auto-urine

therapy will help you to get rid of acute disorders within

two to four days.

If there is an excessive loss of water from the body

due to diarrhoea or vomiting, the patient should be given

water with a little fruit juice or saline water from time to

time in addition to urine.

Preparation of saline water : Dissolve four

spoonfuls of glucose, half a spoonful of baking soda and a

quarter spoonful of potassium chloride in a litre of water.

Drinking such saline water from time to time replenishes

the water and salts being lost from the body.

In cases of acute diseases, recovery is hastened by

lightly massaging with fresh urine for 30 to 60 minutes

once a day or so. (Stale urine which has been stroed for

about four days, and urine which has been boiled till

three-fourths of it is left, have also been recommended for

massage.)

If the patient is suffering from anuria or is unable to

pass urine for any reason whatsoever, he should be

given the urine of a healthy person to drink. A man should

be given the urine of another man. and if a woman, the

urine of another woman, as long as it is necessary.

water for 10 to 12 seconds. If the urge subs ides, start the flow

again. But

(Method of taking an enema)

if it becomes more urgent, it would be best to visit the lavatory

and empty the bowels. In that case, continue the process of

taking the enema after the visit to the lavatory, but in any case

all the water taken in the can must be used up. After emptying

the can, control yourself for some time so as to retain the water

in the intestines for a few minutes. Meanwhile, turn so as to lie

on the right side of the body and on the left side alternately.

This will help the wastes to get detached from the walls of the

intestines. After retaining the water for a few minutes, visit the

lavatory. Let the water flow out spontaneously. On no account

should you exert yourself. All the accumulated wastes also will

flow out with the water. Sometimes the amount of wastes thus

eliminated exceeds all expectations. The whole process is

comoleted in 10 to 15 mnutes.

Note : Do not let yourself develop a habit of taking

enemas. People who normally engagae in work requiring

physical exertion as well as those whose diet includes

plenty of fibrous materials and roughage do not need

frequent enemas.

Benefits : This is an infallible and quick-acting

remedy for the ailments mentioned above. As no drugs

are used, there is absolutely no danger of side-effects.

The enemas effect a thorough cleaning of the intestines.

Even after relief has been obtained from the

ailments, you would be well advised to continue drinking

a cup or a cup and a half of fresh urine three to four times

a day. If you feel thirsty in between, plain water may be

taken.

This regimen of fasting combined with auto-urine

therapy will help you to get rid of acute disorders within

two to four days.

If there is an excessive loss of water from the body

due to diarrhoea or vomiting, the patient should be given

water with a little fruit juice or saline water from time to

time in addition to urine.

Preparation of saline water : Dissolve four

spoonfuls of glucose, half a spoonful of baking soda and a

quarter spoonful of potassium chloride in a litre of water.

Drinking such saline water from time to time replenishes

the water and salts being lost from the body.

In cases of acute diseases, recovery is hastened by

lightly massaging with fresh urine for 30 to 60 minutes

once a day or so. (Stale urine which has been stroed for

about four days, and urine which has been boiled till

three-fourths of it is left, have also been recommended for

massage.)

If the patient is suffering from anuria or is unable to

pass urine for any reason whatsoever, he should be

given the urine of a healthy person to drink. A man should

be given the urine of another man. and if a woman, the

urine of another woman, as long as it is necessary.

If the patient is unconscious or semi-conscious, no

attempt should be made to make him or her drink urine, as that

entails the danger of the urine going into the lungs : such an

event may have grave consequences. In such cases,

massaging with urine should be taken as adequate, but in

more serious cases, the urine of the patient can be injected

intramuscularly.

One of the staunchest proponents of auto-urine therapy,

Dr Paragji Desai, M. B. B. S., advocated the injection of 2 to 10

millilitres of the patient's own fresh urine, the amount

depending on the constitution and physique of the patient. Dr

Desai has cured innumerable patients by injecting them with

their own urine. Dr Shivanandiyam also gives asthma patients

injections of their own urine. Auto-urine therapy in cases of chronic disorders : The real efficacy of auto-urine therapy is exhibited most impressively in the treatment of chronic asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, skin diseases, and such other diseases deemed incurable or requiring long and drastic treatment by other therapeutic systems. Astonishing results are obtained by fasting on auto-urine and massaging with it. Such fasts may be continued for eight to fifteen days. Before embarking on auto-urine therapy for the treatment of such difficulty curable or incurable diseases, some prior preparatory steps are necessary.

Before commencing a regimen of fasting on urine, light

and easily digestible food should be taken for a period of about

a week, a prominent place in the diet being given to raw

uncooked vegetables and fruits. This will result in the gradual

accumulation of vitamins and salts in the body, which will come

in useful during the period of fasting. In addition to this, it is

necessary to massage the body with stale urine which has been

stored for about four days. For this purpose, some seven or

eight bottles should be kept ready, numbered 1, 2, 3 etc. in

sequence. One or two of these bottles must be filled daily for

some days before embarking on the fast. Each bottle must be

marked with the date of filling as well as the number. The

bottles must be properly stoppered after filling.

On the first day of the fast, immediately on getting up

In the morning and cleaning the mouth, all the urine that is

passed that morning must be drunk up. After that an

enema of urine mixed with water should be taken.

Now the bottle of stale urine numbered I should be

opened. The whole body

should be massaged for

about an hour with the

urine contained in that

bottle. Stale urine usually

has a strong and un-

pleasant odour, but do not

let that disturb you. The

sequence of movements to

be followed in massaging

the body is indicated with

numbers in the figure on

the right.

When the urine in a bottle is used up, the bottle

should be washed thoroughly the same day, should be

filled afresh, and should be marked with the next

appropriate number and the date of filling.

A bath should be taken after the lapse of one hour

from the time of the completion of the massage. If there is

a wound or a boil on any part of the body, massaging the

surrounding area should be avoided, and a strip of cloth

soaked in urine applied instead.

During the period of fasting, it is necessary that the

entire quantity of urine that is passed throughout the dav

and night should be drunk. If one is thirsty in the

intervening period, it is permissible to drink water, either

plain or with lemon juice. Complete rest must be taken

during the treatment.

If the patient is unconscious or semi-conscious, no

attempt should be made to make him or her drink urine, as that

entails the danger of the urine going into the lungs : such an

event may have grave consequences. In such cases,

massaging with urine should be taken as adequate, but in

more serious cases, the urine of the patient can be injected

intramuscularly.

One of the staunchest proponents of auto-urine therapy,

Dr Paragji Desai, M. B. B. S., advocated the injection of 2 to 10

millilitres of the patient's own fresh urine, the amount

depending on the constitution and physique of the patient. Dr

Desai has cured innumerable patients by injecting them with

their own urine. Dr Shivanandiyam also gives asthma patients

injections of their own urine. Auto-urine therapy in cases of chronic disorders : The real efficacy of auto-urine therapy is exhibited most impressively in the treatment of chronic asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, skin diseases, and such other diseases deemed incurable or requiring long and drastic treatment by other therapeutic systems. Astonishing results are obtained by fasting on auto-urine and massaging with it. Such fasts may be continued for eight to fifteen days. Before embarking on auto-urine therapy for the treatment of such difficulty curable or incurable diseases, some prior preparatory steps are necessary.

Before commencing a regimen of fasting on urine, light

and easily digestible food should be taken for a period of about

a week, a prominent place in the diet being given to raw

uncooked vegetables and fruits. This will result in the gradual

accumulation of vitamins and salts in the body, which will come

in useful during the period of fasting. In addition to this, it is

necessary to massage the body with stale urine which has been

stored for about four days. For this purpose, some seven or

eight bottles should be kept ready, numbered 1, 2, 3 etc. in

sequence. One or two of these bottles must be filled daily for

some days before embarking on the fast. Each bottle must be

marked with the date of filling as well as the number. The

bottles must be properly stoppered after filling.

On the first day of the fast, immediately on getting up

In the morning and cleaning the mouth, all the urine that is

passed that morning must be drunk up. After that an

enema of urine mixed with water should be taken.

Now the bottle of stale urine numbered I should be

opened. The whole body

should be massaged for

about an hour with the

urine contained in that

bottle. Stale urine usually

has a strong and un-

pleasant odour, but do not

let that disturb you. The

sequence of movements to

be followed in massaging

the body is indicated with

numbers in the figure on

the right.

When the urine in a bottle is used up, the bottle

should be washed thoroughly the same day, should be

filled afresh, and should be marked with the next

appropriate number and the date of filling.

A bath should be taken after the lapse of one hour

from the time of the completion of the massage. If there is

a wound or a boil on any part of the body, massaging the

surrounding area should be avoided, and a strip of cloth

soaked in urine applied instead.

During the period of fasting, it is necessary that the

entire quantity of urine that is passed throughout the dav

and night should be drunk. If one is thirsty in the

intervening period, it is permissible to drink water, either

plain or with lemon juice. Complete rest must be taken

during the treatment.

This regimen should be continued for 8 to 12 days as

necessary. It would be advisable to carry out the treatment

under the supervision of a qualified doctor who is an expert in

this type of treatment, in order that his guidance may be

available whenever it becomes necessary.

Termination of the urine fast : Generally one experiences

feelings of hunger in greater than normal strengths during the

first two or three days of the fast. But this hunger is caused by

habit, and is spurious, not genuine natural hunger. These

feelings will disappear in two to three days. Later on when the

task of purifying the body has been accomplished, genuine

hunger begins to be felt. This should be taken to mean that the

required period of fasting has ended. If no food is taken even

after this stage, starvation will start showing its effects. But it is

very difficult to distinguish between genuine hunger and

starvation. Hunger is a very personal feeling. When the mind is

occupied in some interesting task, one does not become aware

of hunger. On the other hand, even the thoughts or sight of a

favourite dish arouses hunger immediately. Because of such

complications, one cannot rest secure in the assumption that so

long as genuine hunger is not felt, the effects of malnutrition due

to starvation are not likely to occur. Nor can the arousal of

feelings of hunger due to some special circumstances be taken

as proof that the proper period of fasting is over and the adverse

effects of starvation are likely to set in.

The conditions of fasting on the one hand and starvation

on the other can be reliably distinguished on the basis of

human physiology and certain investigations. During fasting the body obtains the necessary nutrition by the combustion of ferign materials and tixins present in the body. Simultaneously the catabolism of boold sugar and fats also commences to a small extent. If fasting is continued even after the store of fats in the body is exhausted, the cells and fibres of various tissues in the body begin to get consumed in an attempt to supply nutritive materials needed by the body.

Ketone bodies are produced in the body as products of ihe

combustion of fats in the body. These ketone bodies enter

the blood stream, and make the blood acidic. As more and

more fats are broken down, the blood becomes more and

more acidic. When the proportion of the ketone bodies in

the blood exceeds 2.4 milligrammes in 100 ml of blood,-a

condition termed ketosis-they overflow into the urine.

The presence of ketone bodies in the urine is a

danger signal, because ketosis leads to acidosis, resulting

in a crisis for life itself. This condition is generally

produced only after a long period of fasting, viz. a period

of 40 to 50 days.

The patient who is fasting, and the physician who is

supervising the fast, must keep a close watch on the

external signs of acidosis, which include nausea, vomiting,

laboured breathing (as if the patient is struggling for more

oxygen), arhythmic pulse, dehydration, altered states of

consciousness (as for example drowsiness or loss of

consciousness), etc.

A chemical examination of urine becomes necessary

on the very first appearance of any one of thes%e signs,

and if it reveals the presence of ketone bodies in the

blood, an immediate termination of the fast is indicated.1

As a general rule fasting for 10 to 12 days is

completely safe, and even such a short period of fasting is

generally of considerable benefit.

The fast must be broken at the appropriate time as

ascertained on the basis of the above considerations. The

fast may be repeated after some days if necessary.

Repeated short-period fasting is better, and safer, than a

single prolonged period of fasting.

Those who are desirous of knowing more about the

science of fasting should consult the book The Efficacy of

Fasting' by Dr Dhanlal Gala and Dr Dhiren Gala.

1 The presence of ketone bodies in the urine can be detected by

chemical examination of urine by Rothera’s or Garhardt’s method.

This regimen should be continued for 8 to 12 days as

necessary. It would be advisable to carry out the treatment

under the supervision of a qualified doctor who is an expert in

this type of treatment, in order that his guidance may be

available whenever it becomes necessary.

Termination of the urine fast : Generally one experiences

feelings of hunger in greater than normal strengths during the

first two or three days of the fast. But this hunger is caused by

habit, and is spurious, not genuine natural hunger. These

feelings will disappear in two to three days. Later on when the

task of purifying the body has been accomplished, genuine

hunger begins to be felt. This should be taken to mean that the

required period of fasting has ended. If no food is taken even

after this stage, starvation will start showing its effects. But it is

very difficult to distinguish between genuine hunger and

starvation. Hunger is a very personal feeling. When the mind is

occupied in some interesting task, one does not become aware

of hunger. On the other hand, even the thoughts or sight of a

favourite dish arouses hunger immediately. Because of such

complications, one cannot rest secure in the assumption that so

long as genuine hunger is not felt, the effects of malnutrition due

to starvation are not likely to occur. Nor can the arousal of

feelings of hunger due to some special circumstances be taken

as proof that the proper period of fasting is over and the adverse

effects of starvation are likely to set in.

The conditions of fasting on the one hand and starvation

on the other can be reliably distinguished on the basis of

human physiology and certain investigations. During fasting the body obtains the necessary nutrition by the combustion of ferign materials and tixins present in the body. Simultaneously the catabolism of boold sugar and fats also commences to a small extent. If fasting is continued even after the store of fats in the body is exhausted, the cells and fibres of various tissues in the body begin to get consumed in an attempt to supply nutritive materials needed by the body.

Ketone bodies are produced in the body as products of ihe

combustion of fats in the body. These ketone bodies enter

the blood stream, and make the blood acidic. As more and

more fats are broken down, the blood becomes more and

more acidic. When the proportion of the ketone bodies in

the blood exceeds 2.4 milligrammes in 100 ml of blood,-a

condition termed ketosis-they overflow into the urine.

The presence of ketone bodies in the urine is a

danger signal, because ketosis leads to acidosis, resulting

in a crisis for life itself. This condition is generally

produced only after a long period of fasting, viz. a period

of 40 to 50 days.

The patient who is fasting, and the physician who is

supervising the fast, must keep a close watch on the

external signs of acidosis, which include nausea, vomiting,

laboured breathing (as if the patient is struggling for more

oxygen), arhythmic pulse, dehydration, altered states of

consciousness (as for example drowsiness or loss of

consciousness), etc.

A chemical examination of urine becomes necessary

on the very first appearance of any one of thes%e signs,

and if it reveals the presence of ketone bodies in the

blood, an immediate termination of the fast is indicated.1

As a general rule fasting for 10 to 12 days is

completely safe, and even such a short period of fasting is

generally of considerable benefit.

The fast must be broken at the appropriate time as

ascertained on the basis of the above considerations. The

fast may be repeated after some days if necessary.

Repeated short-period fasting is better, and safer, than a

single prolonged period of fasting.

Those who are desirous of knowing more about the

science of fasting should consult the book The Efficacy of

Fasting' by Dr Dhanlal Gala and Dr Dhiren Gala.

1 The presence of ketone bodies in the urine can be detected by

chemical examination of urine by Rothera’s or Garhardt’s method.

Termination of urine-fast and diet for the succeeding

period : The breaking or termination of a fast is perhaps of

greater importance than the fast itself. It may happen that the

benefits of fasting are not apparent during the period of fasting.

But the benefits will become easily discernible within a few days

of the termination of the fast.

Extra care has to be exercised and additional precautions

need to be taken at the time of termination of fasts. Patience

and self-control are also equally important. The benefits

conferred by the fast can be consolidated and renewed fasting

is not required only if all these factors are accorded due care. At

the crucial time of the termination of a fast, it is necessary to

bear in mind that the digestive system has been slowed down

during the fast to the point of being rendered almost inactive.

The glands associated with the process of digestion have

become dormant. The intestines too have become shrivelled to

some extent. Great care must be taken in imposing the strain of

digestion once again on all these organs. Each of the organs

must be given a chance to reactivate itself in a certain definite

sequence.

In the opinion of experts, fasts should be terminated, i.e.

'broken', with a very small amount of the sweet-sour juice of

oranges or other similar citrous fruits. A fairly long interval must

separate two successive ingestions of even these small

quantities of the juices. The intervals can then be decreased

and the amounts of the juices taken can be increased

gradually. A bowel movement three to four hours after the

termination of the fast with the juice is desirable.

For the first three or four days only liquid diet such as fruit

juices or the juices of the ereen leafv vegetables should be

taken, and that too in fairly small quantities, which must be

gradually increased. After four or five days of this regimen, it is

permissible to include soft and juicy fruits, boiled vegetables,

milk, buttermilk, small quantities of dry fruits, etc., in the daily

diet. Normally a fairly long period should be allowed to elapse

before resuming the normal diet of cooked food.

Being in a hurry to recoup the energy and the weight

lost during the fast by taking more concentrated, more

nutritious and fatty food is not only absurd, it is

thoughtless and positively harmful. Diet following a fast

must be rigidly controlled. As a thumb rule, it can be

stated, that the number of days taken in gradual

resumption of normal diet should ideally equal or exceed

the number of days for which the fast lasted. Harmful

effects may ensue if this rule is not strictly adhered to.

The necessity of fasti ng is itself due to a fai lure to

observe regularity, propriety and proportion in food habits.

If the same lack of control in the food habits is to be

exhibited after the fast as before it, the body will once

again become a storehouse of insalubrious wastes and

toxins, giving rise to serious diseases.

Fasting is nothing but a purificatory, health-restoring

and temporary expedient. A person who is regular in his

food habits and leads a life of moderation and self-control

would rarely need long periods of fasting. For such

persons, fasting for one day or missing one meal every

week or fortnight would be quite adequate.

Some people may experience weakness or lassitude

for a week or so after the terminaion of a fast. But this is

generally only a temporary phase. When blood sugar

levels that have been lowered during the fast rise to

normal values as stocks of sugar build up to original

levels, these feelings of weakness will disappear by

themselves.

If on termination of a fast, the body temperature rises

and one feels feverish, this must be interpreted as an

indication of undue haste in terminating the fast and

resumption of normal diet, or some lapse or

carelessness at some stage. But this is no cause for

Termination of urine-fast and diet for the succeeding

period : The breaking or termination of a fast is perhaps of

greater importance than the fast itself. It may happen that the

benefits of fasting are not apparent during the period of fasting.

But the benefits will become easily discernible within a few days

of the termination of the fast.

Extra care has to be exercised and additional precautions

need to be taken at the time of termination of fasts. Patience

and self-control are also equally important. The benefits

conferred by the fast can be consolidated and renewed fasting

is not required only if all these factors are accorded due care. At

the crucial time of the termination of a fast, it is necessary to

bear in mind that the digestive system has been slowed down

during the fast to the point of being rendered almost inactive.

The glands associated with the process of digestion have

become dormant. The intestines too have become shrivelled to

some extent. Great care must be taken in imposing the strain of

digestion once again on all these organs. Each of the organs

must be given a chance to reactivate itself in a certain definite

sequence.

In the opinion of experts, fasts should be terminated, i.e.

'broken', with a very small amount of the sweet-sour juice of

oranges or other similar citrous fruits. A fairly long interval must

separate two successive ingestions of even these small

quantities of the juices. The intervals can then be decreased

and the amounts of the juices taken can be increased

gradually. A bowel movement three to four hours after the

termination of the fast with the juice is desirable.

For the first three or four days only liquid diet such as fruit

juices or the juices of the ereen leafv vegetables should be

taken, and that too in fairly small quantities, which must be

gradually increased. After four or five days of this regimen, it is

permissible to include soft and juicy fruits, boiled vegetables,

milk, buttermilk, small quantities of dry fruits, etc., in the daily

diet. Normally a fairly long period should be allowed to elapse

before resuming the normal diet of cooked food.

Being in a hurry to recoup the energy and the weight

lost during the fast by taking more concentrated, more

nutritious and fatty food is not only absurd, it is

thoughtless and positively harmful. Diet following a fast

must be rigidly controlled. As a thumb rule, it can be

stated, that the number of days taken in gradual

resumption of normal diet should ideally equal or exceed

the number of days for which the fast lasted. Harmful

effects may ensue if this rule is not strictly adhered to.

The necessity of fasti ng is itself due to a fai lure to

observe regularity, propriety and proportion in food habits.

If the same lack of control in the food habits is to be

exhibited after the fast as before it, the body will once

again become a storehouse of insalubrious wastes and

toxins, giving rise to serious diseases.

Fasting is nothing but a purificatory, health-restoring

and temporary expedient. A person who is regular in his

food habits and leads a life of moderation and self-control

would rarely need long periods of fasting. For such

persons, fasting for one day or missing one meal every

week or fortnight would be quite adequate.

Some people may experience weakness or lassitude

for a week or so after the terminaion of a fast. But this is

generally only a temporary phase. When blood sugar

levels that have been lowered during the fast rise to

normal values as stocks of sugar build up to original

levels, these feelings of weakness will disappear by

themselves.

If on termination of a fast, the body temperature rises

and one feels feverish, this must be interpreted as an

indication of undue haste in terminating the fast and

resumption of normal diet, or some lapse or

carelessness at some stage. But this is no cause for

worry. All that is required is an immediate reduction in the

amount of food being taken, or resuming the fast for a day

or two.

Work involving physical exertion should be resumed only

gradually, after resting for a week following the termination of a

fast. While resuming one's activity, one must pay due attention

to the condition of one's body and the experiences one had

during the fast.

Other applications of auto-urine therapy : There are two

main divisions of auto-urine therapy: drinking urine, and

massaging with urine. But urine can be employed for

therapeutic purposes in other ways too.

Ailments of the eyes and the ears can be successfully

treated with urine drops.

Eyes can be cleaned and the conjunctive strengthened by

the following procedure : fill a katori or a specially designed eye-

cup up to the brim with urine. Immerse each eye in the urine by

bending over the cup, and open and close the eye several times

while it is under the surface.

If a piece of cloth soaked in urine is placed over the stings of

insects or bites of other animals, it will assuage the pain and the

burning sensation, and the severity of the poison will also be

reduced. It is necessary to change the cloth frequently. If the

poison or venom is virulent, it would be advisable to drink urine,

in addition to the external application.

Application of cloth soaked in one's urine to cuts, wounds

and sores helps them to heal quickly. The cloth should be

removed before it dries. The use of urine diluted with water for taking enemas and neti has already been discussed.

Auto-urine therapy in the treatment of disorders of the

various systems of the body :

Disorders of the digestive system :

(1 ) Gargling with auto-urine is recommended in the

treatment of ulcers on the lips or the tongue, irritation of

the mucous membrane of the oral cavity, and sore throat.

{2) Application of wads of cotton soaked in auto-

urine is beneficial in disorders of the teeth and gums.

(3 ) If suffering from stomach ulcer, drink urine

diluted with a moderate amount of water. If the burning

sensation in the stomach persists even after you have

drunk such diluted urine, mixing a little honey with the

urine will help.

(4) In disorders of the digestive system,

considerable benefit is derived from the application of a

paste made by mixing urine with clay, or using this paste

as a mud pack, on the lower abdomen. This mud pack

should be applied once every day for the duration of half

an hour to one hour.

(5) In all disorders of the digestive system, and

especially in cases of constipation, enemas of urine

diluted with water are essential.

(6) Magnetised urine is especially beneficial in the

treatment of disorders of the digestive system.

Disorders of the respiratory system :

(1 ) Neti with urine, or with urine mixed with water,

should be taken to obtain relief from the distress caused

by the common cold. After taking neti, the nasal passages

must be freed completely from any urine or water

remaining in them.

(2) Gargling with urine is of help in disorders of the

respiratory system also.

(3) Relatively more frequent and more prolonged

massages are recommended for the treatment of

respiratory disorders.

worry. All that is required is an immediate reduction in the

amount of food being taken, or resuming the fast for a day

or two.

Work involving physical exertion should be resumed only

gradually, after resting for a week following the termination of a

fast. While resuming one's activity, one must pay due attention

to the condition of one's body and the experiences one had

during the fast.

Other applications of auto-urine therapy : There are two

main divisions of auto-urine therapy: drinking urine, and

massaging with urine. But urine can be employed for

therapeutic purposes in other ways too.

Ailments of the eyes and the ears can be successfully

treated with urine drops.

Eyes can be cleaned and the conjunctive strengthened by

the following procedure : fill a katori or a specially designed eye-

cup up to the brim with urine. Immerse each eye in the urine by

bending over the cup, and open and close the eye several times

while it is under the surface.

If a piece of cloth soaked in urine is placed over the stings of

insects or bites of other animals, it will assuage the pain and the

burning sensation, and the severity of the poison will also be

reduced. It is necessary to change the cloth frequently. If the

poison or venom is virulent, it would be advisable to drink urine,

in addition to the external application.

Application of cloth soaked in one's urine to cuts, wounds

and sores helps them to heal quickly. The cloth should be

removed before it dries. The use of urine diluted with water for taking enemas and neti has already been discussed.

Auto-urine therapy in the treatment of disorders of the

various systems of the body :

Disorders of the digestive system :

(1 ) Gargling with auto-urine is recommended in the

treatment of ulcers on the lips or the tongue, irritation of

the mucous membrane of the oral cavity, and sore throat.

{2) Application of wads of cotton soaked in auto-

urine is beneficial in disorders of the teeth and gums.

(3 ) If suffering from stomach ulcer, drink urine

diluted with a moderate amount of water. If the burning

sensation in the stomach persists even after you have

drunk such diluted urine, mixing a little honey with the

urine will help.

(4) In disorders of the digestive system,

considerable benefit is derived from the application of a

paste made by mixing urine with clay, or using this paste

as a mud pack, on the lower abdomen. This mud pack

should be applied once every day for the duration of half

an hour to one hour.

(5) In all disorders of the digestive system, and

especially in cases of constipation, enemas of urine

diluted with water are essential.

(6) Magnetised urine is especially beneficial in the

treatment of disorders of the digestive system.

Disorders of the respiratory system :

(1 ) Neti with urine, or with urine mixed with water,

should be taken to obtain relief from the distress caused

by the common cold. After taking neti, the nasal passages

must be freed completely from any urine or water

remaining in them.

(2) Gargling with urine is of help in disorders of the

respiratory system also.

(3) Relatively more frequent and more prolonged

massages are recommended for the treatment of

respiratory disorders.

(4) Application of chest packs using cloch soaked in urine is also greatly beneficial in such cases. The chest pack should be applied once every day for the duration of half an

hour to one hour.

Venereal diseases and disorders of the genital system : (1) Urine must be filtered before use.

(2) The T-pack using cloth soaked in urine should be applied to the genitalia once every day for the duration of half an hour to one hour.

Disorders of the urinary system :

(1 ) In such disorders, auto-urine therapy should be used

very circumspectly, under the supervision of experts. (2) Despite the disorder, urine can still be used

therapeutically, after filtering it.

(3) Magnetised urine is especially beneficial in the treatment of disorders of the urinary system.

Disorder of the heart and the circulatory system : In

cases of such disorders auto-urine therapy should be

used with great circumspection, and only under the

supervision of experts. Skin diseases :

(1 ) Wet packs using cloch soaked in urine are highly efficacious in the treatment of skin diseases.

(2) The affected parts should be massaged very lightly and cautiously with urine.

(3) White patches due to leucoderma should first be massaged with urine, and then exposed to direct sunlight for a short period.

Note : The views of the practitioners of auto-urine

therapy in the western countries differ in some respects from

those expounded in the ancient Indian works on the subject.

The main difference in the two systems are set out lit the

following table. Recommendations regarding auto-urine therapy

Sr. No. Eastern System Western System

1 Amount of urine to be

taken, and time

Normally only once a

day, in the morning,

about 200 to 300

mill i litres.

All the urine passed

during the day and

the night.

2 Portion of urine Initial and final

portions of the urine

passed are to be

rejected.

No portion is to be

rejected. All the urine

that is passed is to be

drunk.

3 Diet Simple, easily

digestible foods

permissible during

therapy.

No food is

permissible during

therapy.

4 Addition of other

substances of

therapeutic value

Addition of specific

substances of thera-

peutic value is pres-

cribed in the

Shivambu Kalpa

Vidhi in Damar

Tantra.

Addition of other

substances is totally

forbidden.

5 Urine for massages Urine stored for

four days, and then

boiled till it is

reduced to - of its

original amount, is to

be used for

massages.

Urine stored for

eight days is to be

used for massages

without boiling it or

treating it in any

other way.

Both the above systems have proved equally

effective in practice. Experience has shown that the

process of healing is accelerated if auto-urine therapy is

accompanied by fasting.

Summary:

1. Drinking one cup of one's own urine in the morning is adequate for the maintenance of health.

(4) Application of chest packs using cloch soaked in urine is also greatly beneficial in such cases. The chest pack should be applied once every day for the duration of half an

hour to one hour.

Venereal diseases and disorders of the genital system : (1) Urine must be filtered before use.

(2) The T-pack using cloth soaked in urine should be applied to the genitalia once every day for the duration of half an hour to one hour.

Disorders of the urinary system :

(1 ) In such disorders, auto-urine therapy should be used

very circumspectly, under the supervision of experts. (2) Despite the disorder, urine can still be used

therapeutically, after filtering it.

(3) Magnetised urine is especially beneficial in the treatment of disorders of the urinary system.

Disorder of the heart and the circulatory system : In

cases of such disorders auto-urine therapy should be

used with great circumspection, and only under the

supervision of experts. Skin diseases :

(1 ) Wet packs using cloch soaked in urine are highly efficacious in the treatment of skin diseases.

(2) The affected parts should be massaged very lightly and cautiously with urine.

(3) White patches due to leucoderma should first be massaged with urine, and then exposed to direct sunlight for a short period.

Note : The views of the practitioners of auto-urine

therapy in the western countries differ in some respects from

those expounded in the ancient Indian works on the subject.

The main difference in the two systems are set out lit the

following table. Recommendations regarding auto-urine therapy

Sr. No. Eastern System Western System

1 Amount of urine to be

taken, and time

Normally only once a

day, in the morning,

about 200 to 300

mill i litres.

All the urine passed

during the day and

the night.

2 Portion of urine Initial and final

portions of the urine

passed are to be

rejected.

No portion is to be

rejected. All the urine

that is passed is to be

drunk.

