Urine therapy through the centuries
| Autor: | Lorenzo A. Calò, Vincenzo Savica, Guido Bellinghieri, Domenico Santoro, Paolo Monardo, Agostino Mallamace |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Indian culture
Therapeutics Ancient history Urine Global Health History 18th Century History 21st Century World health Waste product History 17th Century Medicine Humans Middle Ages History Ancient History 15th Century business.industry The Renaissance History 19th Century History 20th Century History Medieval Nephrology History 16th Century Therapeutic Uses business Greeks Urine therapy |
| Zdroj: | Journal of nephrology. 24 |
| ISSN: | 1724-6059 |
| Popis: | Urine has always interested and attracted the attention of people. It was in fact never considered a waste product of the body but rather as a distilled product selected from the blood and containing useful substances for the care of the body. It was referred to as the "gold of the blood" and "elixir of long life," indicating its therapeutic potential. This paper reports on the practice of urine therapy since its origin attributed to the Indian culture, and briefly reviews its use through the centuries and different cultures and traditions. Records from the Egyptians to Jews, Greeks, Romans and from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance testify to the practice of urine therapy--a practice that continues to be found in more recent times, from the 18th century to the present. Experiences with the practice of urine therapy have even been discussed and shared recently in 2 different conferences: in 1996 in India and in 1999 in Germany, where people from different countries shared and presented their own research on urine therapy. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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