Ancient texts of Ayurved describe importance of cow as well as different uses of cow milk and products. Not only milk and its products but also cow urine (Gomutra) is also considered as therapeutically important. Ayurved attributes the importance of Panchagavya means ââ?¬Å?the blend of five products such as milk, curd, ghee, dung and urine obtained from cow. These five products individually called ââ?¬Å?Gavyaââ?¬Â and collectively termed as panchgavya and is said to be curer of all diseases. Acharya Yama has stated a method to prepare Panchagavya, which states that different things should be taken from cows of different colors. The present study was planned to evaluate of cow urine by using modern analytical methods. The parameters used for evaluation were Hippuric acid, phenol and total protein content in cow urine by HPTLC, UV-VIS spectroscopic method respectively. This analytical profile was compared with buffalo and goat urine.
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