3 Diet Simple, easily

digestible foods

permissible during

therapy.

No food is

permissible during

therapy.

4 Addition of other

substances of

therapeutic value

Addition of specific

substances of thera-

peutic value is pres-

cribed in the

Shivambu Kalpa

Vidhi in Damar

Tantra.

Addition of other

substances is totally

forbidden.

5 Urine for massages Urine stored for

four days, and then

boiled till it is

reduced to - of its

original amount, is to

be used for

massages.

Urine stored for

eight days is to be

used for massages

without boiling it or

treating it in any

other way.

Both the above systems have proved equally

effective in practice. Experience has shown that the

process of healing is accelerated if auto-urine therapy is

accompanied by fasting.

Summary:

1. Drinking one cup of one's own urine in the morning is adequate for the maintenance of health.

2. Minor and acute disorders should be treated by drinking one or

one and a half cupfuls of one's own urine three times a day. 3. In cases of major and chronic disorders/ there should be total

abstention from food, and all the urine passed during 24 hours should be ingested.

4. The benefits accruing from drinking one's own urine are acce-

lerated and augmented by massages with stale (aged) urine.

5. Wounds and sores should be treated by application of strips of

cloth soaked in urine. Disorders of the eyes and ears should be

treated by instillation of drops of urine.

6. No adverse effects are caused by any variations in the amounts of urine ingested or applied.

2. Minor and acute disorders should be treated by drinking one or

one and a half cupfuls of one's own urine three times a day. 3. In cases of major and chronic disorders/ there should be total

abstention from food, and all the urine passed during 24 hours should be ingested.

4. The benefits accruing from drinking one's own urine are acce-

lerated and augmented by massages with stale (aged) urine.

5. Wounds and sores should be treated by application of strips of

cloth soaked in urine. Disorders of the eyes and ears should be

treated by instillation of drops of urine.

6. No adverse effects are caused by any variations in the amounts of urine ingested or applied.

6. AUTO-URINE THERAPY : SOME PROBABLE

UNTOWARD EFFECTS

The very moment that symptoms of even a minor disorder

are noticed, measures are taken to suppress them with the help

of medicines. This is the invariable practice of all of us, as every

one wants to free himself from disease at the earliest possible

stage. As a matter of fact, the symptoms of an acute disease are

indicative of the struggle of the body against the disease. In an

effort to bum off the toxins or alien substances that have

accumulated in the body, it raises its temperature. This is what

we know as 'fever'. The efforts made by the body to eject

foreign matter accumulated in the respiratory organs are known

as 'cough' to the average man, who promptly adopts measures

to suppress the cough. Because the body utilises all its energy

in fighting the disease, it has no energy to spare for digestive

processes during an illness. The result is a more or less

complete loss of appetite. But we regard loss of appetite itself

as one more disorder in need of a cure!

Thus ordinarily our treatment of disorders is directed at the

suppression of precisely those efforts which the body is making

to rid itself of the disorders! Worse still, we pour additional

poisons into the body in the form of the 'medicines'. The natural

consequence is that the internal balance of the body is upset,

and the normal processes taking place in the body are also

seriously interefered with. With the passage of time, the acute

disease is transformed into a chronic one. Acute diseases

exhibit violent and distressing symptoms, but the symptoms

disappear spontaneously when the disturbance or the toxins

causing the disorder are removed, and the body once again

resumes its normal functions. The symptoms of a chronic

disease may not be so violent, but the body is consumed from

within in such cases, like wood infested with termites.

Commencement of auto-urine therapy initiates the

process of purification of the body. The efforts at the

elimination of the toxins from the body may sometimes

cause temporary distress, and the condition of the patient

may seem to worsen. But the patients who understand the

real nature of these manifestations of the action of the

curative powers of the body are mentally prepared to put

up with these temporary discomforts, and are not in the

least frightened by them.

These distressful conditions arising in the initial

stages of auto-urine therapy include headaches,

excessive dripping of fluids from the nose, swollen gums,

mild irritation of the throat, diarrhoea, eruptions of

furuncles all over the body, or fever. Such experiences will

vary from person to person, as the constitution of every

person naturally differs from that of another.

In such cases, the patient should avoid all foods,

take complete rest, drink diluted urine and occasionally

take some water to which the juice of a lemon or an

orange has been added. If one feels excessively weak,

honey can be used to supplement the juices. Complete

abstention from food may cause constipation. A daily

enema of dilute urine is therefore advisable.

Skin eruptions or furuncles should not be massaged

with urine. A wet pack of urine should be applied over

them instead.

The important thing is to continue the treatment

without losing faith, patience or peace of mind. These

discomforts subside spontaneously in two or at the most

four days. And this subsidence is an indication of the

purification of the body and the elimination of the disease.

It is only in less than fifty per cent of cases of the

adoption of auto-urine therapy that such distressful

conditions arise. However, everyone embarking on a

6. AUTO-URINE THERAPY : SOME PROBABLE

UNTOWARD EFFECTS

The very moment that symptoms of even a minor disorder

are noticed, measures are taken to suppress them with the help

of medicines. This is the invariable practice of all of us, as every

one wants to free himself from disease at the earliest possible

stage. As a matter of fact, the symptoms of an acute disease are

indicative of the struggle of the body against the disease. In an

effort to bum off the toxins or alien substances that have

accumulated in the body, it raises its temperature. This is what

we know as 'fever'. The efforts made by the body to eject

foreign matter accumulated in the respiratory organs are known

as 'cough' to the average man, who promptly adopts measures

to suppress the cough. Because the body utilises all its energy

in fighting the disease, it has no energy to spare for digestive

processes during an illness. The result is a more or less

complete loss of appetite. But we regard loss of appetite itself

as one more disorder in need of a cure!

Thus ordinarily our treatment of disorders is directed at the

suppression of precisely those efforts which the body is making

to rid itself of the disorders! Worse still, we pour additional

poisons into the body in the form of the 'medicines'. The natural

consequence is that the internal balance of the body is upset,

and the normal processes taking place in the body are also

seriously interefered with. With the passage of time, the acute

disease is transformed into a chronic one. Acute diseases

exhibit violent and distressing symptoms, but the symptoms

disappear spontaneously when the disturbance or the toxins

causing the disorder are removed, and the body once again

resumes its normal functions. The symptoms of a chronic

disease may not be so violent, but the body is consumed from

within in such cases, like wood infested with termites.

Commencement of auto-urine therapy initiates the

process of purification of the body. The efforts at the

elimination of the toxins from the body may sometimes

cause temporary distress, and the condition of the patient

may seem to worsen. But the patients who understand the

real nature of these manifestations of the action of the

curative powers of the body are mentally prepared to put

up with these temporary discomforts, and are not in the

least frightened by them.

These distressful conditions arising in the initial

stages of auto-urine therapy include headaches,

excessive dripping of fluids from the nose, swollen gums,

mild irritation of the throat, diarrhoea, eruptions of

furuncles all over the body, or fever. Such experiences will

vary from person to person, as the constitution of every

person naturally differs from that of another.

In such cases, the patient should avoid all foods,

take complete rest, drink diluted urine and occasionally

take some water to which the juice of a lemon or an

orange has been added. If one feels excessively weak,

honey can be used to supplement the juices. Complete

abstention from food may cause constipation. A daily

enema of dilute urine is therefore advisable.

Skin eruptions or furuncles should not be massaged

with urine. A wet pack of urine should be applied over

them instead.

The important thing is to continue the treatment

without losing faith, patience or peace of mind. These

discomforts subside spontaneously in two or at the most

four days. And this subsidence is an indication of the

purification of the body and the elimination of the disease.

It is only in less than fifty per cent of cases of the

adoption of auto-urine therapy that such distressful

conditions arise. However, everyone embarking on a

course of auto-urine therapy must be prepared to face them.

Adoption of external therapeutic procedures such as

magnetotherapy, acupressure or hydropathy (hydrotherapy) in

conjunction with auto-urine therapy can help in controlling such

distressful conditions, keeping them relatively mild, and

shortening their duration considerably.

Summary:

1. If the disease assumes a more acute or virulent form following the

commencement of auto-urine theory, there is no need to panic. This

is only an indication that the natural protective vital force of the body

has been activated and it is making efforts to free the ( body of the

disease. Everything will settle down in a day or two.

2. The subsidence of the discomforts occasioned by the initiation of auto-urine therapy can be taken as an indication that the body has been purified.

course of auto-urine therapy must be prepared to face them.

Adoption of external therapeutic procedures such as

magnetotherapy, acupressure or hydropathy (hydrotherapy) in

conjunction with auto-urine therapy can help in controlling such

distressful conditions, keeping them relatively mild, and

shortening their duration considerably.

Summary:

1. If the disease assumes a more acute or virulent form following the

commencement of auto-urine theory, there is no need to panic. This

is only an indication that the natural protective vital force of the body

has been activated and it is making efforts to free the ( body of the

disease. Everything will settle down in a day or two.

2. The subsidence of the discomforts occasioned by the initiation of auto-urine therapy can be taken as an indication that the body has been purified.

7. LIMITATIONS OF AUTO-URINE THERAPY

To claim that 'auto-urine therapy is a fail-proof remedy for

each and every disorder that afflicts mankind' would be both

extravagant and misleading.

Actually there is no therapy, no medicine that can cure all

disorders. Even the medicine that has been proved to be

efficacious for a particular disease does not prove equally

beneficial to all patients suffering from that disease. Moreover,

even in the case of a patient subject to recurring attacks of the

same disease, no drug proves equally effective every time. If it is

claimed that' auto-urine therapy is an infallible remedy for each

and every disorder, such a claim merely exposes the lack of a

scientific viewpoint. Perhaps this is the reason why people tend

to mistrust or lack confidence in the therapy.

If the natural resistive powers of the body have been

rendered moribund, and so beyond reactivation, it is hardly

possible that auto-urine therapy (or indeed any other therapy)

would prove beneficial.

Auto-urine therapy is best avoided, or applied with great

circumspection, in cases of the following disorders :

(1 ) Diabetes.

(2) All disorders in which salt is contra-indicated;

e.g.hypertension (high blood pressure), oedema, etc.

(3) Kidney disorders.

The belief that one's own urine is invariably beneficial under

all conditions is based on mere blind faith. For instance, if a

person has been given a (non-lethal) poison, most of the poison

will be eliminated through the urine. If this urine is drunk by that

person, is it possible that it will act as amrit, nectar, the water of

life? The urine of a diabetic contains sugar in the form of

glucose. If drinking the urine containing sugar does not harm the

diabetes patient, this cannot be regarded as anything short of a

miracle.

Summary:

1. Auto-urine therapy is indisputably beneficial in the

treatment of numerous disorders. But it would not be

proper to claim that it is a fail-proof remedy for all disorders.

2. Treatment with self urine is inadvisable in disorders such

as diabetes, high blood pressure and kidney failure.

3. In case the condition of the patient is found to deteriorate after commencement of auto-urine therapy, consult an expert in this system of therapy.

7. LIMITATIONS OF AUTO-URINE THERAPY

To claim that 'auto-urine therapy is a fail-proof remedy for

each and every disorder that afflicts mankind' would be both

extravagant and misleading.

Actually there is no therapy, no medicine that can cure all

disorders. Even the medicine that has been proved to be

efficacious for a particular disease does not prove equally

beneficial to all patients suffering from that disease. Moreover,

even in the case of a patient subject to recurring attacks of the

same disease, no drug proves equally effective every time. If it is

claimed that' auto-urine therapy is an infallible remedy for each

and every disorder, such a claim merely exposes the lack of a

scientific viewpoint. Perhaps this is the reason why people tend

to mistrust or lack confidence in the therapy.

If the natural resistive powers of the body have been

rendered moribund, and so beyond reactivation, it is hardly

possible that auto-urine therapy (or indeed any other therapy)

would prove beneficial.

Auto-urine therapy is best avoided, or applied with great

circumspection, in cases of the following disorders :

(1 ) Diabetes.

(2) All disorders in which salt is contra-indicated;

e.g.hypertension (high blood pressure), oedema, etc.

(3) Kidney disorders.

The belief that one's own urine is invariably beneficial under

all conditions is based on mere blind faith. For instance, if a

person has been given a (non-lethal) poison, most of the poison

will be eliminated through the urine. If this urine is drunk by that

person, is it possible that it will act as amrit, nectar, the water of

life? The urine of a diabetic contains sugar in the form of

glucose. If drinking the urine containing sugar does not harm the

diabetes patient, this cannot be regarded as anything short of a

miracle.

Summary:

1. Auto-urine therapy is indisputably beneficial in the

treatment of numerous disorders. But it would not be

proper to claim that it is a fail-proof remedy for all disorders.

2. Treatment with self urine is inadvisable in disorders such

as diabetes, high blood pressure and kidney failure.

3. In case the condition of the patient is found to deteriorate after commencement of auto-urine therapy, consult an expert in this system of therapy.

8. SOME PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS

(1) The mind plays a very important part in the

causation and cure of diseases. 'When the mind awakens,

diseases flee/ Treatment undertaken and remedies adopted

with deep-seated faith take effect very quickly. On the other

hand, treatment undertaken unwillingly or in a lackadaisical

spirit does not yield the expected benefits.

In order to develop faith and confidence in auto-urine

therapy, begin by reading the literature dealing with it. Do not

commence treatment until you have acquired this faith.

(2) Adopt the procedures prescribed by the therapy

strictly in accordance with the recommendations and

instructions, and with absolute regularity. Half-hearted and

irregular measures may prove of little or no use.

(3) The dosage of urine should be increased gradually

during the course of treatment. This will helo to forestall

undesirable or allergic reactions and other discomforts.

(4) If the urine is found to contain suspended impurities,

strain or filter it before use.

(5) No food or drink should be taken within an hour

before or after drinking urine.

(6) It is advisable to discontinue other treatments

involving the use of medicines during the course of auto-urine

therapy. External therapeutic measures such as magneto-

therapy, acupressure, acupuncture or naturopathic treatment

may however be continued without harm. On the contrary, they

may help in quicker recovery.

(7) Self urine is a revivifier and an elixir of life. But there

is no need to assume that it absolves you from the necessity to

observe the rules of sensible food habits and life-style. No

therapeutic measures can benefit a person who

disregards

these rules. How is auto-urine therapy to be blamed if the

expected benefits fail to materialise owing to improper

food

habits and life-style? It is equally true that a flagrant

disregard

of these basic rules regarding food and life-style even

after

acquisition of robust health through auto-urine therapy

may

bring on a relapse of the disease.

8. SOME PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS

(1) The mind plays a very important part in the

causation and cure of diseases. 'When the mind awakens,

diseases flee/ Treatment undertaken and remedies adopted

with deep-seated faith take effect very quickly. On the other

hand, treatment undertaken unwillingly or in a lackadaisical

spirit does not yield the expected benefits.

In order to develop faith and confidence in auto-urine

therapy, begin by reading the literature dealing with it. Do not

commence treatment until you have acquired this faith.

(2) Adopt the procedures prescribed by the therapy

strictly in accordance with the recommendations and

instructions, and with absolute regularity. Half-hearted and

irregular measures may prove of little or no use.

(3) The dosage of urine should be increased gradually

during the course of treatment. This will helo to forestall

undesirable or allergic reactions and other discomforts.

(4) If the urine is found to contain suspended impurities,

strain or filter it before use.

(5) No food or drink should be taken within an hour

before or after drinking urine.

(6) It is advisable to discontinue other treatments

involving the use of medicines during the course of auto-urine

therapy. External therapeutic measures such as magneto-

therapy, acupressure, acupuncture or naturopathic treatment

may however be continued without harm. On the contrary, they

may help in quicker recovery.

(7) Self urine is a revivifier and an elixir of life. But there

is no need to assume that it absolves you from the necessity to

observe the rules of sensible food habits and life-style. No

therapeutic measures can benefit a person who

disregards

these rules. How is auto-urine therapy to be blamed if the

expected benefits fail to materialise owing to improper

food

habits and life-style? It is equally true that a flagrant

disregard

of these basic rules regarding food and life-style even

after

acquisition of robust health through auto-urine therapy

may

bring on a relapse of the disease.

9. SOME CASE HISTORIES

1. CANCER

The magazine 'Bhoomiputra' features discussions on

nature cure (naturopathy). It carries articles on many other

therapeutic systems. The experiences of patients and the

opinions of experts are also featured. I find some of the details

reported very amusing. As against the purely theoretical

arguments without any factual basis, I wish to present my own

experience here.

My name is Nanubhai Kalidas Chitalia. I am 53 years old.

I live at present on the fourth floor of Kapadia Building No. 2,

Near G. T. School, Malharrao Wadi, Kalbadevi, Mumbai.

I believe that the story of my illness and my recovery to

the extent of being able to lead a completely normal life, is of

considerable interest, and may prove a source of inspiration to

many who have lost all hope. It may rekindle the vital spark in

the hearts of those who have lost the will to live.

One unlucky day in February 1976, while I was shaving myself,

I discovered a small lump under the lobe of my right ear-a hard

movable lump that shifted up or down under pressure. No

similar lump was found on the left side. I showed it to my family

doctor, who did not attach much importance to my complaint. He

commenced treatment, attributing the lump to 'weakness'. As

there was no improvement, I approached a consultant

Physician. 'Deficiency of vitamins/ he diagnosed, and prescribed

injections and medicines. A month passed without any

improvement. Another doctor was consulted. He listened

patiently and attentively, and went through the details of the

injections and medicines. He suspected cancer and advised me

to go to the Tata Hospital* I saw Dr J. J. Vyas of the Tata

Hospital on 19 March 1976. He works in association with Dr

Paymaster. He examined me thoroughly, and administered

certain tests. There was no pain when the lump was

pressed. The test reports came in : I had cancer. The

hospital card was issued to me on 19 March 1976, and

bore the number AH-3603.

Treatment for cancer was commenced. 200-watt

irradiations were given on alternate days, 20 in all, over a

period of about a month and a half. A check showed no

appreciable improvement. Another course of ten 200-

watt exposures was commenced. This time there were

indications of irritation on my neck. My throat began to

feel parched. The sense of taste was lost. The irradiated

area was scorched.

Some skin was excised. There was some relief, though it

proved to be temporary.

I had contracted some bad habits in my childhood.

Including smoking 20-25 biris or cigarettes, chewing 4 to

5 betel leaves with tobacco and drinking 5 to 6 cups of

strong tea every day, I weighed 62 kilograms. But after

contracting cancer, I began to lose weight. There was no

discomfort after the treatment at the Tata Hospital. Things

were all right till near the end of the year 1977. In

Decemeber 1977, a lump was noticed on my abdomen. I

began to have fever, the temperature ranging from 101° F

to 103*F. I lost appetite completely. Lassitude invaded my

body. I went to the Tata Hospital again in February 1978,

and saw Dr Vyas. The family doctor had been treating me

during this period, but the fever did not respond to the

treatment. There was another round of tests and

investigations. I was told that I had cancer of the liver.

There were growths on three sides of the liver. No

operation or radiation therapy was possible.

A course of medicines was initiated. Ten injections

costing Rs 50 each were given, on alternate days. As

9. SOME CASE HISTORIES

1. CANCER

The magazine 'Bhoomiputra' features discussions on

nature cure (naturopathy). It carries articles on many other

therapeutic systems. The experiences of patients and the

opinions of experts are also featured. I find some of the details

reported very amusing. As against the purely theoretical

arguments without any factual basis, I wish to present my own

experience here.

My name is Nanubhai Kalidas Chitalia. I am 53 years old.

I live at present on the fourth floor of Kapadia Building No. 2,

Near G. T. School, Malharrao Wadi, Kalbadevi, Mumbai.

I believe that the story of my illness and my recovery to

the extent of being able to lead a completely normal life, is of

considerable interest, and may prove a source of inspiration to

many who have lost all hope. It may rekindle the vital spark in

the hearts of those who have lost the will to live.

One unlucky day in February 1976, while I was shaving myself,

I discovered a small lump under the lobe of my right ear-a hard

movable lump that shifted up or down under pressure. No

similar lump was found on the left side. I showed it to my family

doctor, who did not attach much importance to my complaint. He

commenced treatment, attributing the lump to 'weakness'. As

there was no improvement, I approached a consultant

Physician. 'Deficiency of vitamins/ he diagnosed, and prescribed

injections and medicines. A month passed without any

improvement. Another doctor was consulted. He listened

patiently and attentively, and went through the details of the

injections and medicines. He suspected cancer and advised me

to go to the Tata Hospital* I saw Dr J. J. Vyas of the Tata

Hospital on 19 March 1976. He works in association with Dr

Paymaster. He examined me thoroughly, and administered

certain tests. There was no pain when the lump was

pressed. The test reports came in : I had cancer. The

hospital card was issued to me on 19 March 1976, and

bore the number AH-3603.

Treatment for cancer was commenced. 200-watt

irradiations were given on alternate days, 20 in all, over a

period of about a month and a half. A check showed no

appreciable improvement. Another course of ten 200-

watt exposures was commenced. This time there were

indications of irritation on my neck. My throat began to

feel parched. The sense of taste was lost. The irradiated

area was scorched.

Some skin was excised. There was some relief, though it

proved to be temporary.

I had contracted some bad habits in my childhood.

Including smoking 20-25 biris or cigarettes, chewing 4 to

5 betel leaves with tobacco and drinking 5 to 6 cups of

strong tea every day, I weighed 62 kilograms. But after

contracting cancer, I began to lose weight. There was no

discomfort after the treatment at the Tata Hospital. Things

were all right till near the end of the year 1977. In

Decemeber 1977, a lump was noticed on my abdomen. I

began to have fever, the temperature ranging from 101° F

to 103*F. I lost appetite completely. Lassitude invaded my

body. I went to the Tata Hospital again in February 1978,

and saw Dr Vyas. The family doctor had been treating me

during this period, but the fever did not respond to the

treatment. There was another round of tests and

investigations. I was told that I had cancer of the liver.

There were growths on three sides of the liver. No

operation or radiation therapy was possible.

A course of medicines was initiated. Ten injections

costing Rs 50 each were given, on alternate days. As

there was no improvement, ten more injections, costing Rs 140

each this time, were given. Despite all this, there was no

improvement! I got weaker and weaker. My weight dropped to

30-32 kg. I had no appetite. There was a nauseating bad taste

in my mouth. On the top of all this, I developed piles. Lumps,

fever and piles! I was getting desperate. There was persistent,

nagging pain. Dr Vyas gave his final opinion, 'Take rest now.

There is nothing more we can do for you/ Treatment was

discontinued.

Our family doctor suggested removal of the piles by an

operation. But I was in extreme distress because of the pains

inflicted by a triplet of diseases. Dr Vyas called for another

consultation at my home. After a detailed examination, he

asked the members of my family to 'finish all important tasks

expeditiously'. As we belong to the Vaishnav sect, the donation

of a cow in alms was attended to immediately. Preparations for

the ultimate journey were diligently taken on hand. These

included pooja worship in the Haveli temple and other religious

ceremonies. The proposal of operating for piles was rejected

summarily. When death was imminent, what was the sense in

having the operation?

These events took place in April 1978.

The spirit was impatient to escape from the body. But my

will to live was not yet prepared to submit so easily. My will

power was continually inducing me to entertain no other

thoughts except those of survival. And one day it was as if the

Messiah Himself came to our door. Our next-door neighbour

Ramdasbhai stepped into my house, and very gently placed a

book in my hands. It was 'Manav Mootra' (Human Urine) by

Ravjibhai Patel. Like a drowning man clutching at a straw, I

began to read it avidly and with rekindled hope. I went straight

to the chapter on piles. I saw light at the end of the tunnel. As

death was staring me in the face why shouldn't this free

treatment be tried? Accordingly, I commenced auto-urine

therapy for the treatment of piles.

I began to wash the piles 8 to 10 times a day with

fresh urine. There was some improvement in about 15

days.

One day two of the excrescences dropped away

while cleaning! My surprise and joy knew no bounds! The

third one also fell out after four days. The bleeding

stopped, the pain simply disappeared. As I had

succeeded in freeing myself from one of the three

disorders, my confidence grew, and my faith in this

therapy deepened. I reported this development to the

doctor who had recommended an operation. He could not

give credence to such an unconventional cure, so he

came and examined me. He was astonished when he

saw the results.

Now I decided to commence treatment of the other

two complaints, fever and the tumours of the liver, and

began drinking my urine on the auspicious day of

Dasserah, 1978. I began with half a glass, that is about 4

ounces, of fresh urine in the morning. Meanwhile I

continued to take the medicines prescribed by the Tata

Hospital authorities. I had been suffering from asthma,

which was inherited from my parents. After eight to ten

days of auto-urine therapy, I noted assuagement of the

symptoms of asthma. So I increased the frequency of my

intake of urine to twice a day. Again in a period of 8 to 10

days, I began to recover my appetite. The sense of taste

which had been lost completely was regained to some

extent. I began to feel a little stronger and more active. I

became more enthusiastic, and increased the frequency of

the intake of urine from twice a day to three, four and more

times a day. About 24 ounces of urine were now to be

taken everyday. The fever now freed me from its clutches,

thus greatly augmenting both my joy and my enthusiasm. I

began to drink plenty of water. I began to pass 7 or 8

there was no improvement, ten more injections, costing Rs 140

each this time, were given. Despite all this, there was no

improvement! I got weaker and weaker. My weight dropped to

30-32 kg. I had no appetite. There was a nauseating bad taste

in my mouth. On the top of all this, I developed piles. Lumps,

fever and piles! I was getting desperate. There was persistent,

nagging pain. Dr Vyas gave his final opinion, 'Take rest now.

There is nothing more we can do for you/ Treatment was

discontinued.

Our family doctor suggested removal of the piles by an

operation. But I was in extreme distress because of the pains

inflicted by a triplet of diseases. Dr Vyas called for another

consultation at my home. After a detailed examination, he

asked the members of my family to 'finish all important tasks

expeditiously'. As we belong to the Vaishnav sect, the donation

of a cow in alms was attended to immediately. Preparations for

the ultimate journey were diligently taken on hand. These

included pooja worship in the Haveli temple and other religious

ceremonies. The proposal of operating for piles was rejected

summarily. When death was imminent, what was the sense in

having the operation?

These events took place in April 1978.

The spirit was impatient to escape from the body. But my

will to live was not yet prepared to submit so easily. My will

power was continually inducing me to entertain no other

thoughts except those of survival. And one day it was as if the

Messiah Himself came to our door. Our next-door neighbour

Ramdasbhai stepped into my house, and very gently placed a

book in my hands. It was 'Manav Mootra' (Human Urine) by

Ravjibhai Patel. Like a drowning man clutching at a straw, I

began to read it avidly and with rekindled hope. I went straight

to the chapter on piles. I saw light at the end of the tunnel. As

death was staring me in the face why shouldn't this free

treatment be tried? Accordingly, I commenced auto-urine

therapy for the treatment of piles.

I began to wash the piles 8 to 10 times a day with

fresh urine. There was some improvement in about 15

days.

One day two of the excrescences dropped away

while cleaning! My surprise and joy knew no bounds! The

third one also fell out after four days. The bleeding

stopped, the pain simply disappeared. As I had

succeeded in freeing myself from one of the three

disorders, my confidence grew, and my faith in this

therapy deepened. I reported this development to the

doctor who had recommended an operation. He could not

give credence to such an unconventional cure, so he

came and examined me. He was astonished when he

saw the results.

Now I decided to commence treatment of the other

two complaints, fever and the tumours of the liver, and

began drinking my urine on the auspicious day of

Dasserah, 1978. I began with half a glass, that is about 4

ounces, of fresh urine in the morning. Meanwhile I

continued to take the medicines prescribed by the Tata

Hospital authorities. I had been suffering from asthma,

which was inherited from my parents. After eight to ten

days of auto-urine therapy, I noted assuagement of the

symptoms of asthma. So I increased the frequency of my

intake of urine to twice a day. Again in a period of 8 to 10

days, I began to recover my appetite. The sense of taste

which had been lost completely was regained to some

extent. I began to feel a little stronger and more active. I

became more enthusiastic, and increased the frequency of

the intake of urine from twice a day to three, four and more

times a day. About 24 ounces of urine were now to be

taken everyday. The fever now freed me from its clutches,

thus greatly augmenting both my joy and my enthusiasm. I

began to drink plenty of water. I began to pass 7 or 8

glassfuls of water in a day, and my total intake reached 48

ounces a day.

About one and a half months from the commencement of

this therapy, I had a sudden severe attack of colic at night. I ran

to the lavatory. I was feeling so sick that I decided not to lock

the lavatory from inside, and asked my wife to stand near the

door. I passed very foul smelling stool in a few moments. A

highly malodorous liquid containing fibrous materials, red in

colour resembling that of flesh, was forcibly expelled in great

quantity, followed by black lumpy matter. The smell was so

intolerable that it was not possible to continue to sit or even

stand Ihere. All at once I felt extremely weak. My wife cleaned

me up, and led me to my bed. I was fast asleep in five minutes.

Because of my various diseases, I had never before slept so

soundly. I began to feel better from the next day. After another

15 days, I had the severe abdominal pains once again, and foul

smelling lumps were passed in the stool as before. Such lumps

continued to be excreted for the following ten days or so, in

smaller amounts. After that I began to feel much better. The

cancerous tumours could not be detected on examination of the

abdomen. My intake of food increased, and so did my weight. I

had stopped taking the medicines prescribed by the doctors at

the Tata Hospital. After about two or two and a half months, I

had recovered completely. The doctor who had been treating

me was struck with wonder. After about six months, I went to

the Tata Hospital to see Dr Vyas. He was stunned on seeing

me. He could not trust his eyes. He had put my file away on the

shelf six months ago, when he had found that I had only 10 or

15 days to live. He looked at me incredulously, and asked, 'You

are Chitalia? You yourself! You are still alive? I laughed and

said, 'Yes, sir, I am the very same Nanubhai Chitalia, alive and

kicking. I am not a ghost!' He called for my file immediately,

and examined me. He called his assistant too, and recounted to

him all that had happened. He also apprised Dr Prafulla Desai,

the Head of the Institution, of all the details. Dr Ashok Mehta, Dr

S. R. Rao, all gathered there. They went through my records.

They simply could not understand how those tumours

had disappeared. I told them about the auto-urine

therapy, with all the details. But the doctors asked, 'What

is the proof that it was auto-urine therapy that has

effected the cure?' Their medical science had

reservations about the efficacy of this therapy. I

challenged them to place four of their patients in my

charge, assuring them that I would cure them while they

stayed in that very hospital. They were not legally in a

position to permit me to undertake such an experiment.

