Uropathy for Parkinson's Disease
While conventional medicine defines uropathy as a urinary system disease, in alternative medicine the term means something entirely different. Uropathy is known as urine therapy, and alternative specialists use it to treat a wide range of ailments and diseases. Whether ingested or rubbed into the skin, these alternative practitioners believe in the healing power of a person's own urine. There are numerous books available on the subject, touting its healing properties for a number of serious illnesses. One disease treated with uropathy is Parkinson's disease.
History
The practitioner who performs or prescribes urine therapy, also known as uropathy, is called a uropath. Urine therapy has been used in some parts of the world for thousands of years, for both medical and cosmetic purposes. In Roman times, some people used urine to whiten their teeth.
Studies conducted by alternative medical practitioners Dr. John W. Armstrong and Dr. G.K. Thakar suggest that urine therapy or uropathy may be beneficial for a number of major illnesses, including Parkinson's disease.
Features
Urine contains a substance called urea, which even in conventional medicine has been noted for its healing properties. Alternative medical providers tout its anti-cancer abilities and its effectiveness at fighting ailments like Parkinson's disease, athlete's foot and other topical fungi. However, the claims that urea is anti-carcinogenic or can treat Parkinson's are not supported by reputable medical studies.
Morning Tonic
Some practitioners believe that the morning urine, when caught midstream, is best for this type of therapy. They recommend drinking the urine each morning while it is still warm from the body. Some people mix it with fruit juice to mask the unpleasant smell.
Sublingual Ingestion
Other alternative practitioners recommend bottling your urine and storing it in the refrigerator for up to 24 hours. They advise their patients to use eyedroppers to place two or three drops of urine underneath their tongues every day or when their tremors are extreme.
Warning
The most controversial form of administering uropathy treatment for Parkinson's disease is delivering it into the blood stream intravenously or through injections. The traditional medical community rejects this technique, because people have died from infections after injection.
Benefits
According to some alternative practitioners, the most significant benefit of uropathy for patients suffering from Parkinson's disease is the alleviation of tremors. While the treatment doesn't eliminate the tremors, proponents of this treatment claim that many patients who undergo this therapy report their tremors are less severe and less frequent.
Uropathy and Conventional Medicine
Conventional medical doctors have not reached definitive conclusions about using uropathy for Parkinson's disease. As of 2009, no reputable medical studies supported the use of urine to treat Parkinson's. However, a study conducted by Dr. William Linscott and published in "Basic and Clinical Immunology" acknowledges the powerful healing properties in urine and its ability to effectively fight allergies. The fertility drug Pergonal is made with human urine.
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