ReviewJournal of intercultural ethnopharmacology
Chemotherapeutic potential of cow urine: A review.
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- Metabolomic Profiling and Bioactivity Assessment of Moroccan Camel Urine: Antioxidant Activity and Preliminary Phage-Based Screening.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2026Article
- Metabolomic Profiling of Cow Urine of Various Breeds Reveals Bioactive Metabolites of Diverse Industrial Applications.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2025Article
- Bio-functionalized carbon dots for signaling immuno-reaction of carcinoembryonic antigen in an electrochemical biosensor for cancer biomarker detection.Discover nano · 2024Article
- In Silico and In Vitro Studies of Antibacterial Activity of Cow Urine Distillate (CUD).Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2024Article
- Improving Photocleavage Efficiency of Photocleavable Protein for Antimicrobial Peptide Histatin 1 Expression.Protein and peptide letters · 2024Article
- A Case Report on Management of Liver Cirrhosis Using Ayurveda and Integrative Approach of Treatment.Case reports in hepatology · 2024Article
- Analytical insights into the detoxification process and characterization of a traditional metallopharmaceutical formulation.RSC medicinal chemistry · 2023Article
- Case Report: The role ofF1000Research · 2023Article
- Oral Melioidosis in Odontogenic Keratocyst of Mandible.Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery · 2022Article
- "There are many fevers": Communities' perception and management of Febrile illness and its relationship with human animal interactions in South-Western Uganda.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Cow products: boon to human health and food security.Tropical animal health and production · 2021Review
- Vaccination approach to preventFish and shellfish immunology reports · 2021Article
- Zootherapeutic uses of animals excreta: the case of elephant dung and urine use in Sayaboury province, Laos.Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
In the grim scenario where presently about 70% of pathogenic bacteria are resistant to at least one of the drugs for the treatment, cue is to be taken from traditional/indigenous medicine to tackle it urgently. The Indian traditional knowledge emanates from ayurveda, where Bos indicus is placed at a high pedestal for numerous uses of its various products. Urine is one of the products of a cow with many benefits and without toxicity. Various studies have found good antimicrobial activity of cow's urine (CU) comparable with standard drugs such as ofloxacin, cefpodoxime, and gentamycin, against a vast number of pathogenic bacteria, more so against Gram-positive than negative bacteria. Interestingly antimicrobial activity has also been found against some resistant strains such as multidrug-resistant (MDR) Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Antimicrobial action is enhanced still further by it being an immune-enhancer and bioenhancer of some antibiotic drugs. Antifungal activity was comparable to amphotericin B. CU also has anthelmintic and antineoplastic action. CU has, in addition, antioxidant properties, and it can prevent the damage to DNA caused by the environmental stress. In the management of infectious diseases, CU can be used alone or as an adjunctive to prevent the development of resistance and enhance the effect of standard antibiotics.
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