Thinking of the great responsibility which would rest on

their heads in case anything should happen to any of the

patients, they expressed their inability to take up the

challenge.

Today at the age of 53 years, I am perfectly healthy,

take normal food, and am holding a job. There is no trace

of disease in my body. I do not take any medicines

whatsoever now.

True, drinking of urine continues. I drink my own urine

seven or eight times a day. I am greatly indebted to the

gentleman who lent me the book 'Manav Mootra'.

(Bhoomiputra, 1 - 2 - '84) — Nanubhai Kalidas

Chitalia

2. CANCER OF THE UVULA

At the time of the incident, I was totally ignorant of

auto-urine therapy. The incident took place in 1954. It

concerns a resident of Ahmadabad, Shri Chhannalal

Tulsidas Patel. He is 51 years old, and serves at present

as muneem, or office supervisor, in the firm known as Shri

Chimanlal Mangaldas and Company, having its office at

Lai Darwaja. He had cancer of the uvula. A young man

working in the same firm, Shri Babubhai Soni, was greatly

glassfuls of water in a day, and my total intake reached 48

ounces a day.

About one and a half months from the commencement of

this therapy, I had a sudden severe attack of colic at night. I ran

to the lavatory. I was feeling so sick that I decided not to lock

the lavatory from inside, and asked my wife to stand near the

door. I passed very foul smelling stool in a few moments. A

highly malodorous liquid containing fibrous materials, red in

colour resembling that of flesh, was forcibly expelled in great

quantity, followed by black lumpy matter. The smell was so

intolerable that it was not possible to continue to sit or even

stand Ihere. All at once I felt extremely weak. My wife cleaned

me up, and led me to my bed. I was fast asleep in five minutes.

Because of my various diseases, I had never before slept so

soundly. I began to feel better from the next day. After another

15 days, I had the severe abdominal pains once again, and foul

smelling lumps were passed in the stool as before. Such lumps

continued to be excreted for the following ten days or so, in

smaller amounts. After that I began to feel much better. The

cancerous tumours could not be detected on examination of the

abdomen. My intake of food increased, and so did my weight. I

had stopped taking the medicines prescribed by the doctors at

the Tata Hospital. After about two or two and a half months, I

had recovered completely. The doctor who had been treating

me was struck with wonder. After about six months, I went to

the Tata Hospital to see Dr Vyas. He was stunned on seeing

me. He could not trust his eyes. He had put my file away on the

shelf six months ago, when he had found that I had only 10 or

15 days to live. He looked at me incredulously, and asked, 'You

are Chitalia? You yourself! You are still alive? I laughed and

said, 'Yes, sir, I am the very same Nanubhai Chitalia, alive and

kicking. I am not a ghost!' He called for my file immediately,

and examined me. He called his assistant too, and recounted to

him all that had happened. He also apprised Dr Prafulla Desai,

the Head of the Institution, of all the details. Dr Ashok Mehta, Dr

S. R. Rao, all gathered there. They went through my records.

They simply could not understand how those tumours

had disappeared. I told them about the auto-urine

therapy, with all the details. But the doctors asked, 'What

is the proof that it was auto-urine therapy that has

effected the cure?' Their medical science had

reservations about the efficacy of this therapy. I

challenged them to place four of their patients in my

charge, assuring them that I would cure them while they

stayed in that very hospital. They were not legally in a

position to permit me to undertake such an experiment.

Thinking of the great responsibility which would rest on

their heads in case anything should happen to any of the

patients, they expressed their inability to take up the

challenge.

Today at the age of 53 years, I am perfectly healthy,

take normal food, and am holding a job. There is no trace

of disease in my body. I do not take any medicines

whatsoever now.

True, drinking of urine continues. I drink my own urine

seven or eight times a day. I am greatly indebted to the

gentleman who lent me the book 'Manav Mootra'.

(Bhoomiputra, 1 - 2 - '84) — Nanubhai Kalidas

Chitalia

2. CANCER OF THE UVULA

At the time of the incident, I was totally ignorant of

auto-urine therapy. The incident took place in 1954. It

concerns a resident of Ahmadabad, Shri Chhannalal

Tulsidas Patel. He is 51 years old, and serves at present

as muneem, or office supervisor, in the firm known as Shri

Chimanlal Mangaldas and Company, having its office at

Lai Darwaja. He had cancer of the uvula. A young man

working in the same firm, Shri Babubhai Soni, was greatly

interested in medical science. During his search for all kinds of

curative and therapeutic procedures, he came across 'Water of

Life', a book written by the late Dr Armstrong, and studied the

book. He was convinced about the value of the therapy

recommended therein, and tried to persuade his colleague Shri

Chhannalal to try auto-urine therapy. Chhannalal was

convinced, and tried the therapy. He was cured. Later, after

three years or so, I wrote an account of my experience with the

system. Babubhai Soni read that, and came with Shri

Chhannalal to me. Shri Chhannalal recounted his experience

regarding auto-urine therapy with great conviction and

confidence. Here is his account in his own words :

"It was in 1954 that I found that an ulcer had developed on

my uvula. I had a burning sensation when I took any food, and

when I drank water. I consulted a specialist, folowed his

instructions and took the prescribed medicines, but found no

noticeable improvement. I consulted various experts on

different occasions; but none of them could tell me what exactly

was wrong. Thereafter Shri Babubhai Ochchhavlai Soni sent

me an English book about the great importance of urine, and

advised me to drink my own urine. Initially I was quite reluctant

because of the disgust, but he continued his efforts to convince

me. After his strenuous efforts for three months, I agreed to

drink urine. This auto-urine therapy did give me some relief

from the burning, and I regained some strength too. Seeking a

complete cure, I consulted Dr Haribhakti. He recommended an

operation. He also said that radiotherapy will become

necessary after the operation, for healing. As I had been fed up

for quite some time with the pain associated with the disease, I

promptly agreed to the operation. The doctor sent the excised

partion to the Civil Hospital for examination. Shri Babubhai Soni

met me on the very day I had the operation, and again exhorted

me to drink my own urine. As in any case I was not to be

allowed to take any food for 3-4 days, I got the benefits of

fasting. I took advantage of this fasting period to drink the

maximum amounts of urine I could. The wound left by the

operation healed very quickly, in just three days. I went to

the doctor frequently for check-ups. Even the doctor was

at a loss to understand the miraculous rapidity with which

the cut had healed and the pain had subsided. My

employer, Sheth Shri Madanmohan Mangaldas, has

great affection for me. So he graciously inquired about

my ailment. I informed him that on the basis of the report

from the Civil Hospital, the doctor had diagnosed cancer.

Sheth Saheb instructed me to go to Mumbai and

undergo a thorough examination at the Tata Hospital.

Now I of course knew that the rapid healing was the

result of drinking urine. I therefore continued to drink as

much urine as I could. But I honoured the wishes of my

employer and went to the Tata Hospital. There they

insisted on applying radium on the part that had been

operated upon, in accordance with the doctor's report.

Actually I needed no such thing, as the cut had healed

competely and there was no pain. The hospital authorities

asked me to report again after a month. Drinking urine

had resulted in my putting on 13 pounds (about 6 kg)

during this time. When I reported back, the doctors at the

Tata Hospital were astonished. They did not prescribe

any medicines or radiotherapy, but asked me to

return for a check-up after two months' time. During this

period, I put on additional weight amounting to 23 pounds

(more than 10 kg). I was able to take adequate food, and I

was strong as I had never been before. More than two and

a half or possibly three years have passed after that. The

weight I had put on at that time has been retained.

Though I am now 51, I have the strength and energy of a

41-year old man. I have to thank Shri Babubhai

Ochchhavlai Soni for all this. If he

had not obtained this book of auto-urine therapy for me,

and had not taken the trouble to persuade me to give it a

trial it was really difficult to say which world I would

interested in medical science. During his search for all kinds of

curative and therapeutic procedures, he came across 'Water of

Life', a book written by the late Dr Armstrong, and studied the

book. He was convinced about the value of the therapy

recommended therein, and tried to persuade his colleague Shri

Chhannalal to try auto-urine therapy. Chhannalal was

convinced, and tried the therapy. He was cured. Later, after

three years or so, I wrote an account of my experience with the

system. Babubhai Soni read that, and came with Shri

Chhannalal to me. Shri Chhannalal recounted his experience

regarding auto-urine therapy with great conviction and

confidence. Here is his account in his own words :

"It was in 1954 that I found that an ulcer had developed on

my uvula. I had a burning sensation when I took any food, and

when I drank water. I consulted a specialist, folowed his

instructions and took the prescribed medicines, but found no

noticeable improvement. I consulted various experts on

different occasions; but none of them could tell me what exactly

was wrong. Thereafter Shri Babubhai Ochchhavlai Soni sent

me an English book about the great importance of urine, and

advised me to drink my own urine. Initially I was quite reluctant

because of the disgust, but he continued his efforts to convince

me. After his strenuous efforts for three months, I agreed to

drink urine. This auto-urine therapy did give me some relief

from the burning, and I regained some strength too. Seeking a

complete cure, I consulted Dr Haribhakti. He recommended an

operation. He also said that radiotherapy will become

necessary after the operation, for healing. As I had been fed up

for quite some time with the pain associated with the disease, I

promptly agreed to the operation. The doctor sent the excised

partion to the Civil Hospital for examination. Shri Babubhai Soni

met me on the very day I had the operation, and again exhorted

me to drink my own urine. As in any case I was not to be

allowed to take any food for 3-4 days, I got the benefits of

fasting. I took advantage of this fasting period to drink the

maximum amounts of urine I could. The wound left by the

operation healed very quickly, in just three days. I went to

the doctor frequently for check-ups. Even the doctor was

at a loss to understand the miraculous rapidity with which

the cut had healed and the pain had subsided. My

employer, Sheth Shri Madanmohan Mangaldas, has

great affection for me. So he graciously inquired about

my ailment. I informed him that on the basis of the report

from the Civil Hospital, the doctor had diagnosed cancer.

Sheth Saheb instructed me to go to Mumbai and

undergo a thorough examination at the Tata Hospital.

Now I of course knew that the rapid healing was the

result of drinking urine. I therefore continued to drink as

much urine as I could. But I honoured the wishes of my

employer and went to the Tata Hospital. There they

insisted on applying radium on the part that had been

operated upon, in accordance with the doctor's report.

Actually I needed no such thing, as the cut had healed

competely and there was no pain. The hospital authorities

asked me to report again after a month. Drinking urine

had resulted in my putting on 13 pounds (about 6 kg)

during this time. When I reported back, the doctors at the

Tata Hospital were astonished. They did not prescribe

any medicines or radiotherapy, but asked me to

return for a check-up after two months' time. During this

period, I put on additional weight amounting to 23 pounds

(more than 10 kg). I was able to take adequate food, and I

was strong as I had never been before. More than two and

a half or possibly three years have passed after that. The

weight I had put on at that time has been retained.

Though I am now 51, I have the strength and energy of a

41-year old man. I have to thank Shri Babubhai

Ochchhavlai Soni for all this. If he

had not obtained this book of auto-urine therapy for me,

and had not taken the trouble to persuade me to give it a

trial it was really difficult to say which world I would

have been inhabiting now."

(Dt. 17-10-'58) (Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

3, ANOTHER CASE OF CANCER

I felt as if the very ground was falling away from beneath

my feet when I learnt that my wife Bakula had cancer. She was

hardly 30. We were a family of five, including two daughters

and one son. We were living happily together. In addition, as I

have no brother, my parents were also living with us. On

learning of Bakula's ailment, my father cried out, 'O God, for

which sins are you punishing my son Indravadan and his three

young children, along with Bakula? Take me away, but keep

Bakula alive, to take care of the family/ Her parents too were

shocked. We all girded our loins to snatch her back from jaws

of cancer.

The first lump on Bakula's neck was detected in January

1982. It subsided under the treatment of the family doctor, but

another one appeared in the armpit after three months. The

doctor had a suspicion/ and on his advice an operation was

performed after taking an X-ray photograph. We were all

shaken to the depths of our souls when we learnt that the

biopsy had revealed that the lumps were cancerous tumours.

We came to Ahmadabad from Baroda and contacted Dr

Pankaj Shah. Bakula was given radiation treatment in the

cancer hospital. There was some improvement. We had to

come to Ahmadabad every month for check-ups. This went on

for one and a half years. In January '84 another tumour was

noticed in the leg joint. Biopsy revealed that it was also a

cancerous tumour.

We were terrified by this revelation. In the hope of

preventing any serious consequences, we took her to the Tata

Cancer Hospital in Mumbai. Dr Advani instituted treatment. He

advised six ABVD courses over a period of six months, one

course every month. The first course was started on 18, August

'84. Five injections were given to her between the 18th and the

22nd of August. There was a violent reaction. There was

copious vomiting. Not even water could be retained.

There was a feeling of heaviness in the abdomen. The

vomiting continued even after the injections. After taking

Electral powder for five or six days, Bakula began to have

cold rigours.

This was the condition after just the first five

injections. The first course had still to be completed with

five more injections after fifteen days. But as the W.B.C.

count was found to be 2300 on 1 - 9 - '84, it was not

possible to give the injections. After five days or so, she

developed pain in the ribs, and on the sixth day there

were red patches on the back. A fresh examination of the

blood on the 7th showed that the white blood corpusle

(WBC) count had increased to 6200. Blisters of Herpes

broke out on the waist. There were shooting pains in the

body. It was not possible to sleep. Bakula was given

medicines for the vomiting and the pains. On the 11th

she had to be treated for fever. Vomiting started afresh

on the 15th. The temperature did not come down.

Administration of medicine on the 16th also failed to bring

the temperature down. Nothing could be retained in the

stomach, but would be thrown out in the vomits and

watery stools. For 20 days she had not been able to take

any substantial food. We went back to the Tata Hospital.

We had to stay there for a week for the treatment, which

gave relief from Herpes.

In spite of all this suffering caused by the first course,

there did not seem to be any other recourse, and as the

doctor advised, three more courses were completed.

Bakula did not have the courage or strength of mind to

commence the fourth and the last course. She weighed

44-45 kg before treatment, but her weight was reduced to

34 kg after four courses of ABVD. The incidental vomiting,

fever, aversion to food and other side-effects, were a

have been inhabiting now."

(Dt. 17-10-'58) (Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

3, ANOTHER CASE OF CANCER

I felt as if the very ground was falling away from beneath

my feet when I learnt that my wife Bakula had cancer. She was

hardly 30. We were a family of five, including two daughters

and one son. We were living happily together. In addition, as I

have no brother, my parents were also living with us. On

learning of Bakula's ailment, my father cried out, 'O God, for

which sins are you punishing my son Indravadan and his three

young children, along with Bakula? Take me away, but keep

Bakula alive, to take care of the family/ Her parents too were

shocked. We all girded our loins to snatch her back from jaws

of cancer.

The first lump on Bakula's neck was detected in January

1982. It subsided under the treatment of the family doctor, but

another one appeared in the armpit after three months. The

doctor had a suspicion/ and on his advice an operation was

performed after taking an X-ray photograph. We were all

shaken to the depths of our souls when we learnt that the

biopsy had revealed that the lumps were cancerous tumours.

We came to Ahmadabad from Baroda and contacted Dr

Pankaj Shah. Bakula was given radiation treatment in the

cancer hospital. There was some improvement. We had to

come to Ahmadabad every month for check-ups. This went on

for one and a half years. In January '84 another tumour was

noticed in the leg joint. Biopsy revealed that it was also a

cancerous tumour.

We were terrified by this revelation. In the hope of

preventing any serious consequences, we took her to the Tata

Cancer Hospital in Mumbai. Dr Advani instituted treatment. He

advised six ABVD courses over a period of six months, one

course every month. The first course was started on 18, August

'84. Five injections were given to her between the 18th and the

22nd of August. There was a violent reaction. There was

copious vomiting. Not even water could be retained.

There was a feeling of heaviness in the abdomen. The

vomiting continued even after the injections. After taking

Electral powder for five or six days, Bakula began to have

cold rigours.

This was the condition after just the first five

injections. The first course had still to be completed with

five more injections after fifteen days. But as the W.B.C.

count was found to be 2300 on 1 - 9 - '84, it was not

possible to give the injections. After five days or so, she

developed pain in the ribs, and on the sixth day there

were red patches on the back. A fresh examination of the

blood on the 7th showed that the white blood corpusle

(WBC) count had increased to 6200. Blisters of Herpes

broke out on the waist. There were shooting pains in the

body. It was not possible to sleep. Bakula was given

medicines for the vomiting and the pains. On the 11th

she had to be treated for fever. Vomiting started afresh

on the 15th. The temperature did not come down.

Administration of medicine on the 16th also failed to bring

the temperature down. Nothing could be retained in the

stomach, but would be thrown out in the vomits and

watery stools. For 20 days she had not been able to take

any substantial food. We went back to the Tata Hospital.

We had to stay there for a week for the treatment, which

gave relief from Herpes.

In spite of all this suffering caused by the first course,

there did not seem to be any other recourse, and as the

doctor advised, three more courses were completed.

Bakula did not have the courage or strength of mind to

commence the fourth and the last course. She weighed

44-45 kg before treatment, but her weight was reduced to

34 kg after four courses of ABVD. The incidental vomiting,

fever, aversion to food and other side-effects, were a

torture to her.

Bakula used to mumble now and again that it was better

that God should grant her death rather than make it necessary

to take those injections. But we had to force her to take the

injections, for her own good, as directed by the doctor. One day,

having come to the limits of her endurance due to the constant

stress of worrying about cancer on the one hand and the torture

of the injections on the other, Bakula attempted suicide. Her

condition brought tears of pity to our eyes. After all, we were not

her enemies. But we had no alternative except the treatment

prescribed by the doctor. But finally we decided not to force her

to complete the remaining two courses of ABVD. As there was

no possibility of freeing her from the clutches of cancer if the six

courses were not completed, there was now nothing to do

except wait for the inevitable end.

But either the prayers of my father bore fruit, or the luck of

the children exerted its influence. Whatever the reason, we

chanced upon the miraculous means of snatching Bakula back

from the very jaws of Death.

In a periodical run by the Bania (Vanik) community, an

account of how a cancer patient, Nanubhai Chitalia, was granted

a new lease of life, had been published. One of our well-wishers

recommended that we go through the account. My father-in-law

took Bakula with him to see Nanubhai Chitalia at his home in the

Kalbadevi area of Mumbai. Nanubhai asked her to take courage,

recounted his own experience, and persuaded her to forget her

disgust and courageously embark on a course of auto-urine

therapy. He gave her detailed instructions as to how to go about

it.

Bakula prepared herself for the treatment in February 1985.

It was not at all easy for her to bring herself to drink her own

urine. But death was staring her in the face. There was also the

worry about the children and me. She was prepared to do

anything for us, if not for herself. She stopped taking spicy and

fried foods, and began to drink her own urine three times a

day. The effects were miraculous! What the doctors in

Ahmadabad and Mumbai could not do, what could not be

achieved even after spending thousands of rupees, was

effected easily and inexpensively by auto-urine therapy.

After about ten days, Baku la's fever subsided, her

appetite was restored, and she began to put on weight.

Gradually, as the months of March, April and May passed,

the hair which had been lost began to grow again, the

sunken cheeks began to fill out, her face acquired a new

radiance, her weight began to increase, and she began to

feel energetic. Bakula had returned to us after knocking at

the portals of death, and her health had been restored to

such an extent as to enable her to turn the tables, and

start taking care of the children and the family, who had

been taking care of her. Her weight used to be around 44

to 45 kg before her illness. It had dropped to 34 kg during

the illness. But now, in January '86, it has gone up to 51

kg!

Really, I wonder why people waste money on

doctors and treatments in cases of minor ailments, when

auto-urine therapy is available, which can effect a cure

even in cases of such terrible diseases as cancer?

- Indravadan Chandulal Patel

Dera Pole, Rajmahel Road,

Baroda-1.

(Swamootra Chikitsane Samjo : Jagdish

Shah)

4. ASTHMA

[Dr Natvarlal Shah, M.B.B.S. of Thasara, Dist. Kaira,

has written to us narrating how he managed to free

himself from chronic asthma, which had been troubling

him for 15 years, with the help of auto-urine therapy. His

account is being given here in its entirety.]

torture to her.

Bakula used to mumble now and again that it was better

that God should grant her death rather than make it necessary

to take those injections. But we had to force her to take the

injections, for her own good, as directed by the doctor. One day,

having come to the limits of her endurance due to the constant

stress of worrying about cancer on the one hand and the torture

of the injections on the other, Bakula attempted suicide. Her

condition brought tears of pity to our eyes. After all, we were not

her enemies. But we had no alternative except the treatment

prescribed by the doctor. But finally we decided not to force her

to complete the remaining two courses of ABVD. As there was

no possibility of freeing her from the clutches of cancer if the six

courses were not completed, there was now nothing to do

except wait for the inevitable end.

But either the prayers of my father bore fruit, or the luck of

the children exerted its influence. Whatever the reason, we

chanced upon the miraculous means of snatching Bakula back

from the very jaws of Death.

In a periodical run by the Bania (Vanik) community, an

account of how a cancer patient, Nanubhai Chitalia, was granted

a new lease of life, had been published. One of our well-wishers

recommended that we go through the account. My father-in-law

took Bakula with him to see Nanubhai Chitalia at his home in the

Kalbadevi area of Mumbai. Nanubhai asked her to take courage,

recounted his own experience, and persuaded her to forget her

disgust and courageously embark on a course of auto-urine

therapy. He gave her detailed instructions as to how to go about

it.

Bakula prepared herself for the treatment in February 1985.

It was not at all easy for her to bring herself to drink her own

urine. But death was staring her in the face. There was also the

worry about the children and me. She was prepared to do

anything for us, if not for herself. She stopped taking spicy and

fried foods, and began to drink her own urine three times a

day. The effects were miraculous! What the doctors in

Ahmadabad and Mumbai could not do, what could not be

achieved even after spending thousands of rupees, was

effected easily and inexpensively by auto-urine therapy.

After about ten days, Baku la's fever subsided, her

appetite was restored, and she began to put on weight.

Gradually, as the months of March, April and May passed,

the hair which had been lost began to grow again, the

sunken cheeks began to fill out, her face acquired a new

radiance, her weight began to increase, and she began to

feel energetic. Bakula had returned to us after knocking at

the portals of death, and her health had been restored to

such an extent as to enable her to turn the tables, and

start taking care of the children and the family, who had

been taking care of her. Her weight used to be around 44

to 45 kg before her illness. It had dropped to 34 kg during

the illness. But now, in January '86, it has gone up to 51

kg!

Really, I wonder why people waste money on

doctors and treatments in cases of minor ailments, when

auto-urine therapy is available, which can effect a cure

even in cases of such terrible diseases as cancer?

- Indravadan Chandulal Patel

Dera Pole, Rajmahel Road,

Baroda-1.

(Swamootra Chikitsane Samjo : Jagdish

Shah)

4. ASTHMA

[Dr Natvarlal Shah, M.B.B.S. of Thasara, Dist. Kaira,

has written to us narrating how he managed to free

himself from chronic asthma, which had been troubling

him for 15 years, with the help of auto-urine therapy. His

account is being given here in its entirety.]

To

The President

The Auto-Urine Therapy Association,

Ahmadabad.

Sir,

I have come to know through my friend Dr Chhotubhai

Patel of Navagam that a meeting of your association is to be

held at the Ayurvedic College, Surat, under the chairmanship of

Shriyut Bapalal Vaidya.

I am therefore placing before the association this account

of my experience of auto-urine therapy in treating myself for

asthma. -

I am 47 years old. For fifteen years I have been having

attacks of asthma, which recur every monsoon. The trouble

starts as soon as there is an increase in the atmospheric

humidity, and continues with varying intensity throughout the

rainy reason. Sometimes the trouble becomes so severe that I

am confined to bed for days together. It is not at all possible for

me to venture outside my house while it is raining. I have tried

numerous Ayurvedic and Allopathic drugs and injections, often

obtaining temporary relief, but without any permanent benefit.

Last year, that is in 1960, the complaint persisted even

after the end of the monsoon, i.e. even in November and

December, though in a milder form. A mild attack of asthma

would come on every night, and I would have to take a tablet of

Uridrinal every morning and evening for relief.

In December 1960 i sent for a copy of your book 'Manav

Mootra' and studied it thoroughly. Under the influence of the

book, supported by the sincere and well-meaning persuasion of

two or three friends, I commenced auto-urine therapy from 31 -

12-'60, adopting the following procedure.

(1) Drinking of Urine: For the first ten days, I drank

three to four ounces of my own freshly passed urine every day in

the morning, noon, and evening. For a month after that, I

continued the treatment, though with a reduced frequency,

drinking it only in the mornings and evenings.

(2) Massage: I got my whole body massaged with

urine for two hours every day early in the morning as

recommended in the book, and would bathe in warm

water (without using soap) one or one and a half hours

after the massage.

The massages were continued for exactly one month.

(3) Diet: For the first 9 days I fasted, taking

nothing

except urine and water. For two days after that, I took

raisins

and dates soaked in water overnight and then mashed into

the

water, in the mornings. At noon and in the evenings I

took

cow's milk and ripe papaya. After two days of this

regimen,

I began to take very light food, starting with khichdi

prepared from rice and moong dal (split green grams),

boiled in large amounts of water to give porridge-like

thick liquid. After two more days I changed over to normal

light foods. I take only manually de-husked rice rather

than the machine-polished rice usually sold in the market.

(During the course of the treatment, I used to take no

other milk except cow's milk, and no spices at all.)

(4) After one month's treatment as described

above, I have recovered completely now. There is no

trace of the asthma. I do not take, and am no longer

required to take, any drugs or tablets for asthma. Though

usually it is only during monsoons that the suffering

caused by asthma would become severe, nevertheless

some mild trouble would persist longer, and I was forced

to take tablets over longer periods because of the

continuing discomfort. But the discomfort has not

persisted after the treatment, and so there is no need for

To

The President

The Auto-Urine Therapy Association,

Ahmadabad.

Sir,

I have come to know through my friend Dr Chhotubhai

Patel of Navagam that a meeting of your association is to be

held at the Ayurvedic College, Surat, under the chairmanship of

Shriyut Bapalal Vaidya.

I am therefore placing before the association this account

of my experience of auto-urine therapy in treating myself for

asthma. -

I am 47 years old. For fifteen years I have been having

attacks of asthma, which recur every monsoon. The trouble

starts as soon as there is an increase in the atmospheric

humidity, and continues with varying intensity throughout the

rainy reason. Sometimes the trouble becomes so severe that I

am confined to bed for days together. It is not at all possible for

me to venture outside my house while it is raining. I have tried

numerous Ayurvedic and Allopathic drugs and injections, often

obtaining temporary relief, but without any permanent benefit.

Last year, that is in 1960, the complaint persisted even

after the end of the monsoon, i.e. even in November and

December, though in a milder form. A mild attack of asthma

would come on every night, and I would have to take a tablet of

Uridrinal every morning and evening for relief.

In December 1960 i sent for a copy of your book 'Manav

Mootra' and studied it thoroughly. Under the influence of the

book, supported by the sincere and well-meaning persuasion of

two or three friends, I commenced auto-urine therapy from 31 -

12-'60, adopting the following procedure.

(1) Drinking of Urine: For the first ten days, I drank

three to four ounces of my own freshly passed urine every day in

the morning, noon, and evening. For a month after that, I

continued the treatment, though with a reduced frequency,

drinking it only in the mornings and evenings.

(2) Massage: I got my whole body massaged with

urine for two hours every day early in the morning as

recommended in the book, and would bathe in warm

water (without using soap) one or one and a half hours

after the massage.

The massages were continued for exactly one month.

(3) Diet: For the first 9 days I fasted, taking

nothing

except urine and water. For two days after that, I took

raisins

and dates soaked in water overnight and then mashed into

the

water, in the mornings. At noon and in the evenings I

took

cow's milk and ripe papaya. After two days of this

regimen,

I began to take very light food, starting with khichdi

prepared from rice and moong dal (split green grams),

boiled in large amounts of water to give porridge-like

thick liquid. After two more days I changed over to normal

light foods. I take only manually de-husked rice rather

than the machine-polished rice usually sold in the market.

(During the course of the treatment, I used to take no

other milk except cow's milk, and no spices at all.)

(4) After one month's treatment as described

above, I have recovered completely now. There is no

trace of the asthma. I do not take, and am no longer

required to take, any drugs or tablets for asthma. Though

usually it is only during monsoons that the suffering

caused by asthma would become severe, nevertheless

some mild trouble would persist longer, and I was forced

to take tablets over longer periods because of the

continuing discomfort. But the discomfort has not

persisted after the treatment, and so there is no need for

me to take the tablets. Nor did I take any tablets or medicines

during the course of the treatment.

(5) Some physical ailments that caused trouble during

the therapy:

(a) Boils began to erupt, beginning from the third day of

the treatment, mostly below the waist. They continued to erupt

for about a month and a half. I did not take any Ayurvedic or

Allopathic treatment for the boils. When they became very

painful, I applied cotton soaked in my own urine to them, and

bandaged them up, which used to relieve the pain.

(b) I felt rather uneasy one day during the period of

fasting, but the feeling passed, and there was no serious

inconvenience.

(c) I took papaya during the two days following the initial

fast. The very day I took the fruit first, I had a prickly sensation in

my throat in the evening, which persisted through the night. Later

in the night I began to cough. Early next morning a difficulty in

breathing was experienced, in addition to the cough, but soon

phlegm began to be expectorated, and the discomfort

decreased. The whole sequence of discomfort and relief was

repeated the next day. I thought deeply about this trouble, and

decided to discontinue the ingestion of papaya. The cough

subsided that very evening; the difficulty in breathing did not

recur the next morning.

After that I began to change over to solid food. For two days

I took only semi-liquid khichdi of the consistency of porridge in

the mornings, and only cow's milk in the evenings. The third

evening I had a rotla (flat pancake) of bajri (millet) with the milk.

