Effect of Integrated Naturopathy and Yoga therapies in a patient with Nephrotic Syndrome: A Case Report

Abstract

Nephrotic syndrome (NS) is important kidney disease that affect three out of every 100,000 adults are every year. The objective of this case report is to find the effect of integrated naturopathy and yoga therapies (INYT) in a patient with NS. A 22-year-old man was experiencing palpitations, exhaustion, foamy and foul-smelling urine for the past 6-months and visited our outpatient department on 11-January-2023. Urine analysis showed an increased levels of protein (50 mg/dL) and red blood cell (RBC) (>1 mg/dL) and thus diagnosed as NS. He is not under allopathic medication. For abovementioned complaints, he was taken Ayurvedic medicine such as Prabhakar Vati 500 mg 1 tablet (1-0-1) and Chandraprabha Vati 500 mg 1 tablet0-1-0) for the past two months and discontinued couple of weeks ago without medical advice. He received INYT along with an herbal concoction (50 ml) daily, for 15 days in inpatient department (IPD). In follow-up he was advised to take herbal concoction for three days a week and to practice yoga therapy daily once either in the morning or evening as in IPD hospital stay. Results showed a reduction in perceived stress, hematuria and other urinary symptoms after discharge from IPD. Moreover, proteinuria and hematuria values were returned back to normal range and he got rid of NS symptoms like foul and foamy urine after 151 days of follow-up.