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Letter to Editor

!"#$%&'(')&(*#+)'#!(,#'-.( Punica granatum, Tribulus terrestris, Terminalia chebula, Ocimum


sanctum, Cinnamomum cassia, Azadirachta indica and Ocimum
/)0%-.+1)2 sanctum,[2,3] which are effective against major urinary tract
pathogens namely E. coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas
aeruginosa and Enterococcus faecalis (d) Bladder protectives that
Sir,
control bladder and protect from infections comprising
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of Equisetum arvense, Hydrangea petiolaris and Zea mays[4] (e)
type of infection in the body is one the most serious
Kidney care for instance, Boerhaavia diffusa, Eupatorium
health problem affecting millions of people each year. purpureum, Agropyron repens and Berberis vulgaris and (f)
.2*&5!"#$!%&'!$('&"#)*('"+#&- ./0&"#6+76*,&"#)*('"+#&"#&'2*& Herbs for symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia, most
8"3#*%,1&5!*'*!,1&97$33*!&+!&5!*'2!$:&.2*,*&$!*&'2*&+!;$#,& notably Serenoa repens and Prunus africana. All these herbs
that urine passes through when eliminated from the body. are discerned to know different type of phytoconstituents
<+4*#& $!*& *,=*("$77%&=!+#*& '+& ./,1& *6*#& '2+5;2& '2*%& and show potential in the treatment of urinary disorders
generally have anatomically and physiologically normal and could be alternative to uropathogen resistance to the
urinary tract.[1] Reasons for this are not yet well understood. $#'"9"+'"(&35!"#;&$& ./:
.2*,*&infections can be very serious when they do occur
"#&4*#>&2+?*6*!1& ./,&"#&4*#&$!*&#+'&$,&(+44+#&$,&"#& 3'+)(45(612.'(75(,+8'#+(
?+4*#:& @& 5!"#$!%& '!$('& "#)*('"+#& - ./0& $7,+& 8#+?#& $,&
Fearnes syndrome is a microbial infection that affects any School of Biotechnology, Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki
part of the urinary tract. Normally, urine is sterile. It is Vishwavidyalaya, Airport Bypass Road, Gandhi Nagar,
5,5$77%&)!**&+) &4"(!+9*,&95'&3+*,&(+#'$"#&A5"3,1&,$7',&$#3& Bhopal (M.P.) - 462 036, India
?$,'*&=!+35(',:&.2*&4$"#&($5,*&$;*#'&"#&$'&7*$,'&BCD&+) &
uncomplicated infections is Escherichia coli, which live in the Address for correspondence: Mr. Susmit Kosta;
E-mail: skosta@webdunia.com
bowel (colon) and around the anus. An infection occurs
when bacteria get into the bladder or kidney and begin
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urethra where the urine leaves the body and moves upward
1. Anjum F, Kadri SM, Ahmad I, Ahmad S. A study of recurrent urinary
into the urinary tract. Abnormalities of the urinary tract tract infection among women attending out patient department in S.M.H.S
'2$'&2"#3*!&'2*&A+?&+) &5!"#*&,*'&'2*&,'$;*&)+!&$#&"#)*('"+#:& Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India. JK Pract 2004;11:272-3.
2. Sharma A, Chandraker S, Patel VK, Ramteke P. Antibacterial activity
of medicinal plants against pathogens causing complicated urinary tract
@7'2+5;2& 4+3*!#& $#'"9"+'"(,& $!*& 9*"#;& 5,*3& "#& ./,1& infections. Indian J Pharm Sci 2009;71:136-9.
urinary tract infections can be quickly and easily treated 3. E*!*"!$&FG1&G54"'$&.H1&I5!7$#&JF1&K+!;*&@L1& *#+&J:&@#'"9$('*!"$7&$('"6"'%&
with a herbal treatment with no side effects. Herbs of essential oils on microorganisms isolated from urinary tract infection.
Rev Saude Publica 2004;38:326-8.
known for the management of urinary tract Infections 4. Bag A, Bhattacharyya SK, Chattopadhyay RR. Medicinal plants and urinary
and other urinary disorders divided in important tract infections: An update. Pharmacog Rev 2008;4:277-84. .
categories: (a) Urinary antiseptic and anti-adhesion herbs
like Juniperus spp., !""#$#%&' &!"()"!(*)$+' ,!-.#!' )/0"#$!-#1+' =>/? 10.4103/0975-1483.66811

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