That night the cough recurred. Early next morning at about 3

o'clock along with the cough, I began to experience difficulty in

breathing. The difficulty was severe enough to force me to sit up

in bed. In about two hours the phlegm began to be loosened,

thus affording some relief. This experience, the next evening I

substituted wheat pancake for the millet pancake. This change

has a favourable effect: that night I was troubled less by

the cough, and did not experience the difficulty in

breathing the next morning. Accordingly I decided to

continue taking khichdi or rice and dal in the mornings and

wheat bhakhris (pancakes) with milk in the evenings. I

have had no such trouble since then.

I have gradually changed over to normal diet by now.

(Though, of course, I continue to avoid taking chillies and

fried preparations.) I take only manually de-husked rice.

This, then, is my experience with auto-urine therapy. I

am convinced that it is of great benefit in the treatment of

asthma. Of course, in the matter of diet, changes

appropriate to the constitution of the patient should be

made in each case.

I suppose I must have a constitution with bile as the

predominant humour, and that must be the reason why

papaya, millets and similar items of food did not agree

with me.

(Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

5. INDIGESTION

Shri Laljibhai Heerabhai Patel, aged 43, hailing

from Aslali but now residing in Ahmadabad, read

accounts of my experiences concerning auto-urine

therapy, and decided to tackle his own troubles in his own

way, using his own ideas as to how to apply the principles

of the system. It was some two months after he had

recovered that he came to see me with one of my

acquaintances, and described the methods he had

adopted and the benefits he had obtained. Later on he

sent me a written account of his method of application of

urine therapy.

This gentleman, Laljibhai had been suffering from

weakness of the intestines and impaired digestive

function. Every year he would need treatment by a doctor.

me to take the tablets. Nor did I take any tablets or medicines

during the course of the treatment.

(5) Some physical ailments that caused trouble during

the therapy:

(a) Boils began to erupt, beginning from the third day of

the treatment, mostly below the waist. They continued to erupt

for about a month and a half. I did not take any Ayurvedic or

Allopathic treatment for the boils. When they became very

painful, I applied cotton soaked in my own urine to them, and

bandaged them up, which used to relieve the pain.

(b) I felt rather uneasy one day during the period of

fasting, but the feeling passed, and there was no serious

inconvenience.

(c) I took papaya during the two days following the initial

fast. The very day I took the fruit first, I had a prickly sensation in

my throat in the evening, which persisted through the night. Later

in the night I began to cough. Early next morning a difficulty in

breathing was experienced, in addition to the cough, but soon

phlegm began to be expectorated, and the discomfort

decreased. The whole sequence of discomfort and relief was

repeated the next day. I thought deeply about this trouble, and

decided to discontinue the ingestion of papaya. The cough

subsided that very evening; the difficulty in breathing did not

recur the next morning.

After that I began to change over to solid food. For two days

I took only semi-liquid khichdi of the consistency of porridge in

the mornings, and only cow's milk in the evenings. The third

evening I had a rotla (flat pancake) of bajri (millet) with the milk.

That night the cough recurred. Early next morning at about 3

o'clock along with the cough, I began to experience difficulty in

breathing. The difficulty was severe enough to force me to sit up

in bed. In about two hours the phlegm began to be loosened,

thus affording some relief. This experience, the next evening I

substituted wheat pancake for the millet pancake. This change

has a favourable effect: that night I was troubled less by

the cough, and did not experience the difficulty in

breathing the next morning. Accordingly I decided to

continue taking khichdi or rice and dal in the mornings and

wheat bhakhris (pancakes) with milk in the evenings. I

have had no such trouble since then.

I have gradually changed over to normal diet by now.

(Though, of course, I continue to avoid taking chillies and

fried preparations.) I take only manually de-husked rice.

This, then, is my experience with auto-urine therapy. I

am convinced that it is of great benefit in the treatment of

asthma. Of course, in the matter of diet, changes

appropriate to the constitution of the patient should be

made in each case.

I suppose I must have a constitution with bile as the

predominant humour, and that must be the reason why

papaya, millets and similar items of food did not agree

with me.

(Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

5. INDIGESTION

Shri Laljibhai Heerabhai Patel, aged 43, hailing

from Aslali but now residing in Ahmadabad, read

accounts of my experiences concerning auto-urine

therapy, and decided to tackle his own troubles in his own

way, using his own ideas as to how to apply the principles

of the system. It was some two months after he had

recovered that he came to see me with one of my

acquaintances, and described the methods he had

adopted and the benefits he had obtained. Later on he

sent me a written account of his method of application of

urine therapy.

This gentleman, Laljibhai had been suffering from

weakness of the intestines and impaired digestive

function. Every year he would need treatment by a doctor.

One or two months' treatment would put him right, but soon the

same troubles would start again. The frequent treatment had

caused him considerable economic and bodily harm. Ultimately,

last Diwali, he decided to discontinue all treatment. But his

health deteriorated once again in the following summer.

Meanwhile my article narrating my experiences came to his

notice. He began to apply the principles explained therein,

without asking for my advice or instructions, to his own case,

and in exactly one and a half months, he recovered completely.

"I had a touch of asthma as well." he wrote. "Auto-urine

therapy has cured me of that too. The only thing that is required

in such matters is full faith in the system, and self-control. I feel,

on the basis of my own experience, that if I had followed the

advice and instructions given by respected Ravji Kaka in his

article regarding the system, it would not have taken so long for

me to get cured."

(Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

6, CHRONIC COLD

36year old Gulab Bahen Pathak was suffering from chronic cold. She also suffered from sore throat. She had frequent bouts of coughing, and lassitude such as caused by mild fevers was also experienced most of the time. She had to rely on medicines to be able to cope with her daily chores. Insomnia was another one of her complaints. Often when she could not sleep, she used to work at her embroidery and knitting till late in the night.

One of her acquaintances suggested that she try auto-

urine therapy. She consulted her nephew, who was a qualified

doctor, about this. The doctor laughed the suggestion off,

advising her not to try such ridiculous remedies, but to consult a

specialist instead. She followed his suggestion, and underwent

treatment as advised by the specialist for about four months.

During the treatment, she found herself getting better for a time,

but relapsing back to the same old level of ill health, with the

same symptoms manifesting themselves again. Now she was

fed up. Gradually her health was deteriorating. She

decided to disregard the advice of her nephew, and to try

auto-urine therapy. She came to me for guidance. I

examined her thoroughly, and gave her a list of books on

the subject, with the intention that she should familiarise

herself thoroughly with the principles of the therapy and

thereby confirm her resolve. She obtained the books.

Within two days she had studied them and digested the

information. She embarked on a course of auto-urine

therapy in accordance with my instructions.

The cold became more severe the next day, but as

she found that she could sleep a little better, her faith in

the system was sustained. A definite improvement could

be observed in about a week. The cold was now much

less severe, and the cough and soreness of throat had

almost completely disappeared. She had also begun to

sleep well. All her ailments were cured within a month.

She derived an additional benefit from the treatment. As

her thin body filled out because of the increase in the

amount of blood in the body, her beauty had been

enhanced.

7. TUBERCULOSIS

Note : The very first person on whom Dr J. W. Arm-

strong tried out his system of auto-urine therapy was he

himself. How he managed to cure himself of tuberculosis

which had reached its last stage is narrated here in his

own words :

"Although I should prefer to avoid the first person

pronoun ['I'] in this book, [I feel that] it is not possible to do

so in the circumstances if I am to carry conviction. For

one ounce of experience [of a system] outweighs a ton

of arguments!

"My first patient was myself. It happened in this way.

One or two months' treatment would put him right, but soon the

same troubles would start again. The frequent treatment had

caused him considerable economic and bodily harm. Ultimately,

last Diwali, he decided to discontinue all treatment. But his

health deteriorated once again in the following summer.

Meanwhile my article narrating my experiences came to his

notice. He began to apply the principles explained therein,

without asking for my advice or instructions, to his own case,

and in exactly one and a half months, he recovered completely.

"I had a touch of asthma as well." he wrote. "Auto-urine

therapy has cured me of that too. The only thing that is required

in such matters is full faith in the system, and self-control. I feel,

on the basis of my own experience, that if I had followed the

advice and instructions given by respected Ravji Kaka in his

article regarding the system, it would not have taken so long for

me to get cured."

(Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

6, CHRONIC COLD

36year old Gulab Bahen Pathak was suffering from chronic cold. She also suffered from sore throat. She had frequent bouts of coughing, and lassitude such as caused by mild fevers was also experienced most of the time. She had to rely on medicines to be able to cope with her daily chores. Insomnia was another one of her complaints. Often when she could not sleep, she used to work at her embroidery and knitting till late in the night.

One of her acquaintances suggested that she try auto-

urine therapy. She consulted her nephew, who was a qualified

doctor, about this. The doctor laughed the suggestion off,

advising her not to try such ridiculous remedies, but to consult a

specialist instead. She followed his suggestion, and underwent

treatment as advised by the specialist for about four months.

During the treatment, she found herself getting better for a time,

but relapsing back to the same old level of ill health, with the

same symptoms manifesting themselves again. Now she was

fed up. Gradually her health was deteriorating. She

decided to disregard the advice of her nephew, and to try

auto-urine therapy. She came to me for guidance. I

examined her thoroughly, and gave her a list of books on

the subject, with the intention that she should familiarise

herself thoroughly with the principles of the therapy and

thereby confirm her resolve. She obtained the books.

Within two days she had studied them and digested the

information. She embarked on a course of auto-urine

therapy in accordance with my instructions.

The cold became more severe the next day, but as

she found that she could sleep a little better, her faith in

the system was sustained. A definite improvement could

be observed in about a week. The cold was now much

less severe, and the cough and soreness of throat had

almost completely disappeared. She had also begun to

sleep well. All her ailments were cured within a month.

She derived an additional benefit from the treatment. As

her thin body filled out because of the increase in the

amount of blood in the body, her beauty had been

enhanced.

7. TUBERCULOSIS

Note : The very first person on whom Dr J. W. Arm-

strong tried out his system of auto-urine therapy was he

himself. How he managed to cure himself of tuberculosis

which had reached its last stage is narrated here in his

own words :

"Although I should prefer to avoid the first person

pronoun ['I'] in this book, [I feel that] it is not possible to do

so in the circumstances if I am to carry conviction. For

one ounce of experience [of a system] outweighs a ton

of arguments!

"My first patient was myself. It happened in this way.

During the last war, at the age of thirtyfour, I presented myself

for medical examination under what was called the Derby

Scheme, and was rejected by the four examining doctors on the

grounds that I was consumptive. Moreover I was urged to put

myself under the care of a physician. Consequently I consulted

a specialist. He, however, treated my condition as not very

serious, told me I was more a catarrhal subject than a

consumptive one, and advised plenty of fresh air, sunshine and

a nourishing diet. I followed his advice, and in one year put on

28 pounds (about 13 kg) in weight. Nevertheless, not being

satisfied with my condition I consulted another specialist, who

informed me that both my lungs were affected, and despite what

the previous specialist had said, I was consumptive and must

keep up my strength on a diet rich in sugars and starches.

Finally, because of such intake of foods, diabetes set in, and I

was placed on an entirely new and drastic regime, which

consisted of fasting on six half-pints [about Si litres] a day of

cold water (sipped) during four days

of every week, whilst on the fifth and two following days I was

nprmitted a "snack" which onlv served to whet my appetite, not

to mention the fact that I was enjoined to chew every morsel of it

to such a degree that it only produced a very sore mouth, aching

teeth, swollen gums and a swollen tongue. In addition to these

discomforts, I was inflicted with insomnia, frayed nerves, and great

irritability of temper. The regime was continued for sixteen weeks

without a break, and although it resulted in the disappearance of my

cough and catarrhal condition, and also of painful sciatica from which

I had been suffering, none the less the treatment seemed more

unpleasant to me than the disease. The final upshot was that, after

two years of this treatments, I lost faith in ooctors and began a series

of ventures on my own, although much against their advice. "..... ..... [When I became] very weak and ill, I recalled the text in I)roverbs V [in the Bible} which runs, 'Drink waters out of thine own

cistern', a text which, in its turn, reminded me of the case of a young girl whose father gave her her own urine to drink when she was

suffering from diphtheria, with the result that he cured her in three

days. Other cases also came to mind (jaundice was one) which had been cured by the same means ....”

[I remembered other facts, too. My doctor had told me after examining my urine some years previously, that my lungs and pancreas were diseased and wasting.] "I even remembered saying to him in my then innocence: 'If I am losing vital tissue and sugar through my urine, then why [should I] not drink the

urine and replace these elements in that way?' To which he had replied that the organs could not assimilate 'dead matter'. This, however, as I have proved since, was nothing but a theoretical fallacy! "..... ..... I grant that it is unwise dogmatically to assert that any given text of Scripture [Bible] denotes this or that, for many people read into the Bible exactly what they themselves wish to find there. Nevertheless, I believed, and still believe, that the text I have quoted, and many others also, bear reference to that vital fluid which is within our own bodies' and believing it, I acted in accordance with that belief, to find in the end that it proved to be my physical salvation. Fortified by my faith in what I thought to be the correct interpretation of the text, I fasted for forty-five days on nothing but urine and tap water-and this, despite the doctor's assertion that ele~en days without food was the limit to which a hu~an being could go! I also rubbed urine on my body-a very Important factor in the cure. I finally broke my fast on raw beef, and though it gave me no discomfort beyond a ravenous hunger, ! none the less ate cautiously for a time, and continued to drink my own urine, noticing that its changes in temperature, quality, taste, etc., depended almost entirely on what I ate or drank, and on the amount of exercise I took. II At the end of the treatment I felt, and was, Ian entirely new man'. I weighed 140 pounds [about 63 kg], was full of vim, looked about 11 years younger than I actually was, and had a [smooth] skin like a young girl's. I was thirtysix at the time, and am now over sixty. Yet by dint of drinking every drop of water that I pass, living on a well-balanced diet, and never eating more food per diem [per day] than I consider th~ body requires, I look and feel much younger than most men ot my age, and [I] keep [myself] free from those major and minor ailments to which the body is said to be heir. ", .... Being convinced that knowledge [which we have acquired] must not be selfishly 'hidden under a bushel', but should be shared with one's fellows, I began to advise and supervise the

During the last war, at the age of thirtyfour, I presented myself

for medical examination under what was called the Derby

Scheme, and was rejected by the four examining doctors on the

grounds that I was consumptive. Moreover I was urged to put

myself under the care of a physician. Consequently I consulted

a specialist. He, however, treated my condition as not very

serious, told me I was more a catarrhal subject than a

consumptive one, and advised plenty of fresh air, sunshine and

a nourishing diet. I followed his advice, and in one year put on

28 pounds (about 13 kg) in weight. Nevertheless, not being

satisfied with my condition I consulted another specialist, who

informed me that both my lungs were affected, and despite what

the previous specialist had said, I was consumptive and must

keep up my strength on a diet rich in sugars and starches.

Finally, because of such intake of foods, diabetes set in, and I

was placed on an entirely new and drastic regime, which

consisted of fasting on six half-pints [about Si litres] a day of

cold water (sipped) during four days

of every week, whilst on the fifth and two following days I was

nprmitted a "snack" which onlv served to whet my appetite, not

to mention the fact that I was enjoined to chew every morsel of it

to such a degree that it only produced a very sore mouth, aching

teeth, swollen gums and a swollen tongue. In addition to these

discomforts, I was inflicted with insomnia, frayed nerves, and great

irritability of temper. The regime was continued for sixteen weeks

without a break, and although it resulted in the disappearance of my

cough and catarrhal condition, and also of painful sciatica from which

I had been suffering, none the less the treatment seemed more

unpleasant to me than the disease. The final upshot was that, after

two years of this treatments, I lost faith in ooctors and began a series

of ventures on my own, although much against their advice. "..... ..... [When I became] very weak and ill, I recalled the text in I)roverbs V [in the Bible} which runs, 'Drink waters out of thine own

cistern', a text which, in its turn, reminded me of the case of a young girl whose father gave her her own urine to drink when she was

suffering from diphtheria, with the result that he cured her in three

days. Other cases also came to mind (jaundice was one) which had been cured by the same means ....”

[I remembered other facts, too. My doctor had told me after examining my urine some years previously, that my lungs and pancreas were diseased and wasting.] "I even remembered saying to him in my then innocence: 'If I am losing vital tissue and sugar through my urine, then why [should I] not drink the

urine and replace these elements in that way?' To which he had replied that the organs could not assimilate 'dead matter'. This, however, as I have proved since, was nothing but a theoretical fallacy! "..... ..... I grant that it is unwise dogmatically to assert that any given text of Scripture [Bible] denotes this or that, for many people read into the Bible exactly what they themselves wish to find there. Nevertheless, I believed, and still believe, that the text I have quoted, and many others also, bear reference to that vital fluid which is within our own bodies' and believing it, I acted in accordance with that belief, to find in the end that it proved to be my physical salvation. Fortified by my faith in what I thought to be the correct interpretation of the text, I fasted for forty-five days on nothing but urine and tap water-and this, despite the doctor's assertion that ele~en days without food was the limit to which a hu~an being could go! I also rubbed urine on my body-a very Important factor in the cure. I finally broke my fast on raw beef, and though it gave me no discomfort beyond a ravenous hunger, ! none the less ate cautiously for a time, and continued to drink my own urine, noticing that its changes in temperature, quality, taste, etc., depended almost entirely on what I ate or drank, and on the amount of exercise I took. II At the end of the treatment I felt, and was, Ian entirely new man'. I weighed 140 pounds [about 63 kg], was full of vim, looked about 11 years younger than I actually was, and had a [smooth] skin like a young girl's. I was thirtysix at the time, and am now over sixty. Yet by dint of drinking every drop of water that I pass, living on a well-balanced diet, and never eating more food per diem [per day] than I consider th~ body requires, I look and feel much younger than most men ot my age, and [I] keep [myself] free from those major and minor ailments to which the body is said to be heir. ", .... Being convinced that knowledge [which we have acquired] must not be selfishly 'hidden under a bushel', but should be shared with one's fellows, I began to advise and supervise the

fasting of others [on urine] on the same lines [along which I had regained my health]."

(Water of Life: Dr John Armstrong)

8. PEPTIC ULCER

Shri G. B. Kelkar, a Maharashtrian gentleman residing in Shreemali Society in the Navrangpura area of Ahmadabad, sent me an account of his experience in May 1958. I present here extracts of the relevant portion of his communication: I used to have severe pains in the abdomen, and tremors of the hands. A friend suggested that I try urine therapy. I decided to rub urine on my palms. Two or three days' massage resulted in complete cessation of the tremors. This gave me the confidence to continue experimentation with this system. At that time I was suffering from hyperacidity, and had developed peptic ulcers. I had been trying all kinds of treatment for this condition (ailment) for twenty-five years but there had been no improvement. I began to gargle with urine and to massage my body with urine. Within a week I became noticeably more energetic. This was an additional evidence of the efficacy of urine as a therapeutic agent. It gave me an impetus to start drinking urine. I began to drink a glassful of water a day, in three or four portions. The relief I obtained as a result of this treatment in the short period of a week was such as to defy description. I continued the practice for a month. In consequence, today I am completely free from the incubus of hyperacidity. The ulcers in the stomach have healed. My appetite has been restored. My experience has convinced me that urine is nothing less than the elixir of life for those who desire to live a healthy and vigorous life till the very end. Urine confers the gift of perfect health upon us. It guards us against even the more virulent infectious diseases. And it costs us nothing more than sincere belief and abiding faith. Thus it is a medicine that is doubly beneficial to the poorer sections of the population. And its benefits are not only quick but also permanent. I am now 67 years old, but still strong enough to put in the normal amount of work every day, which is undoubtedly the consequence of auto-urine therapy. (Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

9. DUODENAL ULCER

Shri M. A. Noorani, residing at 194, Nagdevi Street, Mumbai 3, is a Muslim. Nevertheless, he has great faith and interest in auto-urine therapy. He has been making laudable efforts to popularise the system

in Mumbai, by making books on the subject available to a considerable number of people, and has induced many persons to interest themselves in the system by providing detailed guidance about the practical side of it. He presented the following account of his experience at the Conference on Auto-urine Therapy convened at Surat on 15 June, 1981. "Allopathic procedures for the diagnosis of serious diseases entail considerable distress and financial outlay on the part of the patients, and despite all the suffering involved, they are very often found by doctors to be inconclusive, thus failing in their purpose. "My son was suffering from duodenal ulcer. The recurring abdominal pains caused by the ulcer necessitated an operation. The operation was performed in 1950 in a hospital in Mumbai. The pains started again in 1957. Many vaidyas ant' doctors were consulted. Finally one of the doctors said that the cause of the pains was intestinal TB. A course of 40 streptomycin injections and 6 tablets of Isonex a day was instituted as advised by him. My son was to take complete rest for the duration of the treatment. After thirty-five days of this treatment, his feet were found to be swollen. The doctor was consulted again. He advised immediate hospitalisation, as the condition of my son was found to be critical. He was admitted the very next day. Numerous injections and two or three blood transfusions were given. The doctors tried their best for a month and a half, but to no avai I. On the contrary, the swell i ng spread from the feet to the entire legs. Finally the doctors declared that there was nothing further that they could do, and asked me to take the boy home. After that we had him treated by a well-known Homeopath for about twenty days, again without any improvement.

"Another Allopathic doctor was then consulted on

the advice of an intimate friend. The doctor was optimistic

about recovery after an examination. The boy was

therefore admitted toJiospital once again. But within just

five days, it is painful to me to have to relate, the

duodenal ulcer-for which he had been operated upon in

1950-burst, and he left this mortal world on 31 -8-'57.1

was deeply hurt and shocked, and depression set in.

"The event had a strongly adverse effect on my

health. I had just such a duodenal ulcer twenty-five years

fasting of others [on urine] on the same lines [along which I had regained my health]."

(Water of Life: Dr John Armstrong)

8. PEPTIC ULCER

Shri G. B. Kelkar, a Maharashtrian gentleman residing in Shreemali Society in the Navrangpura area of Ahmadabad, sent me an account of his experience in May 1958. I present here extracts of the relevant portion of his communication: I used to have severe pains in the abdomen, and tremors of the hands. A friend suggested that I try urine therapy. I decided to rub urine on my palms. Two or three days' massage resulted in complete cessation of the tremors. This gave me the confidence to continue experimentation with this system. At that time I was suffering from hyperacidity, and had developed peptic ulcers. I had been trying all kinds of treatment for this condition (ailment) for twenty-five years but there had been no improvement. I began to gargle with urine and to massage my body with urine. Within a week I became noticeably more energetic. This was an additional evidence of the efficacy of urine as a therapeutic agent. It gave me an impetus to start drinking urine. I began to drink a glassful of water a day, in three or four portions. The relief I obtained as a result of this treatment in the short period of a week was such as to defy description. I continued the practice for a month. In consequence, today I am completely free from the incubus of hyperacidity. The ulcers in the stomach have healed. My appetite has been restored. My experience has convinced me that urine is nothing less than the elixir of life for those who desire to live a healthy and vigorous life till the very end. Urine confers the gift of perfect health upon us. It guards us against even the more virulent infectious diseases. And it costs us nothing more than sincere belief and abiding faith. Thus it is a medicine that is doubly beneficial to the poorer sections of the population. And its benefits are not only quick but also permanent. I am now 67 years old, but still strong enough to put in the normal amount of work every day, which is undoubtedly the consequence of auto-urine therapy. (Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

9. DUODENAL ULCER

Shri M. A. Noorani, residing at 194, Nagdevi Street, Mumbai 3, is a Muslim. Nevertheless, he has great faith and interest in auto-urine therapy. He has been making laudable efforts to popularise the system

in Mumbai, by making books on the subject available to a considerable number of people, and has induced many persons to interest themselves in the system by providing detailed guidance about the practical side of it. He presented the following account of his experience at the Conference on Auto-urine Therapy convened at Surat on 15 June, 1981. "Allopathic procedures for the diagnosis of serious diseases entail considerable distress and financial outlay on the part of the patients, and despite all the suffering involved, they are very often found by doctors to be inconclusive, thus failing in their purpose. "My son was suffering from duodenal ulcer. The recurring abdominal pains caused by the ulcer necessitated an operation. The operation was performed in 1950 in a hospital in Mumbai. The pains started again in 1957. Many vaidyas ant' doctors were consulted. Finally one of the doctors said that the cause of the pains was intestinal TB. A course of 40 streptomycin injections and 6 tablets of Isonex a day was instituted as advised by him. My son was to take complete rest for the duration of the treatment. After thirty-five days of this treatment, his feet were found to be swollen. The doctor was consulted again. He advised immediate hospitalisation, as the condition of my son was found to be critical. He was admitted the very next day. Numerous injections and two or three blood transfusions were given. The doctors tried their best for a month and a half, but to no avai I. On the contrary, the swell i ng spread from the feet to the entire legs. Finally the doctors declared that there was nothing further that they could do, and asked me to take the boy home. After that we had him treated by a well-known Homeopath for about twenty days, again without any improvement.

"Another Allopathic doctor was then consulted on

the advice of an intimate friend. The doctor was optimistic

about recovery after an examination. The boy was

therefore admitted toJiospital once again. But within just

five days, it is painful to me to have to relate, the

duodenal ulcer-for which he had been operated upon in

1950-burst, and he left this mortal world on 31 -8-'57.1

was deeply hurt and shocked, and depression set in.

"The event had a strongly adverse effect on my

health. I had just such a duodenal ulcer twenty-five years

prior to this event. No relief was obtained by medication, and

ultimately I had to have an operation. About a year and a half

after the demise of my son, I began to have pains in exactly the

same spot. The abdominal pains, bloody stools, retching, loose

stools after meals, indigestion, pain in the back and the base of

the spine, debility so pronounced that even climbing stairs would

make me pant, these and a host of other allied symptoms

developed. I was frightened by these developments, and

began to worry as to what I should do. The memory of my past

experiences discouraged me from approaching doctors. At this

juncture, some time in June 1959, one of my friends brought

Shri Ravjibhai Manibhai Patel's book 'Manav Mootra' to me, and

advised me to go through it. I read the book with great interest,

finishing it in two days.

"I decided to commence auto-urine therapy along the lines

indicated in the book, I have ascertained that the system does

not violate any of the precepts of Islam2, and on the basis of

my study of this question I can confidently state that the

practice of this therapy is neither morally wrong nor violative of

any religious principles.

"I began the treatment in strict accordance with the

instructions given in the book. I adhered rigidly to the

recommended diet too. Within the short period of forty days I

succeeded in freeing myself from all the distressing symptoms”

(Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

10. APPENDICITIS

Shri Kalidas Shankarbhai Valand of Dabhoi (Dist.

Baroda) reports in his letter :

About four years ago I had acute appendicitis. I was

operated on in the famous Dufferin Hospital at Baroda. But the

pain persisted even after that. Later I was treated by some

2 That auto-urine therapy does not violate any of the principles and precepts of Islam, is

explained in detail in die book 'Manav Mootra'. Anyone interested in the question can satisfy himself on this point by studying the discussion given therein.

doctors in Dabhoi; there was, however, no relief. A one-

year course of treatment including medicines and

injections under a well-known doctor in Baroda also failed

to effect any improvement.

A doctor in Anand was consulted, but his treatment

also proved ineffective. A jury (meeting for collective

consultation) consisting of a doctor residing at

Mahemedabad, a specialist and a surgeon, both from

Ahmadabad, was convened at the residence of the

Mahemedabad doctor. Treatment as prescribed by the

jury was tried for a time, once again without any

improvement. Ultimately all the doctors came to the

conclusion that another operation should be performed. I

was admitted to the nursing home of a prominent

surgeon. There infra-red rays were tried, which did afford

me some relief from the pain, but in about a month the

pain returned in all its former intensity. I was taken back to

the nursing home and the same treatment was instituted,

this time, however, without any resultant benefit. At last I

requested the doctor to operate, but he said he would like

to check by screening whether an onpration was needed.

I was given a barium enema, and every part of the

system examined thoroughly by screening.

The doctor returned on 'N. A. D.' report, and said, "There

is nothing wrong with your digestive system. I am

therefore discharging you from the nursing home.' I asked

him, "What am I to do now?" To which his reply was,

"Consult a physician. This is not a matter for surgeons."

The pain, of course, persisted. I returned home.

Treatment was resumed under the guidance of a

physician. A course often injections of Avofortin was

completed. It gave me complete relief. There was no pain

for about six weeks or so. Then it started again.

Meanwhile I chanced upon a copy of your book 'Manav

prior to this event. No relief was obtained by medication, and

ultimately I had to have an operation. About a year and a half

after the demise of my son, I began to have pains in exactly the

same spot. The abdominal pains, bloody stools, retching, loose

stools after meals, indigestion, pain in the back and the base of

the spine, debility so pronounced that even climbing stairs would

make me pant, these and a host of other allied symptoms

developed. I was frightened by these developments, and

began to worry as to what I should do. The memory of my past

experiences discouraged me from approaching doctors. At this

juncture, some time in June 1959, one of my friends brought

Shri Ravjibhai Manibhai Patel's book 'Manav Mootra' to me, and

advised me to go through it. I read the book with great interest,

finishing it in two days.

"I decided to commence auto-urine therapy along the lines

indicated in the book, I have ascertained that the system does

not violate any of the precepts of Islam2, and on the basis of

my study of this question I can confidently state that the

practice of this therapy is neither morally wrong nor violative of

any religious principles.

"I began the treatment in strict accordance with the

instructions given in the book. I adhered rigidly to the

recommended diet too. Within the short period of forty days I

succeeded in freeing myself from all the distressing symptoms”

(Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

10. APPENDICITIS

Shri Kalidas Shankarbhai Valand of Dabhoi (Dist.

Baroda) reports in his letter :

About four years ago I had acute appendicitis. I was

operated on in the famous Dufferin Hospital at Baroda. But the

pain persisted even after that. Later I was treated by some

2 That auto-urine therapy does not violate any of the principles and precepts of Islam, is

explained in detail in die book 'Manav Mootra'. Anyone interested in the question can satisfy himself on this point by studying the discussion given therein.

doctors in Dabhoi; there was, however, no relief. A one-

year course of treatment including medicines and

injections under a well-known doctor in Baroda also failed

to effect any improvement.

