Nephritis

Ordinarily this means inflammation of the kidney. It is of several
types and in different stages of the disease it produces different types of
symptoms. In Ayurveda it is called vrikka shotha.
Depending upon the variety of the nephritis, the signs and symptoms
considerably vary. Usually there is oedema in the face, which is more
prominent in the morning and slowly subsides as the day passes on. The
urine may contain albumen or even blood. The blood pressure may increase
and the patient may suffer from biliouness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal
pain, headache and diarrhoea. He usually passes less quantity of urine
and if not attended to in time, this may lead to many serious
complications.

Treatment: punarnava mandoora is the drug of choice for the treatment

of this condition. It is available in a powder form and given to the
patient in a dose of 1 gm. three times per day mixed with honey