CAC – URIC CARE TABLET

These tablets are herbo-mineral tablets and purely ayurvedic formulation. These tablets helps to balance the aggravated kapha dosha. It helps to reduce  kapha that impacts  high levels of uric acids in body and  act as potent diuretic. These tablets helps to relieve the pain while passing of urine and also clears obstruction of urine. Also helpful in detoxification of kidneys. The ingredients used are helpful to treat oedema and various kidney disorders as they have hypotensive, Aphrodisiac, anti-microbial and diuretic properties.

INGREDIENTS OF URIC CARE TABLETS

• Gokhru (Tribulus teritris)   : It is useful treatment of  urinary incontinence, Burning micturation as it has anti-bacterial and diuretic properties. It is also helpful in prevention of urinary infections. It also have anti-lithiasis property that helps in prevention of kidney stone formation.

• Imali kshar (Tamarindus indica)  : It is an ayurvedic preparation that is beneficial in treatment of abdominal colic pain, urine retention, indigestion etc. It has detoxification properties that helps to remove toxins from kidneys thus prevent formation calculi there.

• Yavakshar (Hordeum vulgare)   : This ayurvedic preparation is light in digestion that helps to pacify vitiated kapha dosha. It also helpful in the treatment of Dysuria  and urinary calculi. Also helpful to relieve pain and bloading in stomatch.

• Kalmi shora ( Potassium nitrate) : It helps to flush out kidney stones from the body naturally. It also reduce the risk of calculi formation.

•  Nausadar ( Ammonium chloride)  : It helps to make urine more acidic thus preventing formation of renal stones in kidney . It is also useful in flushing out certain toxins and drugs from the body. It also lowers the level of uric acid in body.
• Swarn gairik( Red ochre) : It has astringent property thus helps in renal calculi. It is also helpful to pacify vitiated kapha and pitta dosha in body.

USES OF URIC CARE TABLETS :

• Renal calculus
• Painful urination
• Obstruction in urine
• Reduces blood urea level
• Detoxify kidneys
• Slow down the process of agieng
• Balance  Psychological ailments

Compared to Uric Care Tablets the allopathic counterpart is Allopurinol

This medication is used to decrease the level of uric acid in blood and prevention of certain kidney stones. It comes under class of drugs called Xanthine oxidase inhibitors.  It does not work straight away and may take several weeks to show effect.

MECHANISUM OF ACTION

It inhibits the enzyme xanthine oxidase that helps in the production of uric acid thus reducing the levels of uric acid in the body. It also inhibits the synthesis of purine  in the body.

Allopurinol is available in market with brand names :

• Aloric
• Allopurinol
• Allgout
• Ciploric
• Cemia-SR

SIDE-EFFECTS :

• Joint pain
• Drowsiness
• Fever and chills
• Rashes
• Nausea
• Abnormal liver function
• Loss of appetite
• Jaundice
• Itching
• Dark urination
• Diarrhea
• Painful urination
• Numbness
• Worsening gout symptoms
• Nose bleeding
• Cataract
• Cardio-vascular abnormalities
• Foot drop
• Renal failure
• Bruise

CONTRADICATIONS

• Hypersensitivity
• Breast feeding mother
• Diabetes
• High blood pressure
• Liver disease