A doctor in Anand was consulted, but his treatment

also proved ineffective. A jury (meeting for collective

consultation) consisting of a doctor residing at

Mahemedabad, a specialist and a surgeon, both from

Ahmadabad, was convened at the residence of the

Mahemedabad doctor. Treatment as prescribed by the

jury was tried for a time, once again without any

improvement. Ultimately all the doctors came to the

conclusion that another operation should be performed. I

was admitted to the nursing home of a prominent

surgeon. There infra-red rays were tried, which did afford

me some relief from the pain, but in about a month the

pain returned in all its former intensity. I was taken back to

the nursing home and the same treatment was instituted,

this time, however, without any resultant benefit. At last I

requested the doctor to operate, but he said he would like

to check by screening whether an onpration was needed.

I was given a barium enema, and every part of the

system examined thoroughly by screening.

The doctor returned on 'N. A. D.' report, and said, "There

is nothing wrong with your digestive system. I am

therefore discharging you from the nursing home.' I asked

him, "What am I to do now?" To which his reply was,

"Consult a physician. This is not a matter for surgeons."

The pain, of course, persisted. I returned home.

Treatment was resumed under the guidance of a

physician. A course often injections of Avofortin was

completed. It gave me complete relief. There was no pain

for about six weeks or so. Then it started again.

Meanwhile I chanced upon a copy of your book 'Manav

Mootra' which I read through. Having become fed up with

conventional medication, I began Urine Therapy, drinking urine

thrice a day, without fasting. There was noticeable relief in only

two days. However, there was intense pain at night on the third

day. It occurred to me to try massaging the painful area with

urine. The pain subsided within ten minutes and I fell asleep.

The next day I kept drinking urine the whole day, and at night I

had a urine massage. I felt better. The same regime was

continued. It took only five or six days of die treatment for the

pain to subside completely. It is now about five weeks since the

treatment was begun. I have no pain, I feel quite energetic, and

I have developed a healthy appetite.

(Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

11. COLITIS

Abdominal pains are due in most cases to unsuitable diet.

Shri Yogendra Parikh, B. 5c. (Agriculture), of Khadi

Gramodyog Prayog Samiti, Harijan Ashram, Ahmadabad 13,

began to have severe abdominal pains which might have had

their origin in some such irregularity. He tried various

treatments for the pains, and maintained records of all the

types of treatments he tried. Allopathic and Homeopathic

treatments proved ineffective. At last he came to know of Urine

Therapy. He consulted Doctor Adal Behram. M D of Mumbai,

an acquaintance of his, about this system, and began treating

himself with urine. He wrote out a precise account of his

ailment and presented it at the Conference on Urine Therapy

held on 12th and 13th March 1960. As his account is 9lear and

precise in its details, I reproduce it here in the belief that it will

provide valuable guidance to many sufferers afflicted with

similar ailments :

I was feeling pysically ill at ease because of the intense

heat which is usual in Ahmadabad in April. I contracted influenza

on the 1st of April. After recovering from this illness I fell a victim

to enteric malarial fever in the first week of May. The fever lasted

over a week, during which period the weather continued to

be extremely hot, as a result I began to have as many as

five motions a day. The seasonal work pertaining to trees

and growing cotton plants was over, and I was now

engaged in analysis work that easily took up twelve to

fourteen hours of my time every day. The number of

motions per day increased. I began to suffer from

flatulence and abdominal pains, and began to pass blood

with stools.

As it became obvious that medical assistance was

required, I consulted a doctor who was a friend of mine.

He advised me to give up wheat, oil and chillies, and gave

me medicine. This medicine lasted for about fifteen days,

at the end of this period, having found no improvement in

my condition, I went back to the doctor. He changed the

medicine, and I began a course of injections of Emetine.

Despite this treatment, my condition kept worsening. So

on the 19th of June I went and had myself admitted to the

Civil Hospital. There, under the supervision of three

experienced physicians, the Emetine injections were

continued, and my blood, stool and urine were tested.

Amoebic dysentery had been suspected, but the reports

were negative. Blood was being passed with stools, but the

tests failed to reveal a cause. So the doctors examined the

stools again and again to cover all possible-causes of

colitis. Crystoids tablets were given in an attempt to get rid

of worms, if there were any, in the stomach or the

intestines. This resulted in a great increase in the number

of motions a day, but no definite indication could be found.

Sigmoidoscopic examination was used to ascertain the

cause of colitis. In the preliminary examination on the first

day, bleeding piles were tentatively diagnosed. The next

day, as a possible surgical case, I was examined again by

means of the sigmoidoscope by another doctor. He came

to the conclusion that I had ulcerative colitis. Some of the

lining of the colon and a sample of my blood were sent for

Mootra' which I read through. Having become fed up with

conventional medication, I began Urine Therapy, drinking urine

thrice a day, without fasting. There was noticeable relief in only

two days. However, there was intense pain at night on the third

day. It occurred to me to try massaging the painful area with

urine. The pain subsided within ten minutes and I fell asleep.

The next day I kept drinking urine the whole day, and at night I

had a urine massage. I felt better. The same regime was

continued. It took only five or six days of die treatment for the

pain to subside completely. It is now about five weeks since the

treatment was begun. I have no pain, I feel quite energetic, and

I have developed a healthy appetite.

(Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

11. COLITIS

Abdominal pains are due in most cases to unsuitable diet.

Shri Yogendra Parikh, B. 5c. (Agriculture), of Khadi

Gramodyog Prayog Samiti, Harijan Ashram, Ahmadabad 13,

began to have severe abdominal pains which might have had

their origin in some such irregularity. He tried various

treatments for the pains, and maintained records of all the

types of treatments he tried. Allopathic and Homeopathic

treatments proved ineffective. At last he came to know of Urine

Therapy. He consulted Doctor Adal Behram. M D of Mumbai,

an acquaintance of his, about this system, and began treating

himself with urine. He wrote out a precise account of his

ailment and presented it at the Conference on Urine Therapy

held on 12th and 13th March 1960. As his account is 9lear and

precise in its details, I reproduce it here in the belief that it will

provide valuable guidance to many sufferers afflicted with

similar ailments :

I was feeling pysically ill at ease because of the intense

heat which is usual in Ahmadabad in April. I contracted influenza

on the 1st of April. After recovering from this illness I fell a victim

to enteric malarial fever in the first week of May. The fever lasted

over a week, during which period the weather continued to

be extremely hot, as a result I began to have as many as

five motions a day. The seasonal work pertaining to trees

and growing cotton plants was over, and I was now

engaged in analysis work that easily took up twelve to

fourteen hours of my time every day. The number of

motions per day increased. I began to suffer from

flatulence and abdominal pains, and began to pass blood

with stools.

As it became obvious that medical assistance was

required, I consulted a doctor who was a friend of mine.

He advised me to give up wheat, oil and chillies, and gave

me medicine. This medicine lasted for about fifteen days,

at the end of this period, having found no improvement in

my condition, I went back to the doctor. He changed the

medicine, and I began a course of injections of Emetine.

Despite this treatment, my condition kept worsening. So

on the 19th of June I went and had myself admitted to the

Civil Hospital. There, under the supervision of three

experienced physicians, the Emetine injections were

continued, and my blood, stool and urine were tested.

Amoebic dysentery had been suspected, but the reports

were negative. Blood was being passed with stools, but the

tests failed to reveal a cause. So the doctors examined the

stools again and again to cover all possible-causes of

colitis. Crystoids tablets were given in an attempt to get rid

of worms, if there were any, in the stomach or the

intestines. This resulted in a great increase in the number

of motions a day, but no definite indication could be found.

Sigmoidoscopic examination was used to ascertain the

cause of colitis. In the preliminary examination on the first

day, bleeding piles were tentatively diagnosed. The next

day, as a possible surgical case, I was examined again by

means of the sigmoidoscope by another doctor. He came

to the conclusion that I had ulcerative colitis. Some of the

lining of the colon and a sample of my blood were sent for

detailed examination, but the cause of the ulcerative colitis could

not be established. My case was no longer considered to be a

surgical one, but on the recommendation of another doctor who

was taking a friendly interest in the case, my doctor kept me

under his direct observation. During this period I left the hospital

and went to a private nursing home. Meanwhile the amount of

blood being passed with the stools showed a great increase,

and my weight went down from 127 pounds (about 57 kg) to 100

pounds (about 45 kg). The loss of blood from the body was

made good with the help of two blood transfusions as advised

by the doctor. This seemed to have a beneficial effect. No blood

was passed in the stools. But the effect proved to be temporary.

In two or three days after the second transfusion, there was a

relapse. During all this time, treatment with tablets of

sulphaguanidine and spasm indon, as well as injections of

ACTH, strementin, streptopenicillin, and biesteme forte were

contipued. When some improvement in health became evident, I

consulted Dr Nayar. He instructed me to take light food suited to

my constitution, and prescribed injections of Vitamin B. In the

end I asked him, "Even after all these investigations and

treatment, it appears that no one has really any clear idea as to

what the cause of my illness was. The reports give no definite

indication. What is your opinion?"

"Worry and anxiety can also by themselves cause

ulcerative colitis," he replied. "If therefore you can free your mind

from the burden of anxiety, you will be able to get rid of this

ailment much faster."

As I was going through the formalities of discharge from the

hospital, Dr N. C. Shah had a word of caution for me : "What we

have done is to arrest the progress of the disease. There is

every likelihood that there will be a relapse. Once that happens,

I am afraid there will be very little left that we shall be able to do

to help you."

All the members of my family were living in Mumbai. I was

feeling relatively well. So I went to Mumbai, In order to find out

the cause of the disorder if possible, and partly for my mental

satisfaction, I went to Dr Patel for a thorough examination.

All I got from this investigation was physical pain.

I found myself unable to decide whether to take

Allopathic treatment or Homeopathic treatment, and

decided to draw lots. I prepared two slips, one favouring

Allopathic, and the other favouring Homeopathic

treatment. I folded them up, put them together and picked

up one at random. It said 'Homeopathy'. So, I made up my

mind for it.

I called DrAdal Behram, who has been our family

doctor for years, and let him know my decision. He is a

Homeopath, and started a course of Homeopathic

medicines. Among these were tablets of Graphites, Merc

Sol, Nux Vomica, Merc Corrosive, Carbo Veg. etc. Before

this treatment, when I had arrived in Mumbai, my weight

had gone down to 94 pounds (about 43 kg). This means a

loss of 33 pounds (15 kg) in a month! The stools were

extremely viscous. Blood had again begun to pass with

the stools. Abdominal pains and flatulence persisted. I

had been having curds for such a long period that I had

developed a dislike for it. I had no appetite, and whatever

I forced myself to eat was thrown up again in vomits.

This was my condition when the Homeopathic

treatment was instituted. Mine was a chronic case. Dr

Adal Behram put me on a diet of the watery liquid that

separates from milk when it is coagulated, and the juice of

Bel fruits. From this simple fare I progressed stage by

stage to greengram soup and apples, and in 12 to 15 days

to porridge, khichdi and curry. The Homeopathic treatment

began to prove effective. The rapidity of improvement

during a month of the treatment led my doctor to

anticipate a relapse, though hopefully the last one. The

expectation was indeed realised. The rainy season

brought a cold, with concomitant fever, and blood began

to pass once again. But I got well again in a fortnight

detailed examination, but the cause of the ulcerative colitis could

not be established. My case was no longer considered to be a

surgical one, but on the recommendation of another doctor who

was taking a friendly interest in the case, my doctor kept me

under his direct observation. During this period I left the hospital

and went to a private nursing home. Meanwhile the amount of

blood being passed with the stools showed a great increase,

and my weight went down from 127 pounds (about 57 kg) to 100

pounds (about 45 kg). The loss of blood from the body was

made good with the help of two blood transfusions as advised

by the doctor. This seemed to have a beneficial effect. No blood

was passed in the stools. But the effect proved to be temporary.

In two or three days after the second transfusion, there was a

relapse. During all this time, treatment with tablets of

sulphaguanidine and spasm indon, as well as injections of

ACTH, strementin, streptopenicillin, and biesteme forte were

contipued. When some improvement in health became evident, I

consulted Dr Nayar. He instructed me to take light food suited to

my constitution, and prescribed injections of Vitamin B. In the

end I asked him, "Even after all these investigations and

treatment, it appears that no one has really any clear idea as to

what the cause of my illness was. The reports give no definite

indication. What is your opinion?"

"Worry and anxiety can also by themselves cause

ulcerative colitis," he replied. "If therefore you can free your mind

from the burden of anxiety, you will be able to get rid of this

ailment much faster."

As I was going through the formalities of discharge from the

hospital, Dr N. C. Shah had a word of caution for me : "What we

have done is to arrest the progress of the disease. There is

every likelihood that there will be a relapse. Once that happens,

I am afraid there will be very little left that we shall be able to do

to help you."

All the members of my family were living in Mumbai. I was

feeling relatively well. So I went to Mumbai, In order to find out

the cause of the disorder if possible, and partly for my mental

satisfaction, I went to Dr Patel for a thorough examination.

All I got from this investigation was physical pain.

I found myself unable to decide whether to take

Allopathic treatment or Homeopathic treatment, and

decided to draw lots. I prepared two slips, one favouring

Allopathic, and the other favouring Homeopathic

treatment. I folded them up, put them together and picked

up one at random. It said 'Homeopathy'. So, I made up my

mind for it.

I called DrAdal Behram, who has been our family

doctor for years, and let him know my decision. He is a

Homeopath, and started a course of Homeopathic

medicines. Among these were tablets of Graphites, Merc

Sol, Nux Vomica, Merc Corrosive, Carbo Veg. etc. Before

this treatment, when I had arrived in Mumbai, my weight

had gone down to 94 pounds (about 43 kg). This means a

loss of 33 pounds (15 kg) in a month! The stools were

extremely viscous. Blood had again begun to pass with

the stools. Abdominal pains and flatulence persisted. I

had been having curds for such a long period that I had

developed a dislike for it. I had no appetite, and whatever

I forced myself to eat was thrown up again in vomits.

This was my condition when the Homeopathic

treatment was instituted. Mine was a chronic case. Dr

Adal Behram put me on a diet of the watery liquid that

separates from milk when it is coagulated, and the juice of

Bel fruits. From this simple fare I progressed stage by

stage to greengram soup and apples, and in 12 to 15 days

to porridge, khichdi and curry. The Homeopathic treatment

began to prove effective. The rapidity of improvement

during a month of the treatment led my doctor to

anticipate a relapse, though hopefully the last one. The

expectation was indeed realised. The rainy season

brought a cold, with concomitant fever, and blood began

to pass once again. But I got well again in a fortnight

Before leaving for Ahmadabad, I went and saw Dr Adal Behram.

During my stay in Mumbai, I came across a book on Auto-

Urine Therapy. I had been reading books on various therapeutic

systems, mainly on Ayurveda, in the hope of obtaining more

information on my ailment. So it was natural that I would glance

through the book. It gripped my attention and aroused my

curiosity. I finished the book at one sitting.

Accordingly when I went to see Dr Adal Behram on the eve

of my departure for Ahmadabad, I mentioned this book, as well

as 'Water of Life' by Dr Armstrong. He said, "I have met some of

his followers. I would advise you too to try out this system. I

believe it will be even more efficacious in your case than the

Homeopathic treatment/' I naturally asked why he had not given

me this advice earlier. He said, "I did not say anything about it,

mainly because I felt that your people would find the idea

revolting, and that you would not be prepared to give it a trial."

"Must all the urine that is passed be drunk?" I asked.

"No," said the doctor. "Drink a cupful three times a day.

Initially you had better dilute the urine with an equal quantity of

water. Later you can go on reducing the proportion of water.

"What about diet?" I asked.

"Light and simple," was the answer.

Dr Behram then told me that he himself had been

practising the Therapy, and used to recommend it to those of

his patients who in his opinion would be open to such a novel

system. He himself had been a practitioner of Allopathy for 22

years. After that he went to London to conduct research on

diabetes. While there, he began to study Homeopathy, and

began various investigations in the system. He earned a degree

in Homeopathy. Then he went over to France, where he

continued his investigations, and obtained another degree. On

his return to India, he.gavt up practice in Allopathy, began to

practise Homeopathv exclusively, and is working at present as

the Principal of the Homeopathy College in Mumbai.

After my return to Ahmadabad, I had one more

relapse in the unhealthy rainy season. Once again I

began to pass blood in stools, and to lose weight. I put in

a phone call to Dr Adal Behram, discussed the question of

Urine Therapy once more with him, and commenced the

therapy. My wife Neelam, too, had read the book on Auto-

Urine Therapy. With her encouragement and moral

support, I fasted for three days, during which I drank urine

three times a day as advised by the doctor, and had my

whole body massaged with urine in the manner described

in the book, on all three days. On the second day of this

regimen, the colour of urine changed. Now it was clear as

water, though it had a rather salty taste.

During this three-day period of fasting, the number of

motions increased to 7-8 a day. More blood was passed in

the stools. But by the end of a week, the proportion of

blood had fallen almost to zero. The number of motions

per day gradually reverted to normal during the second

week, and at the and of the third week i was on my feet and

resumed daily activity. I am perfectly well today. As far as diet

is concerned, I avoid taking fried and spicy preparations;

apart from this restriction, I can take all foodstuffs without

suffering any discomfort.

(Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

12. DYSENTERY

Shri Bhikhalal Nathalal Kothari, a resident of

Ahmadabad (Madan Gopal's Haveli, House No. 250/2,

Nadawada Pole, Astodia) reports in his letter dated 14-3-

'61 as follows :

I had been suffering from abdominal pains for the

past 10 years. The pains became more severe with the

passage of time. Many specialists were consulted. I was

given hundreds of injections. As for tablets and medicines,

Before leaving for Ahmadabad, I went and saw Dr Adal Behram.

During my stay in Mumbai, I came across a book on Auto-

Urine Therapy. I had been reading books on various therapeutic

systems, mainly on Ayurveda, in the hope of obtaining more

information on my ailment. So it was natural that I would glance

through the book. It gripped my attention and aroused my

curiosity. I finished the book at one sitting.

Accordingly when I went to see Dr Adal Behram on the eve

of my departure for Ahmadabad, I mentioned this book, as well

as 'Water of Life' by Dr Armstrong. He said, "I have met some of

his followers. I would advise you too to try out this system. I

believe it will be even more efficacious in your case than the

Homeopathic treatment/' I naturally asked why he had not given

me this advice earlier. He said, "I did not say anything about it,

mainly because I felt that your people would find the idea

revolting, and that you would not be prepared to give it a trial."

"Must all the urine that is passed be drunk?" I asked.

"No," said the doctor. "Drink a cupful three times a day.

Initially you had better dilute the urine with an equal quantity of

water. Later you can go on reducing the proportion of water.

"What about diet?" I asked.

"Light and simple," was the answer.

Dr Behram then told me that he himself had been

practising the Therapy, and used to recommend it to those of

his patients who in his opinion would be open to such a novel

system. He himself had been a practitioner of Allopathy for 22

years. After that he went to London to conduct research on

diabetes. While there, he began to study Homeopathy, and

began various investigations in the system. He earned a degree

in Homeopathy. Then he went over to France, where he

continued his investigations, and obtained another degree. On

his return to India, he.gavt up practice in Allopathy, began to

practise Homeopathv exclusively, and is working at present as

the Principal of the Homeopathy College in Mumbai.

After my return to Ahmadabad, I had one more

relapse in the unhealthy rainy season. Once again I

began to pass blood in stools, and to lose weight. I put in

a phone call to Dr Adal Behram, discussed the question of

Urine Therapy once more with him, and commenced the

therapy. My wife Neelam, too, had read the book on Auto-

Urine Therapy. With her encouragement and moral

support, I fasted for three days, during which I drank urine

three times a day as advised by the doctor, and had my

whole body massaged with urine in the manner described

in the book, on all three days. On the second day of this

regimen, the colour of urine changed. Now it was clear as

water, though it had a rather salty taste.

During this three-day period of fasting, the number of

motions increased to 7-8 a day. More blood was passed in

the stools. But by the end of a week, the proportion of

blood had fallen almost to zero. The number of motions

per day gradually reverted to normal during the second

week, and at the and of the third week i was on my feet and

resumed daily activity. I am perfectly well today. As far as diet

is concerned, I avoid taking fried and spicy preparations;

apart from this restriction, I can take all foodstuffs without

suffering any discomfort.

(Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

12. DYSENTERY

Shri Bhikhalal Nathalal Kothari, a resident of

Ahmadabad (Madan Gopal's Haveli, House No. 250/2,

Nadawada Pole, Astodia) reports in his letter dated 14-3-

'61 as follows :

I had been suffering from abdominal pains for the

past 10 years. The pains became more severe with the

passage of time. Many specialists were consulted. I was

given hundreds of injections. As for tablets and medicines,

their number is beyond reckoning. Expenses far beyond my

means were incurred. Despite all these measures, my health

continued to deteriorate.

All the food I took would pass undigested through the

system and would get eliminated in the stools. I was afflicted

with dysentery. My weight went down from 176 pounds (80 kg)

to 126 pounds (about 57 kg).

I had to take medicines worth Re 1 every day just to keep

alive. [This was when the rupee was worth a rupee, and not 12

paise.] I was at my wits' end, not knowing what to do next. It

was at this time that a friend gave me a copy of 'Manav Mootra'

with a recommendation to go through it. I read it thoroughly with

the closest attention.

I commenced auto-urine therapy from 1 -5-'60. For a

month I massaged my body with urine. I fasted on urine for two

days, drinking up every drop of urine passed. The result was

favourable. Ten months have passed since then. My weight is

now 170 pounds (77 kg). I have not had an occasion even to

cast a glance at medicine. Now I drink about 40 oz (about 1.1

litres) of urine a day in three doses. I feel quite well now. If at all

there is anything wrong with me at any time, I can quickly bring

it under control with urine and fasting.

(Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

13. DYSPEPSIA WITH HYPERACIDITY

The patient was about 60. He was suffering from chronic

dyspepsia complicated by hyperacidity. He could not digest

food, and had lost appetite. He would either be constipated, or

would have diarrhoea. Any attempt at controlling the diarrhoea

would result in constipation. Partial digestion of food would

result in inordinate accumulation of acids in the system. Worms

would be found extreted periodically in the stools. Ingestion of

sugar, grams, or sweets would exacerbate his symptoms and

cause a complete loss of appetite.

He had been X-rayed with Barium, and had tried all

kinds of medicines, but the disorder could not be

diagnosed properly, nor could it be brought under control.

Ultimately intestinal TB was tentatively diagnosed, and

treatment instituted accordingly.

About this time it was suggested to the patient that

he should take Ayurvedic treatment. Accordingly I was

called in for a consultation. I saw that all that was wrong

with him was chronic dysentery and worms. There did

not seem to be any other cause for his affliction.

The patient had been reduced to desperation and

was willing to try anything. I explained to him in detail the

restrictions on diet that were to be observed in cases of

dysentery and worms. I wrote out a list for him, showing

what he should take and what he should not take.

I had initially thought of giving him only three kinds

of tablets Kutajghanvati, Sanjeevani and Sanshamani.

But I felt like getting the patient to try Auto-Urine Therapy

before starting on a cours of medication. I explained the

system, and obtained his consent to give it a fair trial. I

advised to him to take 4 to 5 ounces of urine every

morning and evening, reassuring him that after four days

of this therapy, we would revert to medication.

The patient followed the instructions faithfully. After

two days, old, viscous, extremely malodorous matter

began to be excreted. The stools got thinner but more

copious. As the old decaying matter was eliminated, he

gradually began to recover his appetite. He also began

to feel stronger and more energetic. He was still keeping

to the prescribed diet.

At the end of the four days of trial, he expressed

satisfaction at the progress made so far. 'I am feeling

definitely better7, he declared. This encouraged me to

recommend 8 to 10 more days of Urine Therapy,

their number is beyond reckoning. Expenses far beyond my

means were incurred. Despite all these measures, my health

continued to deteriorate.

All the food I took would pass undigested through the

system and would get eliminated in the stools. I was afflicted

with dysentery. My weight went down from 176 pounds (80 kg)

to 126 pounds (about 57 kg).

I had to take medicines worth Re 1 every day just to keep

alive. [This was when the rupee was worth a rupee, and not 12

paise.] I was at my wits' end, not knowing what to do next. It

was at this time that a friend gave me a copy of 'Manav Mootra'

with a recommendation to go through it. I read it thoroughly with

the closest attention.

I commenced auto-urine therapy from 1 -5-'60. For a

month I massaged my body with urine. I fasted on urine for two

days, drinking up every drop of urine passed. The result was

favourable. Ten months have passed since then. My weight is

now 170 pounds (77 kg). I have not had an occasion even to

cast a glance at medicine. Now I drink about 40 oz (about 1.1

litres) of urine a day in three doses. I feel quite well now. If at all

there is anything wrong with me at any time, I can quickly bring

it under control with urine and fasting.

(Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

13. DYSPEPSIA WITH HYPERACIDITY

The patient was about 60. He was suffering from chronic

dyspepsia complicated by hyperacidity. He could not digest

food, and had lost appetite. He would either be constipated, or

would have diarrhoea. Any attempt at controlling the diarrhoea

would result in constipation. Partial digestion of food would

result in inordinate accumulation of acids in the system. Worms

would be found extreted periodically in the stools. Ingestion of

sugar, grams, or sweets would exacerbate his symptoms and

cause a complete loss of appetite.

He had been X-rayed with Barium, and had tried all

kinds of medicines, but the disorder could not be

diagnosed properly, nor could it be brought under control.

Ultimately intestinal TB was tentatively diagnosed, and

treatment instituted accordingly.

About this time it was suggested to the patient that

he should take Ayurvedic treatment. Accordingly I was

called in for a consultation. I saw that all that was wrong

with him was chronic dysentery and worms. There did

not seem to be any other cause for his affliction.

The patient had been reduced to desperation and

was willing to try anything. I explained to him in detail the

restrictions on diet that were to be observed in cases of

dysentery and worms. I wrote out a list for him, showing

what he should take and what he should not take.

I had initially thought of giving him only three kinds

of tablets Kutajghanvati, Sanjeevani and Sanshamani.

But I felt like getting the patient to try Auto-Urine Therapy

before starting on a cours of medication. I explained the

system, and obtained his consent to give it a fair trial. I

advised to him to take 4 to 5 ounces of urine every

morning and evening, reassuring him that after four days

of this therapy, we would revert to medication.

The patient followed the instructions faithfully. After

two days, old, viscous, extremely malodorous matter

began to be excreted. The stools got thinner but more

copious. As the old decaying matter was eliminated, he

gradually began to recover his appetite. He also began

to feel stronger and more energetic. He was still keeping

to the prescribed diet.

At the end of the four days of trial, he expressed

satisfaction at the progress made so far. 'I am feeling

definitely better7, he declared. This encouraged me to

recommend 8 to 10 more days of Urine Therapy,

postponing the medication till that duration. The patient agreed

to continue the experiment. Gradually as the genuine appetite

was restored, the digestion improved, and the acidity

decreased, the complaints of the patient began to dwindle.

After 16 days, it was quite evident that the weight and strength

of the patient had begun to increase.

Now I advised the patient to continue the Urine Therapy,

without any medication. At the end of two months' treatment,

he had recovered completely, with no trace of the disorder,

and is now enjoying perfect health.

(Swamootra Chikitsa : Vaidya Pragji Mohanji Rathod)

14, DIARRHOEA

Sudhabahen had been suffering from diarrhoea for two or

three years. She also used to have abdominal pains

frequently. All this time she had constantly been under

treatment. When she got tired of Allopathic treatment, she

would change over to Ayurvedic treatment. After a time she

would be fed up with Ayurvedic treatment, and abandon it to

try Homeopathy. This went on for a long time. Usually she

used to obtain some temporary relief by such treatment. But a

time came when no medicine could have any effect. The

diarrhoea could not be brought under control. She could not

digest any food. She became extremely weak. As a last resort

she decided to try Auto-Urine Therapy, and approached me for

guidance.

On examination, it was found that her intestines had

become extremely weak. The body had become emaciated.

Despite the weakness, however, she was put on a urine fast. In

addition to drinking her own urine for four days, other

therapeutic procedures such as massages with urine,

applications of clay packs wetted with urine over the abdomen,

waist baths, etc., were also adopted. All this helped to give rest

to and strengthen the digestive organs. After four days, she was

given diluted orange juice thrice a day, in addition to the urine.

These juice-cum-urine fasts were continued for some

days, along with the external treatment, which was also

continued. Later she was allowed coconut milk, sweet-

lime juice, very thin de-fatted butter milk and such other

liquid foods as welL After fifteen days of this regimen, her

intestines had regained a large proportion of their

strength, and the abdominal pains had become a thing of

the past.

Gradually she was allowed solid food. To begin with,

fruits that do not contain fibres were given; then other

fruits, raw vegetables, sprouted cereals and pulses, etc.,

were successively introduced into her diet as found

appropriate. Sudhabahen was delighted to find that she

could now digest all these foods. Cooked food was now

included stage by stage in her daily fare, which was also

digested without any ill effects.

Now Sudhabahen is free from all complaints.

15. CHRONIC CONSTIPATION

Shri Bhausaheb Vartak is a businessman of Sholapur engaged in wholesale trade of bedsheets. He goes to the office of his firm by car, transacts business all day sitting on a mattress and leaning against cushions, and returns home in the evening by car.

Shri Vartak has had chronic constipation for years.

After meals he would find his abdomen distended with

gas. He had tried numerous Ayurvedic medicines. He

took purgatives frequently. All this would provide relief,

but the relief would always prove temporary.

Once he had occasion to come to Mumbai on

business. He had for some time been thinking of trying

out Auto-Urine Therapy. On the suggestion of someone

in his circle, he consulted me, seeking advice on the

practical aspects of the therapy.

postponing the medication till that duration. The patient agreed

to continue the experiment. Gradually as the genuine appetite

was restored, the digestion improved, and the acidity

decreased, the complaints of the patient began to dwindle.

After 16 days, it was quite evident that the weight and strength

of the patient had begun to increase.

Now I advised the patient to continue the Urine Therapy,

without any medication. At the end of two months' treatment,

he had recovered completely, with no trace of the disorder,

and is now enjoying perfect health.

(Swamootra Chikitsa : Vaidya Pragji Mohanji Rathod)

14, DIARRHOEA

Sudhabahen had been suffering from diarrhoea for two or

three years. She also used to have abdominal pains

frequently. All this time she had constantly been under

treatment. When she got tired of Allopathic treatment, she

would change over to Ayurvedic treatment. After a time she

would be fed up with Ayurvedic treatment, and abandon it to

try Homeopathy. This went on for a long time. Usually she

used to obtain some temporary relief by such treatment. But a

time came when no medicine could have any effect. The

diarrhoea could not be brought under control. She could not

digest any food. She became extremely weak. As a last resort

she decided to try Auto-Urine Therapy, and approached me for

guidance.

On examination, it was found that her intestines had

become extremely weak. The body had become emaciated.

Despite the weakness, however, she was put on a urine fast. In

addition to drinking her own urine for four days, other

therapeutic procedures such as massages with urine,

applications of clay packs wetted with urine over the abdomen,

waist baths, etc., were also adopted. All this helped to give rest

to and strengthen the digestive organs. After four days, she was

given diluted orange juice thrice a day, in addition to the urine.

These juice-cum-urine fasts were continued for some

days, along with the external treatment, which was also

continued. Later she was allowed coconut milk, sweet-

lime juice, very thin de-fatted butter milk and such other

liquid foods as welL After fifteen days of this regimen, her

intestines had regained a large proportion of their

strength, and the abdominal pains had become a thing of

the past.

Gradually she was allowed solid food. To begin with,

fruits that do not contain fibres were given; then other

fruits, raw vegetables, sprouted cereals and pulses, etc.,

were successively introduced into her diet as found

appropriate. Sudhabahen was delighted to find that she

could now digest all these foods. Cooked food was now

included stage by stage in her daily fare, which was also

digested without any ill effects.

Now Sudhabahen is free from all complaints.

15. CHRONIC CONSTIPATION

Shri Bhausaheb Vartak is a businessman of Sholapur engaged in wholesale trade of bedsheets. He goes to the office of his firm by car, transacts business all day sitting on a mattress and leaning against cushions, and returns home in the evening by car.

Shri Vartak has had chronic constipation for years.

After meals he would find his abdomen distended with

gas. He had tried numerous Ayurvedic medicines. He

took purgatives frequently. All this would provide relief,

but the relief would always prove temporary.

Once he had occasion to come to Mumbai on

business. He had for some time been thinking of trying

out Auto-Urine Therapy. On the suggestion of someone

in his circle, he consulted me, seeking advice on the

practical aspects of the therapy.

I explained the system in complete detail, and at the same

time suggested a few changes in his food habits. He promised

me that he would follow all the instructions and observe all the

restrictions faithfully/ and returned to Sholapur.

After about fifteen days, I received a letter from him

reporting that the treatment had proved highly beneficial. He

was no longer troubled by constipation. His abdomen felt light

as a feather, and he had experienced a surge of vigour and

vitality in his body,

16. VISION RESTORED

In 1974, a person named Anant Killekar of 40-year-old

came to our clinic. He was working as a typist in an Insurance

Company. Both his short-distance vision and long-distance

vision were impaired. The defect could not be corrected by

glasses, neither for short sight nor for long sight. He was

reduced to such a condition that he would stumble at every

step even on a level road. As for work near at hand, he was

completely helpless. He was not able to read the matter that he

was required to type. Matters had come to such a pass that the

company had arranged for someone to read aloud the matter to

him to enable him to type what was required. But they had also

made it cl^ar to him that if his vision did not improve within

three months, his services would be terminated.

One of Anant Killekar's friends, Prakash Mhatre, worked as a

Medical Representative for a large pharmaceuticals firm.

The firm used to market medicines for eye diseases, too. Thus

Prakash Mhatre had come to know many ophthalmologists in

Mumbai. He took Anant Killekar to some of them, but their

treatment failed to produce any improvement. One of them

went so far as to say that Anant would lose his vision

completely in a year or two, and there was no treatment, not

even surgery, that would arrest or reverse this deterioration.

As a Medical Representative Prakash Mhatre had come in

touch with me. He brought Anant to me. I examined Anant

minutely. Both his retinae had degenerated. There were

patches of discoloration scattered over them. In addition,

the lenses evinced signs of hardening.

I recommended certain exercises for strengthening

the eyes, some changes in the diet, palming of the eyes

and magnetotherapy, in addition to urine therapy. He was

to drink one cup of urine on an empty stomach in the

morning, one cup at the time of going to bed, wash his

eyes with urine thrice a day, and massage the whole

body with three-day-old urine every night.

In the beginning he was very reluctant to try urine

therapy, but the thought of complete loss of vision, the

subsequent helpless condition in which he would have to

pass his life, and the realization that he would lose his

service, which was his only means of livelihood,

compelled him to agree to give it a fair trial.

Hic vision improved in just three months. The

abnormality of sight was reduced to such an extent

that correction by means of lenses became

practicable; and with the use of spectacles he was

now able to handle work requiring clear vision at

long distances and also at short distances.

Soon he was able to read the matter for typing, and

thus could dispense with the help in his work. This

naturally had the happy result of the continuation of his

service. Life was now beginning to be joyful. He attributes

all the improvement in his condition to Auto-Urine

Therapy, and asserts that the Therapy has really given

him a new lease of life.

17. GLAUCOMA

Shri Bhikhaji Kalaji, aged 41, residing in the

Jamalpur area of Ahmadabad, who earns his living by dint

of hard labour, working day and night at hauling goods

I explained the system in complete detail, and at the same

time suggested a few changes in his food habits. He promised

me that he would follow all the instructions and observe all the

restrictions faithfully/ and returned to Sholapur.

After about fifteen days, I received a letter from him

reporting that the treatment had proved highly beneficial. He

was no longer troubled by constipation. His abdomen felt light

as a feather, and he had experienced a surge of vigour and

vitality in his body,

16. VISION RESTORED

In 1974, a person named Anant Killekar of 40-year-old

came to our clinic. He was working as a typist in an Insurance

Company. Both his short-distance vision and long-distance

vision were impaired. The defect could not be corrected by

glasses, neither for short sight nor for long sight. He was

reduced to such a condition that he would stumble at every

step even on a level road. As for work near at hand, he was

completely helpless. He was not able to read the matter that he

was required to type. Matters had come to such a pass that the

company had arranged for someone to read aloud the matter to

him to enable him to type what was required. But they had also

made it cl^ar to him that if his vision did not improve within

three months, his services would be terminated.

One of Anant Killekar's friends, Prakash Mhatre, worked as a

Medical Representative for a large pharmaceuticals firm.

The firm used to market medicines for eye diseases, too. Thus

Prakash Mhatre had come to know many ophthalmologists in

Mumbai. He took Anant Killekar to some of them, but their

treatment failed to produce any improvement. One of them

went so far as to say that Anant would lose his vision

completely in a year or two, and there was no treatment, not

even surgery, that would arrest or reverse this deterioration.

As a Medical Representative Prakash Mhatre had come in

touch with me. He brought Anant to me. I examined Anant

minutely. Both his retinae had degenerated. There were

patches of discoloration scattered over them. In addition,

the lenses evinced signs of hardening.

I recommended certain exercises for strengthening

the eyes, some changes in the diet, palming of the eyes

and magnetotherapy, in addition to urine therapy. He was

to drink one cup of urine on an empty stomach in the

morning, one cup at the time of going to bed, wash his

eyes with urine thrice a day, and massage the whole

body with three-day-old urine every night.

In the beginning he was very reluctant to try urine

therapy, but the thought of complete loss of vision, the

subsequent helpless condition in which he would have to

pass his life, and the realization that he would lose his

service, which was his only means of livelihood,

compelled him to agree to give it a fair trial.

Hic vision improved in just three months. The

abnormality of sight was reduced to such an extent

that correction by means of lenses became

practicable; and with the use of spectacles he was

now able to handle work requiring clear vision at

long distances and also at short distances.

Soon he was able to read the matter for typing, and

thus could dispense with the help in his work. This

naturally had the happy result of the continuation of his

service. Life was now beginning to be joyful. He attributes

all the improvement in his condition to Auto-Urine

Therapy, and asserts that the Therapy has really given

him a new lease of life.

17. GLAUCOMA

Shri Bhikhaji Kalaji, aged 41, residing in the

Jamalpur area of Ahmadabad, who earns his living by dint

of hard labour, working day and night at hauling goods

from place to place in a handcart, came to me and handed me a

written statement on 3rd November, 1958. He used to have

sharp shooting pains in his temples. Headaches was a frequent

complaint. His vision had been impaired, making it difficult for

him to see clearly in the even ings or at night. His eyes used to be

bloodshot and watered continually. He had been troubled by

these symptoms for about a year. How much can a man earning

his living by hard labour afford to spend on treatment? Still, he

had spent some 500 rupees over the year. He began to worry

about a possible loss of sight. He consulted a reputed

Ophthalmologist. The Ophthalmologist told him that a toxic

liquid was accumulating in the eyeballs behind the pupils, and

that an improvement was possible if the liquid were to be

drained out. The poor, ignorant labourer was dismayed. He

began to worry as to what would happen to his wife and his

young children if something went wrong while needles were

being poked into his eyes for drawing out the liquid, and he went

blind. About this time be came into contact with the

Superintendent of the Municipal Store, Shri Ambalal Patel.

Ambalal Patel had personal experience of Auto-Urine Therapy,

with the help of which he had cured himself of headaches and

pains in the eyes. He, therefore, suggested that Bhikhaji should

try the same therapy. The handcart plier took his advice. He

began to wash his eyes two to three times a day with his own

urine, and to drink three to four ounces of urine twice a day. He

experienced relief from his pains in a week or so. So he

continued the experiment with greater faith. One month's

treatment cured him completely of headaches and pains in the

temples. His vision improved, pains in the eyes decreased, the

redness in the eyes disappeared, leaving the eyes clear, and he

was now able to see clearly even in the poor light of late

evenings.

He got his eyes examined by the same Ophthalmologist

again, after this treatment. After carefully examining the eyes,

the doctor pronounced them to be completely cured. (Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

18. GANGRENE

Dt. 12-12-'63

'Jain Hind' greetings from Prof, Shankarbhai Bhaijibhai,

writing from the township of Old Jithardi. l am in receipt of

the invitation to the Conference. Please accept my thanks

for it. The musk deer keeps wandering everywhere

looking for the source of the aroma of musk, though in

reality the source is in its own navel. In an exactly

analogous fashion, man in his ignorance keeps wasting

time and resources in searching for external means to

restore his health, even though Nature has endowed him

with an infallible means to cure disorders produced by

any cause whatsoever, and to restore him to perfect

health, in the form of his own urine. Often enough the

external means and medicines prove successful in the

treatment of common disorders. But in cases of serious

intractable disorders, man is fated to suffer in futile

wanderings, looking for cures at the expense of time,

energy and wealth-a truth which I have learnt the hard

way through my own experience.

It was about eight months ago that my troubles

began. Even a short walk with my shoes on would cause

my right foot to heat up. After a time, a bunion developed

on that foot, the skin got discoloured as if by suppuration,

and then began to darken. This process was accompanied

by excruciating pain, which became unbearable as time

passed. My doctor adjudged the condition to be

gangrenous. Two weeks of treatment with medicines and

injections as prescribed by him failed to show any

improvement. Two surgeons in Baroda were consulted.

The final diagnosis was gangrene, caused by obstruction

in the artery of the leg, resulting in poor supply of blood to

the big toe. There was a chance that an operation might

correct the condition. If that failed, the only alternative

from place to place in a handcart, came to me and handed me a

written statement on 3rd November, 1958. He used to have

sharp shooting pains in his temples. Headaches was a frequent

complaint. His vision had been impaired, making it difficult for

him to see clearly in the even ings or at night. His eyes used to be

bloodshot and watered continually. He had been troubled by

these symptoms for about a year. How much can a man earning

his living by hard labour afford to spend on treatment? Still, he

had spent some 500 rupees over the year. He began to worry

about a possible loss of sight. He consulted a reputed

Ophthalmologist. The Ophthalmologist told him that a toxic

liquid was accumulating in the eyeballs behind the pupils, and

that an improvement was possible if the liquid were to be

drained out. The poor, ignorant labourer was dismayed. He

began to worry as to what would happen to his wife and his

young children if something went wrong while needles were

being poked into his eyes for drawing out the liquid, and he went

blind. About this time be came into contact with the

Superintendent of the Municipal Store, Shri Ambalal Patel.

Ambalal Patel had personal experience of Auto-Urine Therapy,

with the help of which he had cured himself of headaches and

pains in the eyes. He, therefore, suggested that Bhikhaji should

try the same therapy. The handcart plier took his advice. He

began to wash his eyes two to three times a day with his own

urine, and to drink three to four ounces of urine twice a day. He

experienced relief from his pains in a week or so. So he

continued the experiment with greater faith. One month's

treatment cured him completely of headaches and pains in the

temples. His vision improved, pains in the eyes decreased, the

redness in the eyes disappeared, leaving the eyes clear, and he

was now able to see clearly even in the poor light of late

evenings.

He got his eyes examined by the same Ophthalmologist

again, after this treatment. After carefully examining the eyes,

the doctor pronounced them to be completely cured. (Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

18. GANGRENE

Dt. 12-12-'63

'Jain Hind' greetings from Prof, Shankarbhai Bhaijibhai,

writing from the township of Old Jithardi. l am in receipt of

the invitation to the Conference. Please accept my thanks

for it. The musk deer keeps wandering everywhere

looking for the source of the aroma of musk, though in

reality the source is in its own navel. In an exactly

analogous fashion, man in his ignorance keeps wasting

time and resources in searching for external means to

restore his health, even though Nature has endowed him

with an infallible means to cure disorders produced by

any cause whatsoever, and to restore him to perfect

health, in the form of his own urine. Often enough the

external means and medicines prove successful in the

treatment of common disorders. But in cases of serious

intractable disorders, man is fated to suffer in futile

wanderings, looking for cures at the expense of time,

energy and wealth-a truth which I have learnt the hard

way through my own experience.

It was about eight months ago that my troubles

began. Even a short walk with my shoes on would cause

my right foot to heat up. After a time, a bunion developed

on that foot, the skin got discoloured as if by suppuration,

and then began to darken. This process was accompanied

by excruciating pain, which became unbearable as time

passed. My doctor adjudged the condition to be

gangrenous. Two weeks of treatment with medicines and

injections as prescribed by him failed to show any

improvement. Two surgeons in Baroda were consulted.

The final diagnosis was gangrene, caused by obstruction

in the artery of the leg, resulting in poor supply of blood to

the big toe. There was a chance that an operation might

correct the condition. If that failed, the only alternative

would be amputation of the leg above the knee. Gambling on the

possibility that an operation 'might correct' the condition, I had

the operation performed. During the succeeding week, which I

spent in the nursing home, I did feel better. I was discharged

after the incision healed. The pain was less severe now, but the

progressive emaciation of the calf muscles was not arrested.

Medication and injections were continued after the operation as

advised by the doctors, but no notable improvement took place. I

went back to the surgeon. He advised me to continue the tablets

and injections for some more time, if they proved to be of

benefit, well and good. If not, amputation would be the only

alternative left. I began to feel that I would not get any peace till

the leg was amputated. The sharp shooting pains did not allow

me to sleep. I could not take adequate food. I had lost my

appetite. I began to consider seriously what I should do next.

I knew about your book ‘Manav Mootra’, but had not taken

any interest in this therapeutic system so far. But now I sent for

it, and its perusal heartened me. I gave considerable thought to

the matter for a few days, and then, some two months ago, I

visited the research centre. Under the guidance of Naranbhai at

the centre, I fasted completely for five days. The course of

treatment I followed consisted of drinking all the urine passed

during the day, and using the urine passed during the night for

massaging the body and wet applications on the toe. As the pain

was lessened by these measures, I began to entertain hopes

that Auto-Urine Therapy would effect a complete cure. The nail

of the big toe and the skin on the lower part of the toe had

turned black. Dr Maganbhai, who supervises the Urine-Therapy

Centre, advised me to get it excised, and at my request, he

excised them himself. Deciding that I would continue the

treatment at home, I consulted Naranbhai for advice regarding

the measures to be taken at home. I have continued Urine

Therapy after returning home, but now I allow myself simple and

light food twice a day. I use very little salt in my food even now.

Auto-Urine Therapy has effected a fifty to sixty per cent

improvement in these last two months. My general health

has also improved. I am confident that in about two or

three months more, a complete cure will be effected by

this therapy.

Note : This gentleman visited the Centre again on 1 -

4-'64, and submitted to an examination to demonstrate

that he has recovered completely. This case is the first of

its kind in India. (Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

19. WOUND

Dr Armstrong was on one occasion introduced to a

42-year-old soldier whose account of his woes in

substance was as summarised below : A year prior to his meeting Dr Armstrong, he had been wounded in the arm near the elbow by a bullet. The bullet had been removed, but the wound had not healed. He used to go to the out-patients department of the hospital every week for getting the wound cleaned up and dressed. He used to experience intense pain during the dressing. Frequently there was suppuration in the wound despite the ongoing treatment. The doctors feared that the wound might ultimately turn gangrenous.

Dr Armstrong advised him to try Auto-Urine Therapy.

In spite of the objections of his wife, he got himself

admitted to Dr Armstrong's nursing home. He was fasted

for three days on his own urine (supplemented by water).

The wound was treated by application of wet packs

soaked in urine for the duration of one hour three times

every day and his whole body was massaged lightly with

three-day-old urine.

After three days the patient was allowed a little liquid

food. The urine applications and massages were

would be amputation of the leg above the knee. Gambling on the

possibility that an operation 'might correct' the condition, I had

the operation performed. During the succeeding week, which I

spent in the nursing home, I did feel better. I was discharged

after the incision healed. The pain was less severe now, but the

progressive emaciation of the calf muscles was not arrested.

Medication and injections were continued after the operation as

advised by the doctors, but no notable improvement took place. I

went back to the surgeon. He advised me to continue the tablets

and injections for some more time, if they proved to be of

benefit, well and good. If not, amputation would be the only

alternative left. I began to feel that I would not get any peace till

the leg was amputated. The sharp shooting pains did not allow

me to sleep. I could not take adequate food. I had lost my

appetite. I began to consider seriously what I should do next.

I knew about your book ‘Manav Mootra’, but had not taken

any interest in this therapeutic system so far. But now I sent for

it, and its perusal heartened me. I gave considerable thought to

the matter for a few days, and then, some two months ago, I

visited the research centre. Under the guidance of Naranbhai at

the centre, I fasted completely for five days. The course of

treatment I followed consisted of drinking all the urine passed

during the day, and using the urine passed during the night for

massaging the body and wet applications on the toe. As the pain

was lessened by these measures, I began to entertain hopes

that Auto-Urine Therapy would effect a complete cure. The nail

of the big toe and the skin on the lower part of the toe had

turned black. Dr Maganbhai, who supervises the Urine-Therapy

Centre, advised me to get it excised, and at my request, he

excised them himself. Deciding that I would continue the

treatment at home, I consulted Naranbhai for advice regarding

the measures to be taken at home. I have continued Urine

Therapy after returning home, but now I allow myself simple and

light food twice a day. I use very little salt in my food even now.

Auto-Urine Therapy has effected a fifty to sixty per cent

improvement in these last two months. My general health

has also improved. I am confident that in about two or

three months more, a complete cure will be effected by

this therapy.

Note : This gentleman visited the Centre again on 1 -

4-'64, and submitted to an examination to demonstrate

that he has recovered completely. This case is the first of

its kind in India. (Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

19. WOUND

Dr Armstrong was on one occasion introduced to a

42-year-old soldier whose account of his woes in

substance was as summarised below : A year prior to his meeting Dr Armstrong, he had been wounded in the arm near the elbow by a bullet. The bullet had been removed, but the wound had not healed. He used to go to the out-patients department of the hospital every week for getting the wound cleaned up and dressed. He used to experience intense pain during the dressing. Frequently there was suppuration in the wound despite the ongoing treatment. The doctors feared that the wound might ultimately turn gangrenous.

Dr Armstrong advised him to try Auto-Urine Therapy.

In spite of the objections of his wife, he got himself

admitted to Dr Armstrong's nursing home. He was fasted

for three days on his own urine (supplemented by water).

The wound was treated by application of wet packs

soaked in urine for the duration of one hour three times

every day and his whole body was massaged lightly with

three-day-old urine.

After three days the patient was allowed a little liquid

food. The urine applications and massages were

continued.

Only ten days' treatment with urine effected a complete

healing of the wound! What could not be achieved by medical

treatment and antiseptic ointments over a period of one year

was accomplished by means of Auto-Urine Therapy in just ten

days-an unforgettable miracle of healing.

(Water of Life : John Armstrong)

20. LEPROSY

Shri Kanjibhai Mohanlal, aged 32, was working in the

weaving section of a textile mill in Ahmadabad. He had been

suffering from great pain in the right hand and arm for four

years. The skin of the hand had developed red patches which

were painful.

In the initial stages of the disorder, he consulted a skin

specialist whose consulting rooms were situated on Relief Road

in Ahmadabad citv. He diaenosed lenrosv and prescribed

certain tablets and a course of ten injections. This treatment

failed to effect any improvement. On the contrary, the pain

intensified.

Later he consulted the skin specialist at the Gulab Bai

Hospital. This specialist, too, wrote out a prescription for a

course of medicines and injections. Kanjibhai used to go to a

nearby physician Dr Pushpendra Bhatt for the injections. This

course of treatment too failed to bring about any improvement.

To this patient, who was by now completely disheartened

by the repeated failures, Dr Pushpendra Bhatt sent for perusal

of Ravjibhai Patel's article on Urine Therapy. He was impressed

by the article, and began to treat himself by the method

described in it. Initially he fasted for three days on urine

supplemented by some water. After that the urine massages

were also included in the treatment. In the short period of only a

month or so, he noted considerable improvement.

One day he went to see Ravjibhai. Offering his thanks, he

gave an account of his experiences. In conclusion, he

said, 'The muscular pain in my right hand has

disappeared completely. The right arm, which had

become rigid, can now be flexed without discomfort. I was

not able to work with the right hand, but now I can do so

with ease. And though still there is a partial lack of

sensitivity in certain area of the skin, I am confident that

the sensitivity will be fully restored. I have derived great

benefit from Auto-Urine Therapy. The sore discolored

patches on the skin have also healed/'

(Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

21. PSORIASIS

Shri Popatlal Govindji Lakhani, originally hailing

from Porbandar, had been practising as a solicitor in

Mumbai for twenty to twenty-five years, and is now

residing once again in Porbandar after retirement. He

suffered for almost twenty-five years from psoriasis. He

has sent me a detailed description of how painful the

disease was, and how a cure was effected through the

agency of Auto-Urine Therapy. I present here a slightly

abridged version of his account. His account was written

on 30-7-'60.

Respected Ravjibhai,

Slightly over twenty-five years ago, I contracted

psoriasis. This is a disease that is very slow in its

development in its initial stages. A blister similar to that

caused by a burn or the pinching of a shoe is formed. The

only difference is that unlike the one caused by a burn,

this blister is not filled with fluid. The outer skin of the

blister keeps peeling off and is continually replaced by a

new cover. Such blisters go on spreading almost

imperceptibly. They generally form on the skin over joints.

In my case they began to be formed on both legs just

continued.

Only ten days' treatment with urine effected a complete

healing of the wound! What could not be achieved by medical

treatment and antiseptic ointments over a period of one year

was accomplished by means of Auto-Urine Therapy in just ten

days-an unforgettable miracle of healing.

(Water of Life : John Armstrong)

20. LEPROSY

Shri Kanjibhai Mohanlal, aged 32, was working in the

weaving section of a textile mill in Ahmadabad. He had been

suffering from great pain in the right hand and arm for four

years. The skin of the hand had developed red patches which

were painful.

In the initial stages of the disorder, he consulted a skin

specialist whose consulting rooms were situated on Relief Road

in Ahmadabad citv. He diaenosed lenrosv and prescribed

certain tablets and a course of ten injections. This treatment

failed to effect any improvement. On the contrary, the pain

intensified.

Later he consulted the skin specialist at the Gulab Bai

Hospital. This specialist, too, wrote out a prescription for a

course of medicines and injections. Kanjibhai used to go to a

nearby physician Dr Pushpendra Bhatt for the injections. This

course of treatment too failed to bring about any improvement.

To this patient, who was by now completely disheartened

by the repeated failures, Dr Pushpendra Bhatt sent for perusal

of Ravjibhai Patel's article on Urine Therapy. He was impressed

by the article, and began to treat himself by the method

described in it. Initially he fasted for three days on urine

supplemented by some water. After that the urine massages

were also included in the treatment. In the short period of only a

month or so, he noted considerable improvement.

One day he went to see Ravjibhai. Offering his thanks, he

gave an account of his experiences. In conclusion, he

said, 'The muscular pain in my right hand has

disappeared completely. The right arm, which had

become rigid, can now be flexed without discomfort. I was

not able to work with the right hand, but now I can do so

with ease. And though still there is a partial lack of

sensitivity in certain area of the skin, I am confident that

the sensitivity will be fully restored. I have derived great

benefit from Auto-Urine Therapy. The sore discolored

patches on the skin have also healed/'

(Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

21. PSORIASIS

Shri Popatlal Govindji Lakhani, originally hailing

from Porbandar, had been practising as a solicitor in

Mumbai for twenty to twenty-five years, and is now

residing once again in Porbandar after retirement. He

suffered for almost twenty-five years from psoriasis. He

has sent me a detailed description of how painful the

disease was, and how a cure was effected through the

agency of Auto-Urine Therapy. I present here a slightly

abridged version of his account. His account was written

on 30-7-'60.

Respected Ravjibhai,

Slightly over twenty-five years ago, I contracted

psoriasis. This is a disease that is very slow in its

development in its initial stages. A blister similar to that

caused by a burn or the pinching of a shoe is formed. The

only difference is that unlike the one caused by a burn,

this blister is not filled with fluid. The outer skin of the

blister keeps peeling off and is continually replaced by a

new cover. Such blisters go on spreading almost

imperceptibly. They generally form on the skin over joints.

In my case they began to be formed on both legs just

below the knees. The skin felt as if it was drying up, and there

was uncontrollable itching. I took it to be eczema, but later as

the diseased area spread, I got more and more worried. On

scratching, fine silvery powder would come off. It was extremely

difficult to keep myself from scratching the affected parts. At that

time I was practising in the High Court in Mumbai. I consulted Dr

Rebello, who was a specialist in skin diseases. It was during this

consultation that I came to know that the disease is called

psoriasis. He prescribed injections, medicines and ointments. I

learnt that this disease is incurable, and though with luck, it can

be controlled and its spread arrested, a cure was out of the

question. Treatment as prescribed by Dr Rebello did arrest the

spread of the disease. Later my patience having been

exhausted, or perhaps because I had become used to the

discomforts caused by the disease, this treatment was

discontinued. But as the condition got progressively worse,

I came to try Allopathic, Homeopathic, Ayurvedic and other

treatments as advised from time to time by various persons. In

fact, Ayurvedic treatment as prescribed by Vaidyaraaj Gadre,

who lives in a lane near Zaoba Temple, effected an almost

complete cure. But this happy state of affairs did not last long.

Soon the same skin areas began to itch with the same intensity,

causing once again the same harassment and the same

embarrassment. For the last few years, I had been applying

coconut oil to the skin on my hands, face, head, abdomen (i.e.

all areas affected by psoriasis), and that helped to keep the skin

soft and the itching under control. This ritual of application of

coconut oil had to be gone through three or four times a day.

Any omission in this matter would bring swift punishment in the

shape of increased discomfort. The skin on the back of the

hands would crack, blood would oose out, and such other

afflictions would start troubling me once again. But I had learnt

to tolerate all this, consoling myself that 'this disease is, after all,

incurable/ What with psoriasis affecting my hands, feet and face,

I presented a very ugly sight.

Last night, as I was discussing with my family how

psoriasis had tormented me, and how there had been a

sudden and almost miraculous cure, the memories of the

whole history of my disease over a period of exactly

twenty-nine years came flooding back to my mind. I have

suffered greatly from this disease. My skin had become so

vulnerable to the disease that even a slight bruise caused

by rubbing against a wall would cause it to bleed, and that

area would thenceforth become affected by the disease. I

find myself unable to express the agony caused by the

disease in words.

In spite of having been harassed for the span of more

than twenty-five years by the disease, and reduced to

desperate straits, I had sincerely given up all intentions of

treatment or hopes of improvement in the conviction that

the disease was incurable. But something happened,

which was to change this situation. I happened to see

your book at the residence of Dr Dattani of Porbandar. He

had begun a study of the book with the intention of

treating cases of cancer by the methods recommended

therein. I borrowed the book and read it through with close

attention in two days. I discussed it with him. I thought of

trying out the system on myself, primarily to enthuse his

cancer patients to adopt this method of treatment and to

inspire them with confidence and faith in the therapy.

On the 12th of June 1960,1 began to collect my

urine in bottles. When three half-litre bottles had been

filled with it, I began urine massages. As recommended

in your book, I got my whole body massaged with urine

that had been aged and warmed till comfortably

lukewarm. This was on the night of the 16th of June. To

my delighted astonishment, on the very next day, the

17th June, in the morning, I found my skin considerably

softer and smoother, the tendency of the skin to peel off

below the knees. The skin felt as if it was drying up, and there

was uncontrollable itching. I took it to be eczema, but later as

the diseased area spread, I got more and more worried. On

scratching, fine silvery powder would come off. It was extremely

difficult to keep myself from scratching the affected parts. At that

time I was practising in the High Court in Mumbai. I consulted Dr

Rebello, who was a specialist in skin diseases. It was during this

consultation that I came to know that the disease is called

psoriasis. He prescribed injections, medicines and ointments. I

learnt that this disease is incurable, and though with luck, it can

be controlled and its spread arrested, a cure was out of the

question. Treatment as prescribed by Dr Rebello did arrest the

spread of the disease. Later my patience having been

exhausted, or perhaps because I had become used to the

discomforts caused by the disease, this treatment was

discontinued. But as the condition got progressively worse,

I came to try Allopathic, Homeopathic, Ayurvedic and other

treatments as advised from time to time by various persons. In

fact, Ayurvedic treatment as prescribed by Vaidyaraaj Gadre,

who lives in a lane near Zaoba Temple, effected an almost

complete cure. But this happy state of affairs did not last long.

Soon the same skin areas began to itch with the same intensity,

causing once again the same harassment and the same

embarrassment. For the last few years, I had been applying

coconut oil to the skin on my hands, face, head, abdomen (i.e.

all areas affected by psoriasis), and that helped to keep the skin

soft and the itching under control. This ritual of application of

coconut oil had to be gone through three or four times a day.

Any omission in this matter would bring swift punishment in the

shape of increased discomfort. The skin on the back of the

hands would crack, blood would oose out, and such other

afflictions would start troubling me once again. But I had learnt

to tolerate all this, consoling myself that 'this disease is, after all,

incurable/ What with psoriasis affecting my hands, feet and face,

I presented a very ugly sight.

Last night, as I was discussing with my family how

psoriasis had tormented me, and how there had been a

sudden and almost miraculous cure, the memories of the

whole history of my disease over a period of exactly

twenty-nine years came flooding back to my mind. I have

suffered greatly from this disease. My skin had become so

vulnerable to the disease that even a slight bruise caused

by rubbing against a wall would cause it to bleed, and that

area would thenceforth become affected by the disease. I

find myself unable to express the agony caused by the

disease in words.

In spite of having been harassed for the span of more

than twenty-five years by the disease, and reduced to

desperate straits, I had sincerely given up all intentions of

treatment or hopes of improvement in the conviction that

the disease was incurable. But something happened,

which was to change this situation. I happened to see

your book at the residence of Dr Dattani of Porbandar. He

had begun a study of the book with the intention of

treating cases of cancer by the methods recommended

therein. I borrowed the book and read it through with close

attention in two days. I discussed it with him. I thought of

trying out the system on myself, primarily to enthuse his

cancer patients to adopt this method of treatment and to

inspire them with confidence and faith in the therapy.

On the 12th of June 1960,1 began to collect my

urine in bottles. When three half-litre bottles had been

filled with it, I began urine massages. As recommended

in your book, I got my whole body massaged with urine

that had been aged and warmed till comfortably

lukewarm. This was on the night of the 16th of June. To

my delighted astonishment, on the very next day, the

17th June, in the morning, I found my skin considerably

softer and smoother, the tendency of the skin to peel off

was found to have been reduced, and, as you have stated in

the book, the skin of the whole body was found to be smoother

and healthier after a bath. That day I brushed my teeth with

urine, as you have suggested, to prepare myself for drinking

urine. I began drinking 'Shivambu' from the 18th. On the 19th I

requested Dr Dattani to examine my body. He was even more

delighted than I had been at the improvement, and

experienced the thrill of success in the experiment to an even

greater extent in his professional capacity.

I have continued the drinking of 'Shivambu'

uninterruptedly from the 16th of June, 1960. I massage my

body from the top of my head to the soles of my feet with urine.

For an hour after that I engage in physical activity requiring

exertion, and follow it up with a bath. My skin is now

completely healthy. There is no peeling, and I do not recollect

having been troubled by the itching after the 16th of June. I am

convinced that psoriasis has finally bidden me good-bye.

However, I have not discontinued the massages as I cannot

bring myself to forego the sheer pleasure, and the smoothness

of the skin, that the massages bring. Constipation and other

minor ailments too seem to have been banished by

'Shivambu'. I feel fresh and energetic. I have a good appetite.

A sense of Joy and cheer pervades my mind.

I have been narrating my experiences and my successful

application of Auto-Urine Therapy to a large number of persons.

Some of them have begun to experiment with it in their own

cases, and have reported successes. The results in my own

case have amazed all my friends and relatives. And as for me,

when, if ever, am I going to have another more direct experience

of the miiaculous workings of the Almighty's will?

(Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

22. SKIN DISEASE

The case of a certain gentleman residing in the Dharavi

area of Mumbai is an inspiring one. He came to me to

discuss Auto-Urine Therapy and to narrate his own

experience of it. I present his account here in his own

words :

It was in April 1982 that I first began to have an

itching sensation on the skin of my thigh. I did not pay any

special attention to it. Gradual ly the itch began to spread

over a larger area. The other thigh, the backs of the knees

and the soles of the feet came to be affected. Small

pustules began to be formed on these areas, and on

scratching, a sticky fluid would be exuded from them. The

affected areas began to darken in colour. I tried a few

ointments which are advertised in the papers, and some

others on the advice of friends. But the only result was an

increase in the trouble.

A number of eminent specialists in Mumbai were then

consulted, and tablets and injections as prescribed by

them were tried but none of them proved efficacious. I underwent

Homeopathic treatment for six months. But this only served to

exacerbate the condition. The itch went on spreading over

other parts of the body. Wherever the itch spread, the skin

would become brittle, hard and rough. At last, being fed

up with all these remedies, I discontinued all treatments.

A friend recommended Auto-Urine Therapy. But, I

thought, what probability was there of this Urine Therapy

succeeding where even the most modern treatments

prescribed by so many eminent physicians had failed?

However, believing that no harm was likely to be caused

by this therapy, I began the treatment on an experimental

basis.

The taste of urine was most repugnant to me.

Drinking it would induce retching. Often I would be

tempted to drop the treatment. But I continued to drink a

was found to have been reduced, and, as you have stated in

the book, the skin of the whole body was found to be smoother

and healthier after a bath. That day I brushed my teeth with

urine, as you have suggested, to prepare myself for drinking

urine. I began drinking 'Shivambu' from the 18th. On the 19th I

requested Dr Dattani to examine my body. He was even more

delighted than I had been at the improvement, and

experienced the thrill of success in the experiment to an even

greater extent in his professional capacity.

I have continued the drinking of 'Shivambu'

uninterruptedly from the 16th of June, 1960. I massage my

body from the top of my head to the soles of my feet with urine.

For an hour after that I engage in physical activity requiring

exertion, and follow it up with a bath. My skin is now

completely healthy. There is no peeling, and I do not recollect

having been troubled by the itching after the 16th of June. I am

convinced that psoriasis has finally bidden me good-bye.

However, I have not discontinued the massages as I cannot

bring myself to forego the sheer pleasure, and the smoothness

of the skin, that the massages bring. Constipation and other

minor ailments too seem to have been banished by

'Shivambu'. I feel fresh and energetic. I have a good appetite.

A sense of Joy and cheer pervades my mind.

I have been narrating my experiences and my successful

application of Auto-Urine Therapy to a large number of persons.

Some of them have begun to experiment with it in their own

cases, and have reported successes. The results in my own

case have amazed all my friends and relatives. And as for me,

when, if ever, am I going to have another more direct experience

of the miiaculous workings of the Almighty's will?

(Manav Mootra : Ravjibhai Patel)

22. SKIN DISEASE

The case of a certain gentleman residing in the Dharavi

area of Mumbai is an inspiring one. He came to me to

discuss Auto-Urine Therapy and to narrate his own

experience of it. I present his account here in his own

words :

It was in April 1982 that I first began to have an

itching sensation on the skin of my thigh. I did not pay any

special attention to it. Gradual ly the itch began to spread

over a larger area. The other thigh, the backs of the knees

and the soles of the feet came to be affected. Small

pustules began to be formed on these areas, and on

scratching, a sticky fluid would be exuded from them. The

affected areas began to darken in colour. I tried a few

ointments which are advertised in the papers, and some

others on the advice of friends. But the only result was an

increase in the trouble.

A number of eminent specialists in Mumbai were then

consulted, and tablets and injections as prescribed by

them were tried but none of them proved efficacious. I underwent

Homeopathic treatment for six months. But this only served to

exacerbate the condition. The itch went on spreading over

other parts of the body. Wherever the itch spread, the skin

would become brittle, hard and rough. At last, being fed

up with all these remedies, I discontinued all treatments.

A friend recommended Auto-Urine Therapy. But, I

thought, what probability was there of this Urine Therapy

succeeding where even the most modern treatments

prescribed by so many eminent physicians had failed?

However, believing that no harm was likely to be caused

by this therapy, I began the treatment on an experimental

basis.

The taste of urine was most repugnant to me.

Drinking it would induce retching. Often I would be

tempted to drop the treatment. But I continued to drink a

cupful of urine three times a day. At the end of the third week,

the first sign of improvement was exhibited : The sticky fluid

stopped oozing out of the skin. This encouraged me. My

aversion to the taste of urine had also decreased. I increased the

dosage. After another month, the affected areas stopped itching.

At the end of two months, scabs began to be shed from the

blackened and embrittled skin. The colour of the skin began to

lighten. This process was extremely slow. The skin took four

months to be restored to its healthy condition. My delight knew

no bounds.

As I became more enthusiastic about urine therapy, I began

to use urine as eye-drops too. My vision began to improve.

Before this treatment, I was not able to read fine print without

glasses. Now I could read such small letters without the use of

glasses.

My hair began to turn grey. The treatment had the effect of

restoring its black colour. This was a matter of boundless

wonder and delight for me. I have come to believe that one's

own urine is a nectar on earth. Regular ingestion of urine has

reinvigorated and rejuvenated my body.

23. FEVER

Narendra Gandhi, a young man of 25, used to have fever

every ten to twelve days. The temperature would rise to 102° or

103°, and the fever would persist for three days or so. The

fever would subside on treatment, but it could not be eradicated

permanently. This state of affairs continued for about two and a

half years. His body had become emaciated under the effects

of the powerful toxic medicines he was required to take.

Various medicines and injections had been tried under the

instructions of doctors. He had X-ray photographs taken and

blood and spittle examined, but to no avail. A doctor suggested

tonsillectomy. So Narendra had his tonsils removed. But the

fever kept recurring. No one had been able to find out the root

cause of these fevers. Tired of all these futile treatments,

Narendra came to me. "Doctor," he said, "it has not been

possible to diagnose my malaise properly. Are you willing

to take up my case? Do you think Auto-Urine Therapy will

help?"

I replied with a smile, "There is no need of a

diagnosis in Urine Therapy. All you have got to do is to

drink your own urine regularly, with faith. You will

certainly get cured."

He was made to fast for two days on fruit juices, and

then he was put on urine fasts. The second day after the

commencement of the urine fast, he contracted a severe

cold, and he had a bitter taste in the mouth. Narendra got

frightened. But I consoled him, and encouraged him to

continue the experiment, assuring him that there was no

need to worry, and that he was definitely going to get

well.

The cold disppeared completely in two days. On the seventh day the bitter taste in the mouth was gone. As he was fooling extremely weak i began to give him fruit juices

in a addition to the urine which he was to drink.

To his great surprise, it was some twenty days before

he had the next attack of fever, and even that attack was

so mild as to be no more than a vestigeal remnant. The

temperature rose only to 100° F and dropped to normal on

the very next day. When he came to see me after some six

months, he had a rosy complexion. "How are you keeping

now?" I asked. "Very well indeed," was the reply. "I have

not had fever since we parted."

24. HEADACHE

Somabhai Patel had been having headaches for five

years. Though the headaches were never very severe, he

used to have a feeling of heaviness in the head. He was

unable to concentrate on his work. He was for this reason

cupful of urine three times a day. At the end of the third week,

the first sign of improvement was exhibited : The sticky fluid

stopped oozing out of the skin. This encouraged me. My

aversion to the taste of urine had also decreased. I increased the

dosage. After another month, the affected areas stopped itching.

At the end of two months, scabs began to be shed from the

blackened and embrittled skin. The colour of the skin began to

lighten. This process was extremely slow. The skin took four

months to be restored to its healthy condition. My delight knew

no bounds.

As I became more enthusiastic about urine therapy, I began

to use urine as eye-drops too. My vision began to improve.

Before this treatment, I was not able to read fine print without

glasses. Now I could read such small letters without the use of

glasses.

My hair began to turn grey. The treatment had the effect of

restoring its black colour. This was a matter of boundless

wonder and delight for me. I have come to believe that one's

own urine is a nectar on earth. Regular ingestion of urine has

reinvigorated and rejuvenated my body.

23. FEVER

Narendra Gandhi, a young man of 25, used to have fever

every ten to twelve days. The temperature would rise to 102° or

103°, and the fever would persist for three days or so. The

fever would subside on treatment, but it could not be eradicated

permanently. This state of affairs continued for about two and a

half years. His body had become emaciated under the effects

of the powerful toxic medicines he was required to take.

Various medicines and injections had been tried under the

instructions of doctors. He had X-ray photographs taken and

blood and spittle examined, but to no avail. A doctor suggested

tonsillectomy. So Narendra had his tonsils removed. But the

fever kept recurring. No one had been able to find out the root

cause of these fevers. Tired of all these futile treatments,

Narendra came to me. "Doctor," he said, "it has not been

possible to diagnose my malaise properly. Are you willing

to take up my case? Do you think Auto-Urine Therapy will

help?"

I replied with a smile, "There is no need of a

diagnosis in Urine Therapy. All you have got to do is to

drink your own urine regularly, with faith. You will

certainly get cured."

He was made to fast for two days on fruit juices, and

then he was put on urine fasts. The second day after the

commencement of the urine fast, he contracted a severe

cold, and he had a bitter taste in the mouth. Narendra got

frightened. But I consoled him, and encouraged him to

continue the experiment, assuring him that there was no

need to worry, and that he was definitely going to get

well.

The cold disppeared completely in two days. On the seventh day the bitter taste in the mouth was gone. As he was fooling extremely weak i began to give him fruit juices

in a addition to the urine which he was to drink.

To his great surprise, it was some twenty days before

he had the next attack of fever, and even that attack was

so mild as to be no more than a vestigeal remnant. The

temperature rose only to 100° F and dropped to normal on

the very next day. When he came to see me after some six

months, he had a rosy complexion. "How are you keeping

now?" I asked. "Very well indeed," was the reply. "I have

not had fever since we parted."

24. HEADACHE

Somabhai Patel had been having headaches for five

years. Though the headaches were never very severe, he

used to have a feeling of heaviness in the head. He was

unable to concentrate on his work. He was for this reason

in a constant state of agitated concern.

He underwent numerous tests and treatments, consulted

numerous specialists, had X-rays of his head taken, got his

sinuses cleaned, had a CAT-scan at a famous hospital in

Mumbai. Treatment would bring temporary relief, but as soon as

the effects of the medicines wore out, the headache would come

back, which meant that the headache was suppressed rather

than cured.

Once when he visited a friend, he chanced to see a book

on Auto-Urine Therapy. Reading it awakened the desire to try it

out in his own case. He came to me for guidance in the methods

of the system. I advised him to try simple fasts and

magnetotherapy, but Somabhai insisted on Auto-Urine Therapy.

Within ten days of initiating the treatment with a cupful (200

ml) of urine three times a day, the first signs of improvement

became apparent. The pain gradually lessened after that, and

after sixteen days of the treatment, there was no trace of the

trouble.

25. MUSCULAR PAIN

Mansukhbhai was about fifty years old. His general health

was not bad. The weight too could be considered to lie within

reasonable limits. He was not suffering from any specific

disease. But he used to have muscular pains all over the body.

He would feel as if his muscles were undergoing contractions

time and again. There would frequently be pains experienced in

the lower part of the back. He would call for the services of a

massagist almost every day. He would take analgesic tablets

even more frequently. All this would have the effect of

alleviating the pain to some extent, and that too, only

temporarily. But not a single day would pass without some pain

or discomfort. He was reduced to desperate straits by this

condition.

Though his complaint could by no means be

considered a serious disease, he consulted a specialist.

The whole gamut of tests-blood, urine, stools, etc.-failed

to reveal the cause of the pains. He underwent one

month's treatment as prescribed by the specialist, without

any noticeable improvement. Later he tried both

Ayurvedic and Homeopathic treatment. There was

occasional remission, but the muscular pains could not be

banished permanently.

Mansukhbhai had read a little about Auto-Urine

Therapy. One of his neighbours had been able to get rid

of his rheumatic arthritis through this therapy.

Mansukhbhai decided to give the system a chance.

When he came to me and expressed his desire to try

Urine Therapy, I examined him thoroughly, and advised

urine fasts. He could not see why such drastic measures

were necessary for so ordinary a complaint. "There is," I

explained, "no other remedy so effective, so infallible as

urine fasts. So why shouldn't it be tried in preference to

other less certain measures?”

In addition to his own urine, he was given only warm

water to drink. He was allowed cold water only

infrequently, if it became necessary. He was to take waist

baths everyday and enemas of diluted urine every

alternative day. The pain disappeared spontaneously as

early as the fourth day. This was nothing less than magic

for Mansukhbhai. He himself expressed a desire to

continue the fasts. He was on urine fasts for a total of ten

days. He broke his fast on the eleventh day with a little

fruit juice. He was allowed stage by stage to resume his

normal diet in eight more days. The muscular pains and

the pain in the lower back were completely eradicated by

this time, and have not recurred since then.

in a constant state of agitated concern.

He underwent numerous tests and treatments, consulted

numerous specialists, had X-rays of his head taken, got his

sinuses cleaned, had a CAT-scan at a famous hospital in

Mumbai. Treatment would bring temporary relief, but as soon as

the effects of the medicines wore out, the headache would come

back, which meant that the headache was suppressed rather

than cured.

Once when he visited a friend, he chanced to see a book

on Auto-Urine Therapy. Reading it awakened the desire to try it

out in his own case. He came to me for guidance in the methods

of the system. I advised him to try simple fasts and

magnetotherapy, but Somabhai insisted on Auto-Urine Therapy.

Within ten days of initiating the treatment with a cupful (200

ml) of urine three times a day, the first signs of improvement

became apparent. The pain gradually lessened after that, and

after sixteen days of the treatment, there was no trace of the

trouble.

25. MUSCULAR PAIN

Mansukhbhai was about fifty years old. His general health

was not bad. The weight too could be considered to lie within

reasonable limits. He was not suffering from any specific

disease. But he used to have muscular pains all over the body.

He would feel as if his muscles were undergoing contractions

time and again. There would frequently be pains experienced in

the lower part of the back. He would call for the services of a

massagist almost every day. He would take analgesic tablets

even more frequently. All this would have the effect of

alleviating the pain to some extent, and that too, only

temporarily. But not a single day would pass without some pain

or discomfort. He was reduced to desperate straits by this

condition.

Though his complaint could by no means be

considered a serious disease, he consulted a specialist.

The whole gamut of tests-blood, urine, stools, etc.-failed

to reveal the cause of the pains. He underwent one

month's treatment as prescribed by the specialist, without

any noticeable improvement. Later he tried both

Ayurvedic and Homeopathic treatment. There was

occasional remission, but the muscular pains could not be

banished permanently.

Mansukhbhai had read a little about Auto-Urine

Therapy. One of his neighbours had been able to get rid

of his rheumatic arthritis through this therapy.

Mansukhbhai decided to give the system a chance.

When he came to me and expressed his desire to try

Urine Therapy, I examined him thoroughly, and advised

urine fasts. He could not see why such drastic measures

were necessary for so ordinary a complaint. "There is," I

explained, "no other remedy so effective, so infallible as

urine fasts. So why shouldn't it be tried in preference to

other less certain measures?”

In addition to his own urine, he was given only warm

water to drink. He was allowed cold water only

infrequently, if it became necessary. He was to take waist

baths everyday and enemas of diluted urine every

alternative day. The pain disappeared spontaneously as

early as the fourth day. This was nothing less than magic

for Mansukhbhai. He himself expressed a desire to

continue the fasts. He was on urine fasts for a total of ten

days. He broke his fast on the eleventh day with a little

fruit juice. He was allowed stage by stage to resume his

normal diet in eight more days. The muscular pains and

the pain in the lower back were completely eradicated by

this time, and have not recurred since then.

APPENDIX 1 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY

(SHIVAMBU KALPA) : THE INDIAN VERSION, AS

DETAILED IN THE DAMAR TANTRA [The DAMAR TANTRA is an ancient Sanskrit work. It contains a

detailed description of tile system of therapeutics utilising 'Shivarnbu', i.e. of Auto-Urine Therapy, as expounded by Lord Shiva to His Divine Consort, the Goddess Parvati. There are 107 shlokas or verses in the

meter called 'anushtup chhandas'. It is asserted in the Damar Tantra that all diseases can be cured by Shivambu (one's own urine), and all mankind can retain health and strength through the regular use of Shivambu. For the convenience of the interested readers, we present

here the original Sanskrit verses of the Tantra with an English translation.]

o Parvati! I shall expound to you the recommended actions and rituals

of Shivambu Kalpa that confer numerous benefits. Those well versed

in the scriptures have carefully specified certain vessels for the purpose. (1)

Utensils made from the following materials are recommended: Gold,

Silver, Copper, Bronze, Brass, Iron, Clay, Ivory, Glass, Wood from sacred trees, Bones, Leather and Leaves. (2, 3)

The Shivambu (one's own urine) should be collected in a utensil made of any. of these materials. Among them, clay utensils are better, and copper ones are by far the best. (4)

The intending practitioner of the therapy should abjure salty or

bitter foods, should not over-exert himself, should take a light meal in the evening, should sleep on the ground, and should control and master his senses. (5)

The sagacious practitioner should get up when three quarters of

the night have elapsed, and should pass urine while facing the east. (6)

The wise one should leave out the first and the last portions of the urine, and collect only the middle portion. This is considered the best procedure. (7)

Just as there is poison in the mouth and the tail of the serpent, 0 Parvati, it is even so in the case of the flow of Shivambu. (8)

Shivambu (auto-urine) is a heavenly nectar, which is capable of destroying senil ity and diseases. The practitioner of Yoga should take it before proceeding with his other rituals. (9)

After cleaning the mouth, and performing the other essential morning functions, one should drink one's own clear urine, which is the annihilator of senility and diseases. (10)

One who drinks Shivambu for the duration of a month will be purified internally. Drinking it for two months stimulates and energises the senses. (11)

APPENDIX 1 : AUTO-URINE THERAPY

(SHIVAMBU KALPA) : THE INDIAN VERSION, AS

DETAILED IN THE DAMAR TANTRA [The DAMAR TANTRA is an ancient Sanskrit work. It contains a

detailed description of tile system of therapeutics utilising 'Shivarnbu', i.e. of Auto-Urine Therapy, as expounded by Lord Shiva to His Divine Consort, the Goddess Parvati. There are 107 shlokas or verses in the

meter called 'anushtup chhandas'. It is asserted in the Damar Tantra that all diseases can be cured by Shivambu (one's own urine), and all mankind can retain health and strength through the regular use of Shivambu. For the convenience of the interested readers, we present

here the original Sanskrit verses of the Tantra with an English translation.]

o Parvati! I shall expound to you the recommended actions and rituals

of Shivambu Kalpa that confer numerous benefits. Those well versed

in the scriptures have carefully specified certain vessels for the purpose. (1)

Utensils made from the following materials are recommended: Gold,

Silver, Copper, Bronze, Brass, Iron, Clay, Ivory, Glass, Wood from sacred trees, Bones, Leather and Leaves. (2, 3)

The Shivambu (one's own urine) should be collected in a utensil made of any. of these materials. Among them, clay utensils are better, and copper ones are by far the best. (4)

The intending practitioner of the therapy should abjure salty or

bitter foods, should not over-exert himself, should take a light meal in the evening, should sleep on the ground, and should control and master his senses. (5)

The sagacious practitioner should get up when three quarters of

the night have elapsed, and should pass urine while facing the east. (6)

The wise one should leave out the first and the last portions of the urine, and collect only the middle portion. This is considered the best procedure. (7)

Just as there is poison in the mouth and the tail of the serpent, 0 Parvati, it is even so in the case of the flow of Shivambu. (8)

Shivambu (auto-urine) is a heavenly nectar, which is capable of destroying senil ity and diseases. The practitioner of Yoga should take it before proceeding with his other rituals. (9)

After cleaning the mouth, and performing the other essential morning functions, one should drink one's own clear urine, which is the annihilator of senility and diseases. (10)

One who drinks Shivambu for the duration of a month will be purified internally. Drinking it for two months stimulates and energises the senses. (11)

Drinking it for three months destroys all diseases and frees one from all troubles. By drinking it for five months, one acquires divine vision and freedom from all diseases. (12)

Conti nuation of the practice for six months makes the practitioner highly intelligent and proficient in the scriptures, and if the duration is seven months, the practitioner acquires extraordinary strength. (13)

If the practice is continued for eight months, one acquires a permanent glow like that of gold, and if it is continued for nine months, one is freed from tuberculosis and leprosy. (14)

Ten months of this practice makes one a veritable treasury of lustre. Eleven months of it would purify all the organs of the body. (15)

A man who has continued the practice for a year becomes the equal of the sun in radiance. He who has continued it for two years conquers the element Earth. (16)

If the practice is continued for three years, one conquers the element Water, and if it is continued for four years, the element Ligj,t is also conquered. (17)

He who continues the practice for five years conquers the element Air, and he who continues it for seven years conquers pride. (18)

Continuation of the practice for eight years enables one to conquer all the important elements of Nature, and continuation of it for nine years

frees one from the cycle of birth and death. (19)

One who has continued the practice for ten years can fly through the air without effort. One who has continued it for eleven years is able to hear the voice of his soul (his inner self). (20)

He who has continued the practice for twelve years will live so long as the moon and the stars last. He is not troubled by dangerous animals such as snakes, and no poisons can kill him. He cannot be consumed by fire, and can float on water just like wood. (21)

O Goddess! I shall tell you now about other variants of the therapy. Please

listen attentively. He who takes powdered amrita (gaduchi, Tinospora

Condifolia) mixed with Auto-Urine habitually for six months, is freed from

all disorders, and acquires happiness. (22, 23 contd.)

Powdered Haritaki (harade, Terminalia Chebula) should be assiduously taken with Shivambu. This combination destroys senile degeneration and all diseases. If this practice is continued for a year, it makes one exceptionally strong. (23, 24)

One masha (about one gramme) of sulphur should be taken along with Shivambu every morning. He who continues this practice for three years will live as long as the moon and the

Drinking it for three months destroys all diseases and frees one from all troubles. By drinking it for five months, one acquires divine vision and freedom from all diseases. (12)

Conti nuation of the practice for six months makes the practitioner highly intelligent and proficient in the scriptures, and if the duration is seven months, the practitioner acquires extraordinary strength. (13)

If the practice is continued for eight months, one acquires a permanent glow like that of gold, and if it is continued for nine months, one is freed from tuberculosis and leprosy. (14)

Ten months of this practice makes one a veritable treasury of lustre. Eleven months of it would purify all the organs of the body. (15)

A man who has continued the practice for a year becomes the equal of the sun in radiance. He who has continued it for two years conquers the element Earth. (16)

If the practice is continued for three years, one conquers the element Water, and if it is continued for four years, the element Ligj,t is also conquered. (17)

He who continues the practice for five years conquers the element Air, and he who continues it for seven years conquers pride. (18)

Continuation of the practice for eight years enables one to conquer all the important elements of Nature, and continuation of it for nine years

frees one from the cycle of birth and death. (19)

One who has continued the practice for ten years can fly through the air without effort. One who has continued it for eleven years is able to hear the voice of his soul (his inner self). (20)

He who has continued the practice for twelve years will live so long as the moon and the stars last. He is not troubled by dangerous animals such as snakes, and no poisons can kill him. He cannot be consumed by fire, and can float on water just like wood. (21)

O Goddess! I shall tell you now about other variants of the therapy. Please

listen attentively. He who takes powdered amrita (gaduchi, Tinospora

Condifolia) mixed with Auto-Urine habitually for six months, is freed from

all disorders, and acquires happiness. (22, 23 contd.)

Powdered Haritaki (harade, Terminalia Chebula) should be assiduously taken with Shivambu. This combination destroys senile degeneration and all diseases. If this practice is continued for a year, it makes one exceptionally strong. (23, 24)

One masha (about one gramme) of sulphur should be taken along with Shivambu every morning. He who continues this practice for three years will live as long as the moon and the

stars last. His urine and faeces will whiten gold. (25)

The powder of the Koshtha fruit should be mixed properly with Shivambu and taken in the prescribed manner. If this practice is continued for twelve years, one's body will be free from the ravages of old age such as wrinkles on the skin and whitening of the hair. One acquires the strength of a thousand elephants, and lives as long as the moon and the stars continue to exist. (26)

If powdered pepper and Tripha/a Choorna (mixed powder of Terminalia Belavica, Terminalia Chebula and Phylonthus Emblica) mixed with Shivambu are taken regularly, one acquires a radiance like that of the gods. (27)

The essence (bhasma) of mica and sulphur should be taken with Shivambu along with a little water. This cures all disorders caused by malfunctioning of the digestive system and all disorders caused by the

Vata humour. He who takes such a mixture regularly becomes strong, acquires a divine radiance, and can cheat time (escape the ravages of time). (28, 29)

He who takes Shivambu daily and excludes salty, sour and bitter foods from his diet acquires divine accomplishments quickly. Freed from all ailments, and possessing a body comparable to that of Shiva Himself, he disports himself like the gods in the Universe for an eternity. (30, 31)

He who regularly takes the juice of the leaves of the neem tree by itself as well as mixed with Shivambu, attains the state of a Yogi, and acquires splendour comparabie to that of the gods. (32)

Anyone can rid himself of all physical ailments by taking Shivambu regularly with the powdered bark of the neem tree and powdered pumpkin for the duration of a year. (33)

Shivambu should be taken with lotus seeds, honey and mustard seeds. This will assuredly produce lightness of the body, rendering it energetic. (34)

Equal quantities of Mahua fruit seeds and Triphala Choorna (see verse 27) taken daily with Shivambu will eliminate the possibility of senile degeneration and all diseases. (35)

He who takes rock salt mixed with an equal quantity of honey every morning, and follows it up with Shivambu, comes to possess a body with divine attributes. (36)

A mixture of equal parts of sulphur, powdered anvla (Phylonthus Emblica) fruits and powdered nutmeg (Myristica Beddornci) should first be taken, and that should be followed by a drink of Shivambu. This will eliminate all diseases. (37)

A daily diet of milk accompanied by the drinking of Shivambu, continued uninterruptedly for seven years, not only eliminates all diseases, but also nourishes and strengthens the body. (38)

stars last. His urine and faeces will whiten gold. (25)

The powder of the Koshtha fruit should be mixed properly with Shivambu and taken in the prescribed manner. If this practice is continued for twelve years, one's body will be free from the ravages of old age such as wrinkles on the skin and whitening of the hair. One acquires the strength of a thousand elephants, and lives as long as the moon and the stars continue to exist. (26)

If powdered pepper and Tripha/a Choorna (mixed powder of Terminalia Belavica, Terminalia Chebula and Phylonthus Emblica) mixed with Shivambu are taken regularly, one acquires a radiance like that of the gods. (27)

The essence (bhasma) of mica and sulphur should be taken with Shivambu along with a little water. This cures all disorders caused by malfunctioning of the digestive system and all disorders caused by the

Vata humour. He who takes such a mixture regularly becomes strong, acquires a divine radiance, and can cheat time (escape the ravages of time). (28, 29)

He who takes Shivambu daily and excludes salty, sour and bitter foods from his diet acquires divine accomplishments quickly. Freed from all ailments, and possessing a body comparable to that of Shiva Himself, he disports himself like the gods in the Universe for an eternity. (30, 31)

He who regularly takes the juice of the leaves of the neem tree by itself as well as mixed with Shivambu, attains the state of a Yogi, and acquires splendour comparabie to that of the gods. (32)

Anyone can rid himself of all physical ailments by taking Shivambu regularly with the powdered bark of the neem tree and powdered pumpkin for the duration of a year. (33)

Shivambu should be taken with lotus seeds, honey and mustard seeds. This will assuredly produce lightness of the body, rendering it energetic. (34)

Equal quantities of Mahua fruit seeds and Triphala Choorna (see verse 27) taken daily with Shivambu will eliminate the possibility of senile degeneration and all diseases. (35)

He who takes rock salt mixed with an equal quantity of honey every morning, and follows it up with Shivambu, comes to possess a body with divine attributes. (36)

A mixture of equal parts of sulphur, powdered anvla (Phylonthus Emblica) fruits and powdered nutmeg (Myristica Beddornci) should first be taken, and that should be followed by a drink of Shivambu. This will eliminate all diseases. (37)

A daily diet of milk accompanied by the drinking of Shivambu, continued uninterruptedly for seven years, not only eliminates all diseases, but also nourishes and strengthens the body. (38)

And he who takes the powdered amritaka (vachhnag, Tinospora Condifolia) following it up with drinking of Shivambu can certainly conquer death. (39)

And he who drinks his own urine to which honey and crystal sugar have been added is relieved of all diseases in six months. His speech becomes pleasing and he becomes clear-headed. (40)

He who first takes pieces or powder of dry ginger, and drinks Shivambu after that, certainly conquers diseases. (41)

By drinking Shivambu every morning, and chewing leaves of Nirgundi (Viter Nirgundo) after the drink, a Yogi attains strength, becomes far-sighted and succeeds in all his undertakings. (42)

The Yogi who applies a paste of Mansheel ground with Shivambu allover his body frees himselffrom diseases and his hair becomes black (i.e. in spite of age). (43)

THE PROCESS OF MASSAGE

And now 0 Parvati, I shall explain to you the process of massaging with Shivambu. Such massage carried out according to the prescribed procedure enables the Yogi to attain success in his practice of Yoga (i.e, in his endeavours towards spiritual development). (44)

Shivambu should first be taken in an earthen pot, and stored. When only one-fourth of it is left, the cool concentrate should be used to

massage the body. (45)

There are certain mantras which are to be recited while accepting, drinking and producing (passing) it, of which I am now apprising you. While taking Shivambu into your hands, this mantra should be recited:

Mantra: Aum Hrim Klim Bhairavaaya Namaha. This mantra should be recited while drinking it :

Mantra: Aum Shrim Klim Uddamareshwaraaya Namaha. And this is the mantra to be recited while passing urine:

Mantra: Aum Sarvashristiprabhave Rudraaya Namaha. (46, 47)

Having thus taken Shivarnbu, the Yogi should apply it to the body, which action abundantly nourishes the limbs, and cures all disorders. The Yogi who follows these instructions achieves pre-eminence among all Yogis, and his movements become totally unrestricted. He acquires the strength of a thousand elephants, and is able to obtain (and digest) an. food which he desires. (48, 49)

He who foolishly uses urine that has not been matured as instructed for massaging the body, finds that his disorders get worsened, and all his limbs become weakened due to loss of

And he who takes the powdered amritaka (vachhnag, Tinospora Condifolia) following it up with drinking of Shivambu can certainly conquer death. (39)

And he who drinks his own urine to which honey and crystal sugar have been added is relieved of all diseases in six months. His speech becomes pleasing and he becomes clear-headed. (40)

He who first takes pieces or powder of dry ginger, and drinks Shivambu after that, certainly conquers diseases. (41)

By drinking Shivambu every morning, and chewing leaves of Nirgundi (Viter Nirgundo) after the drink, a Yogi attains strength, becomes far-sighted and succeeds in all his undertakings. (42)

The Yogi who applies a paste of Mansheel ground with Shivambu allover his body frees himselffrom diseases and his hair becomes black (i.e. in spite of age). (43)

THE PROCESS OF MASSAGE

And now 0 Parvati, I shall explain to you the process of massaging with Shivambu. Such massage carried out according to the prescribed procedure enables the Yogi to attain success in his practice of Yoga (i.e, in his endeavours towards spiritual development). (44)

Shivambu should first be taken in an earthen pot, and stored. When only one-fourth of it is left, the cool concentrate should be used to

massage the body. (45)

There are certain mantras which are to be recited while accepting, drinking and producing (passing) it, of which I am now apprising you. While taking Shivambu into your hands, this mantra should be recited:

Mantra: Aum Hrim Klim Bhairavaaya Namaha. This mantra should be recited while drinking it :

Mantra: Aum Shrim Klim Uddamareshwaraaya Namaha. And this is the mantra to be recited while passing urine:

Mantra: Aum Sarvashristiprabhave Rudraaya Namaha. (46, 47)

Having thus taken Shivarnbu, the Yogi should apply it to the body, which action abundantly nourishes the limbs, and cures all disorders. The Yogi who follows these instructions achieves pre-eminence among all Yogis, and his movements become totally unrestricted. He acquires the strength of a thousand elephants, and is able to obtain (and digest) an. food which he desires. (48, 49)

He who foolishly uses urine that has not been matured as instructed for massaging the body, finds that his disorders get worsened, and all his limbs become weakened due to loss of

muscular tone. (50)

Therefore urine that has not been matured or aged should never be

used' for massaging the body. On the other hand, 0 Goddess, if properly matured urine is used for the purpose, all attainments are within one's grasp. (51)

By drinking Shivambu and using it for massage in accordance with the prescribed procedure, the practitioner is freed from aging and death. (52)

The urine and faeces of one who drinks Shivambu regularly can impart a white colour to gold. The practitioner who uses a mixture of Shiro-

emtit. dew and Shivambu for massaging his body acquires great strength, and freedom from all ailments, (53)

The Yogi who drinks his own urine every morning regularly for three years, and abjures salty, hot and bitter foods for that period wi II conq uer I ust, and be the master of his desires. (54)

o Dear One! He who is unyielding in his practice of taking roasted

grams with jaggery, drinking Shivambu and massaging his body with it for six months acquires the ability to see clearly things situated at great distances, to be able to smell them from great distances; he is not subject to ailments, and his body becomes light 'ind supple. (55, 56)

o Consort of the Chief among the Gods! He who takes one

grarnme of Piper Longum and one gramme of black pepper every day, and follows it up with a drink of Shivambu, will, in only a month, acquire a pleasing voice, and conquer all bodily ailments. (57)

The outstanding practitioner who regularly takes powdered dry ginger, and then drinks Shivambu, becomes exceptionally strong and capable of great exploits. He becomes as strong as thousand elephants, and his youth will tempt even the Apsaras to entreat for his favours. (58)

o Consort of Shiva! One who drinks Shivambu after taking

roasted and powdered Abhaya (Haritaki, Terminalia Chebula) succeeds in purifying his whole body, his body comes to resemble the bodies of gods, and he acquires a cheerful frame of mind. (59)

And he who sedulously drinks Shivambu after taking a mixture

of equal parts of the powders of Amrita, Triphala (see verse

27), Kadu, dry ginger, cumin seeds and the roots of Piper Longum, and keeps to a diet of only rice and milk, will within a year develop an understanding of the Scriptures. (60)

One who follows this practice for three years acquires great strength and valour; he becomes a veritable god on Earth. He

muscular tone. (50)

Therefore urine that has not been matured or aged should never be

used' for massaging the body. On the other hand, 0 Goddess, if properly matured urine is used for the purpose, all attainments are within one's grasp. (51)

By drinking Shivambu and using it for massage in accordance with the prescribed procedure, the practitioner is freed from aging and death. (52)

The urine and faeces of one who drinks Shivambu regularly can impart a white colour to gold. The practitioner who uses a mixture of Shiro-

emtit. dew and Shivambu for massaging his body acquires great strength, and freedom from all ailments, (53)

The Yogi who drinks his own urine every morning regularly for three years, and abjures salty, hot and bitter foods for that period wi II conq uer I ust, and be the master of his desires. (54)

o Dear One! He who is unyielding in his practice of taking roasted

grams with jaggery, drinking Shivambu and massaging his body with it for six months acquires the ability to see clearly things situated at great distances, to be able to smell them from great distances; he is not subject to ailments, and his body becomes light 'ind supple. (55, 56)

o Consort of the Chief among the Gods! He who takes one

grarnme of Piper Longum and one gramme of black pepper every day, and follows it up with a drink of Shivambu, will, in only a month, acquire a pleasing voice, and conquer all bodily ailments. (57)

The outstanding practitioner who regularly takes powdered dry ginger, and then drinks Shivambu, becomes exceptionally strong and capable of great exploits. He becomes as strong as thousand elephants, and his youth will tempt even the Apsaras to entreat for his favours. (58)

o Consort of Shiva! One who drinks Shivambu after taking

roasted and powdered Abhaya (Haritaki, Terminalia Chebula) succeeds in purifying his whole body, his body comes to resemble the bodies of gods, and he acquires a cheerful frame of mind. (59)

And he who sedulously drinks Shivambu after taking a mixture

of equal parts of the powders of Amrita, Triphala (see verse

27), Kadu, dry ginger, cumin seeds and the roots of Piper Longum, and keeps to a diet of only rice and milk, will within a year develop an understanding of the Scriptures. (60)

One who follows this practice for three years acquires great strength and valour; he becomes a veritable god on Earth. He

becomes omniscient, acquires all spiritual attainments, can expound even the Scriptures and Sciences which he has not studied, and all the three worlds are visible to him. (61)

The practitioner who drinks Shivambu with the powder of the five parts

of the Sharapunkha (Oevnaa~ plant, acquires pre-eminence among the Yogis, and enjoys spiritual ecstasy. (62)

o Great Goddess! Powders of dry ginger, and crystal sugar should be

mixed with ghee and honey, and taken with the juice of Nargundi (Vitex Nirgundo) leaves, followed by a drink of Shivambu. If this is done for a month, one becomes strong in one's limbs and acquires immeasurable physical prowess. After one year of this practice, one enjoys all the beneficial fruits of Yoga. (63, 64)

Equal amounts of black and white seasame seeds should be taken

with Karanj (Pongamia Glabvi) seeds and the juice of Neem leaves, and this should be followed by a drink of Shivambu. The practitioner who follows these instructions will, within a fortnight, achieve perfection of body. (65)

Having drunk 1/32 gramme of opium roasted on an open fire with Shivambu, the wise man can enjoy sexual intercourse as and when he pleases. One who takes this drink regularly acquires complete control over the ejaculation of semen, over his breathing, and over the strong passions of lust and anger; he will be able to travel over the whole

earth for a long time (i.e. he will live a long and active life). (66, 67)

o Goddess! Triphala Choorna (see verse 27) mixed with

Nirgundi (Vitex Nirgundo) and both the varieties of turmeric should be taken with Shivambu. He who does this for three months becomes omniscient, capable of discerning fine distinctions, and as lustrous as a crore of Kamadevas. (68)

One who regularly follows the practice of Iicking a paste of

Bhringaraj (Eclipta Errecra) and honey, and drinking Shivambu after that, will in six months be able to cheat time (become free from the ravages of age) and will become far-sighted. (69)

He who regularly takes a powder of the bark of the Neem tree,

the roots of Chitraka (Plumago Zeylancia) and the root of Piper l.ongum with Shivambu attains such spiritual eminence as to deserve to be worshipped even by the gods. (70)

The root of red Apamarg (Achyranthus Aspara), and the root of

Chakramarda (Chenopadium Albium) should be drunk with Neem juice, and this should be followed by a drink of Shivambu. One who does this regularly will remain free from all diseases, and he will not be subject to the effects of old age such as wrinkles or greying of hair, which will remain black. He will be

able to walk a distance of ten yojanas (125 ki lornetres) without effort. He wi II be able to hear sounds from great distances and thus come to know about distant events. He will be able to

becomes omniscient, acquires all spiritual attainments, can expound even the Scriptures and Sciences which he has not studied, and all the three worlds are visible to him. (61)

The practitioner who drinks Shivambu with the powder of the five parts

of the Sharapunkha (Oevnaa~ plant, acquires pre-eminence among the Yogis, and enjoys spiritual ecstasy. (62)

o Great Goddess! Powders of dry ginger, and crystal sugar should be

mixed with ghee and honey, and taken with the juice of Nargundi (Vitex Nirgundo) leaves, followed by a drink of Shivambu. If this is done for a month, one becomes strong in one's limbs and acquires immeasurable physical prowess. After one year of this practice, one enjoys all the beneficial fruits of Yoga. (63, 64)

Equal amounts of black and white seasame seeds should be taken

with Karanj (Pongamia Glabvi) seeds and the juice of Neem leaves, and this should be followed by a drink of Shivambu. The practitioner who follows these instructions will, within a fortnight, achieve perfection of body. (65)

Having drunk 1/32 gramme of opium roasted on an open fire with Shivambu, the wise man can enjoy sexual intercourse as and when he pleases. One who takes this drink regularly acquires complete control over the ejaculation of semen, over his breathing, and over the strong passions of lust and anger; he will be able to travel over the whole

earth for a long time (i.e. he will live a long and active life). (66, 67)

o Goddess! Triphala Choorna (see verse 27) mixed with

Nirgundi (Vitex Nirgundo) and both the varieties of turmeric should be taken with Shivambu. He who does this for three months becomes omniscient, capable of discerning fine distinctions, and as lustrous as a crore of Kamadevas. (68)

One who regularly follows the practice of Iicking a paste of

Bhringaraj (Eclipta Errecra) and honey, and drinking Shivambu after that, will in six months be able to cheat time (become free from the ravages of age) and will become far-sighted. (69)

He who regularly takes a powder of the bark of the Neem tree,

the roots of Chitraka (Plumago Zeylancia) and the root of Piper l.ongum with Shivambu attains such spiritual eminence as to deserve to be worshipped even by the gods. (70)

The root of red Apamarg (Achyranthus Aspara), and the root of

Chakramarda (Chenopadium Albium) should be drunk with Neem juice, and this should be followed by a drink of Shivambu. One who does this regularly will remain free from all diseases, and he will not be subject to the effects of old age such as wrinkles or greying of hair, which will remain black. He will be

able to walk a distance of ten yojanas (125 ki lornetres) without effort. He wi II be able to hear sounds from great distances and thus come to know about distant events. He will be able to

divine other people's thoughts, and a Goddess! Young women of royal blood with faces rivalling the moon in beauty will be attracted towards him. (71, 72, 73)

He who licks a grain of the juice of white Kaner (Nerium Odorurn) and then takes a drink of Shivambu every day will be free from epilepsy (and mental disorders) within a year. (74)

The juice of white Gunja (Abrus Precatorius) seeds, the juice of

Sharapunkha (Oevala) leaves, the powdered seeds of Chakramarda

(Chenopadium Album) and the powdered roots of Matulung

(Mahalung) should be taken in equal quantities, and wetted with Shivambu to prepare a paste. This paste should be rolled into pea-sized pills. One of these pills should be taken every day, and Shivambu taken after that. If this practice is continued for a month, the practitioner, pre-eminent among the Yogis, will achieve such a purification of his body as to render it free from all ailments. (75, 76, 77)

Powdered seeds of Karanja (Pongamia Glabra), the gum of the Banian tree (Ficus Bengalensis) and a little opium should be mixed and licked every morning, and this should be followed by a drink of Shivambu. The Yogi who follows this practice will in six months acquire the youthfulness of a sixteen-year old boy. He can become invisible when he chooses, and can become visible at his will. (78, 79)

The juice of the leaves of Keveli should be mixed with the juice of

Bhringaraaj leaves, and taken with honey, crystal sugar and ghee. The mixture is like a thick paste, and has to be licked. One who takes this mixture regularly will be free from the signs of old age, and his hair will remain black. (80)

White Mustard seeds and Turmeric mixed with both kinds of cumin seeds should be powdered together, and taken regularly. This will free one from all signs of old age within a month. (81)

Drumsticks, Jatamansi and white Mustard seeds should be powdered, mixed with honey and ghee. This should be taken regularly. This practice causes one's body to become as comely as that of the demi-gods known as Gandharvas. (82)

Kalanemi (Guggul) and Bhargika (Clerodendron Serrotum) should be powdered and made into a paste by mixing with butter. If this is taken regularly with Shivambu, the practitioner acquires a pleasing personality. (83)

The variety of Moss known as Jalakesar and the seeds of Sapindus Laurifolius should be powdered and mixed with Shivambu. He who takes this mixture regularly acquires the charming personality of the famous King Udayan, the King of the Vatsas, and will not be subjecttothe process of aging. (84)

o Goddess, if the Yogi takes Nasya (cleans his nasal

passages) with Shivambu every morning, he will be cured of all diseases which are caused by the excess of any or all of the

three humours Kapha (phlegm), Vaata (Air), and Pitta (Bile). His appetite will be stimulated, and if his body is weak, it will be

divine other people's thoughts, and a Goddess! Young women of royal blood with faces rivalling the moon in beauty will be attracted towards him. (71, 72, 73)

He who licks a grain of the juice of white Kaner (Nerium Odorurn) and then takes a drink of Shivambu every day will be free from epilepsy (and mental disorders) within a year. (74)

The juice of white Gunja (Abrus Precatorius) seeds, the juice of

Sharapunkha (Oevala) leaves, the powdered seeds of Chakramarda

(Chenopadium Album) and the powdered roots of Matulung

(Mahalung) should be taken in equal quantities, and wetted with Shivambu to prepare a paste. This paste should be rolled into pea-sized pills. One of these pills should be taken every day, and Shivambu taken after that. If this practice is continued for a month, the practitioner, pre-eminent among the Yogis, will achieve such a purification of his body as to render it free from all ailments. (75, 76, 77)

Powdered seeds of Karanja (Pongamia Glabra), the gum of the Banian tree (Ficus Bengalensis) and a little opium should be mixed and licked every morning, and this should be followed by a drink of Shivambu. The Yogi who follows this practice will in six months acquire the youthfulness of a sixteen-year old boy. He can become invisible when he chooses, and can become visible at his will. (78, 79)

The juice of the leaves of Keveli should be mixed with the juice of

Bhringaraaj leaves, and taken with honey, crystal sugar and ghee. The mixture is like a thick paste, and has to be licked. One who takes this mixture regularly will be free from the signs of old age, and his hair will remain black. (80)

White Mustard seeds and Turmeric mixed with both kinds of cumin seeds should be powdered together, and taken regularly. This will free one from all signs of old age within a month. (81)

Drumsticks, Jatamansi and white Mustard seeds should be powdered, mixed with honey and ghee. This should be taken regularly. This practice causes one's body to become as comely as that of the demi-gods known as Gandharvas. (82)

Kalanemi (Guggul) and Bhargika (Clerodendron Serrotum) should be powdered and made into a paste by mixing with butter. If this is taken regularly with Shivambu, the practitioner acquires a pleasing personality. (83)

The variety of Moss known as Jalakesar and the seeds of Sapindus Laurifolius should be powdered and mixed with Shivambu. He who takes this mixture regularly acquires the charming personality of the famous King Udayan, the King of the Vatsas, and will not be subjecttothe process of aging. (84)

o Goddess, if the Yogi takes Nasya (cleans his nasal

passages) with Shivambu every morning, he will be cured of all diseases which are caused by the excess of any or all of the

three humours Kapha (phlegm), Vaata (Air), and Pitta (Bile). His appetite will be stimulated, and if his body is weak, it will be

greatly strengthened. (85)

If the practitioner of the system massages his body thrice during the day and thrice during the night with Shivambu, longevity will be conferred upon him. (86)

If he massages his body with Shivambu three times in every period of a day and a night (24 hours), he will be strong in his body and in all the joints of the body, he will constantly be in a state of ecstatic happiness, he will always have friendly feelings for ali, and his body will shine with a golden lustre. (87)

Even if he drinks Shivambu only once a day and massages his body with it once a day, he becomes capable of great exploits. If this practice is followed for three years, his body will acquire radiance, he will become the master of all arts and sciences, he will acquire veracity and felicity of speech, and he will live so long as the moon and the stars continue to exist. (88, 89)

And now, 0 Goddess, I shall expound the various practices to be followed during each of the six seasons. The Yogi who adopts the practices as described will not be troubled by diseases. (90)

o Parvati! During the Spring, powdered Haritaki (Terminalia Chebula)

should be taken with honey; and similarly powdered dry ginger should be taken with honey. This should be followed by a drink of Shivambu. This practice will assuredly free one from twenty

disorders caused by excess of Kapha (Phlegm), forty disorders

caused by excess of Pitta (Bile), and eighty disorders caused

by excess of Vata (Air). (91, 92)

And 0 Great Goddess, bitter and pungent foods should be avoided during the Spring. This will ensure the proper nourishment and development of all the limbs. (93)

o Great Goddess! During the summer, equal quantities of

powdered Haritaki (Terrninalia Chebula) and peepadPiper Longum) should be taken with jaggery, and this should be followed by a drink of Shivambu. This will restore the body to its normal state, cure all diseases, confer acuity of vision and lightness of the body, and bestow upon the practitioner the capability of travelling through the air. (94, 95)

During the rainy season (around July-August), powdered Heriteki (Terminalia Chebula) should be taken with powdered

roots of peeper (Piper Longum) and Saindhav salt. After that, Shivambu should be drunk. The Yogi who follows this practice will become free from diseases and his body will become radiant. If he takes the powder along with milk, he will not be consumed by, or even touched by, fire. (96, 97)

greatly strengthened. (85)

If the practitioner of the system massages his body thrice during the day and thrice during the night with Shivambu, longevity will be conferred upon him. (86)

If he massages his body with Shivambu three times in every period of a day and a night (24 hours), he will be strong in his body and in all the joints of the body, he will constantly be in a state of ecstatic happiness, he will always have friendly feelings for ali, and his body will shine with a golden lustre. (87)

Even if he drinks Shivambu only once a day and massages his body with it once a day, he becomes capable of great exploits. If this practice is followed for three years, his body will acquire radiance, he will become the master of all arts and sciences, he will acquire veracity and felicity of speech, and he will live so long as the moon and the stars continue to exist. (88, 89)

And now, 0 Goddess, I shall expound the various practices to be followed during each of the six seasons. The Yogi who adopts the practices as described will not be troubled by diseases. (90)

o Parvati! During the Spring, powdered Haritaki (Terminalia Chebula)

should be taken with honey; and similarly powdered dry ginger should be taken with honey. This should be followed by a drink of Shivambu. This practice will assuredly free one from twenty

disorders caused by excess of Kapha (Phlegm), forty disorders

caused by excess of Pitta (Bile), and eighty disorders caused

by excess of Vata (Air). (91, 92)

And 0 Great Goddess, bitter and pungent foods should be avoided during the Spring. This will ensure the proper nourishment and development of all the limbs. (93)

o Great Goddess! During the summer, equal quantities of

powdered Haritaki (Terrninalia Chebula) and peepadPiper Longum) should be taken with jaggery, and this should be followed by a drink of Shivambu. This will restore the body to its normal state, cure all diseases, confer acuity of vision and lightness of the body, and bestow upon the practitioner the capability of travelling through the air. (94, 95)

During the rainy season (around July-August), powdered Heriteki (Terminalia Chebula) should be taken with powdered

roots of peeper (Piper Longum) and Saindhav salt. After that, Shivambu should be drunk. The Yogi who follows this practice will become free from diseases and his body will become radiant. If he takes the powder along with milk, he will not be consumed by, or even touched by, fire. (96, 97)

During the Sharad season (September-October), powdered Haritaki (Terminalia Chebula), powdered fruits of Terrninalia Belavica, and powdered crystal sugar mixed together should be taken, and a drink of Shivambu taken after that. This practice will purify the body, free it from diseases, and impart the capability of very quick motion over the ground. And 0 Consort of the chief among the Gods, all the attainments conferred by Yoga will be acquired in a very short period. (98, 99)

During the Hemanta season (November-December) {powdered dry

ginger, powdered anvla (fruit of Phylonthus Embica) and powdered

Haritaki (Terminalia Chebula) should be mixed together and taken before drinking Shivambu. The Yogi who follows this practice becomes free from all diseases, all dirorders resulting from abnormalities of body fluids are corrected, sharpness of vision of improved fel icitous speech and knowledge of all sciences are acquired without any effort. (100. 10n

During the Shishir season (January-February), mixed powder of

peepar (Piper Longum) roots, Haritaki (Terminalia Chebula) and dry ginger should be taken before drinking Shivambu. This purifies the body, confers the strength of a hundred elephants, and prevents the ravages of old age. The practitioner becomes omniscient, and the object of affection of all living entities. (102, 103)

o Goddess, during the period of the regular ingestion of Shivambu,

one must sedulously abjure the following : Vegetables consisting either of leaves or flowers, grams and pulses such as Kodre, Horse grams, Lentils, Black Grams, etc.; cereals that are I ikely to cause flatulence; pungent, sharp, bitter, salty and sour foods; sexual intercourse. Avoidance of all these will help the success of Yogic practices, Any relaxation of this abstinence is likely to cause harm. (104, 105, 106)

o Dear one! I have expounded the therapeutic system called

Shivambu Kalpa to you. This is secret knowledge that is to be sedulously guarded. It should not be imparted to all and sundry (but only to the deserving). (107)

Here ends the discussion of Shivambu Kalpa Vidhi, as expounded in the Damar Tantra.

APPENDIX 2 : USE OF MAGNETISED

URINE Among the more recently

developed therapeutic systems, Magnetotherapy

holds an important position. Innumerable patients

who have been disappointed by the Western

Allopathic System of Medicine are turning towards

Magnetotherapy in the expectation of cures.

Magnets are used in two ways for therapeutic purposes

(1) Method of Direct Application : In this

method,

magnets of definite pole strengths and shapes are kept

During the Sharad season (September-October), powdered Haritaki (Terminalia Chebula), powdered fruits of Terrninalia Belavica, and powdered crystal sugar mixed together should be taken, and a drink of Shivambu taken after that. This practice will purify the body, free it from diseases, and impart the capability of very quick motion over the ground. And 0 Consort of the chief among the Gods, all the attainments conferred by Yoga will be acquired in a very short period. (98, 99)

During the Hemanta season (November-December) {powdered dry

ginger, powdered anvla (fruit of Phylonthus Embica) and powdered

Haritaki (Terminalia Chebula) should be mixed together and taken before drinking Shivambu. The Yogi who follows this practice becomes free from all diseases, all dirorders resulting from abnormalities of body fluids are corrected, sharpness of vision of improved fel icitous speech and knowledge of all sciences are acquired without any effort. (100. 10n

During the Shishir season (January-February), mixed powder of

peepar (Piper Longum) roots, Haritaki (Terminalia Chebula) and dry ginger should be taken before drinking Shivambu. This purifies the body, confers the strength of a hundred elephants, and prevents the ravages of old age. The practitioner becomes omniscient, and the object of affection of all living entities. (102, 103)

o Goddess, during the period of the regular ingestion of Shivambu,

one must sedulously abjure the following : Vegetables consisting either of leaves or flowers, grams and pulses such as Kodre, Horse grams, Lentils, Black Grams, etc.; cereals that are I ikely to cause flatulence; pungent, sharp, bitter, salty and sour foods; sexual intercourse. Avoidance of all these will help the success of Yogic practices, Any relaxation of this abstinence is likely to cause harm. (104, 105, 106)

o Dear one! I have expounded the therapeutic system called

Shivambu Kalpa to you. This is secret knowledge that is to be sedulously guarded. It should not be imparted to all and sundry (but only to the deserving). (107)

Here ends the discussion of Shivambu Kalpa Vidhi, as expounded in the Damar Tantra.

APPENDIX 2 : USE OF MAGNETISED

URINE Among the more recently

developed therapeutic systems, Magnetotherapy

holds an important position. Innumerable patients

who have been disappointed by the Western

Allopathic System of Medicine are turning towards

Magnetotherapy in the expectation of cures.

Magnets are used in two ways for therapeutic purposes

(1) Method of Direct Application : In this

method,

magnets of definite pole strengths and shapes are kept

in direct contact with the affected parts of the body for

specified periods of time. It is not possible to give here detailed

information as to what sort of magnets are to be placed in

contact with which parts of the body for what periods. For such

information the interested readers are invited to refer to the

book on 'Magnetotherapy' by Dr Gala.

(2) Method of Indirect Application : Use is made in

this method of water, urine, milk, etc., which have been

previously magnetised by exposing them to the action of

magnetic fields.

If the urine to be drunk or used for massage has been magnetised prior to utilization, quicker and better results are obtained.

For magnetising urine that is to be drunk, place two

powerful magnets on the two sides, or under the bottom, of the

glass or bottle holding the urine for 15 to 20 minutes (see the

figures). The urine gets quite sufficiently magnetised in this

interval.

[Method of magnetising urine]

If the urine is to be used for massage, the bottles

containing it should be left in continuous contact with the

magnets for three or four days prior to use.

Urine to be used as eye-drops, or for instilling into the

ears or nostrils, should also be used after magnetising it.

For this purpose, fresh urine should be used.

in direct contact with the affected parts of the body for

specified periods of time. It is not possible to give here detailed

information as to what sort of magnets are to be placed in

contact with which parts of the body for what periods. For such

information the interested readers are invited to refer to the

book on 'Magnetotherapy' by Dr Gala.

(2) Method of Indirect Application : Use is made in

this method of water, urine, milk, etc., which have been

previously magnetised by exposing them to the action of

magnetic fields.

If the urine to be drunk or used for massage has been magnetised prior to utilization, quicker and better results are obtained.

For magnetising urine that is to be drunk, place two

powerful magnets on the two sides, or under the bottom, of the

glass or bottle holding the urine for 15 to 20 minutes (see the

figures). The urine gets quite sufficiently magnetised in this

interval.

[Method of magnetising urine]

If the urine is to be used for massage, the bottles

containing it should be left in continuous contact with the

magnets for three or four days prior to use.

Urine to be used as eye-drops, or for instilling into the

ears or nostrils, should also be used after magnetising it.

For this purpose, fresh urine should be used.