Cow Urine, Camel Urine And Modern Science
By S.
Arshad, New Age Islam
29 May 2021
Modern
Science Confirms The Curative Properties Of Camel Urine
Main
Points
1. Curative powers of camel urine was first
emphasised by the Prophet of Islam
2.Camel urine can be used to cure cancer
3. Modern research stresses on the extraction
of its biochemic formulation and its use as a medicine.
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"Prophetic Medicine"
advocate drinking camel urine to prevent coronavirrus in an unkonwn location in
Iran. April 2020.
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In India, a
section of Hindus believe in the curative powers of cow urine. They believe
that cow urine cures a number of diseases including cancer. A number of
prominent Hindu personalities have admitted that they regularly consumed cow
urine to remain healthy or consumed it to be cured of certain diseases. But the
Indian scientists have rejected their claims. According to a news report
recently, "More than 500 Indian scientists have asked the Indian
government to withdraw a call for research proposals on the
"uniqueness" of cows and the curative properties of cow urine, dung
and milk including potential cancer treatments. In an open letter, the
researchers say that the call is 'unscientific' and a misdirection of public
money at a time when research in India is already facing a financial
crunch."
But in Arab
countries, people have believed in the curative powers and medicinal value of
camel faeces and urine. They believed and still believe that camel urine cures
certain diseases including cancer. The basis of this belief lies in the
prophetic medicine (Tibb-e-Nabwi). There are a couple of hadiths which speak
about the curative properties of camel urine and milk.
"Hadhrat Anas r.a. narrated that some
people complained to the holy Prophet pbuh that the air of Madina did not suit
them. The holy Prophet pbuh ordered them to go and stay with the shepherds and
drink the milk and urine of camels. So they went there and drunk the milk and
urine of camels and became healthy." ( Sahih Bukhari Vol 7 Hadith 5686)
There is
another hadith about the same incident in the Sahih Bukhari with some
variation.
This hadith
is the basis of the belief of the Muslims in the curative powers of urine.
Muslims in Arab countries have been using camel urine as a remedy for skin
diseases, problems of gums and teeth, stomach pain, tumour, dropsy, diarrhoea,
diabetes, jaundice, liver and nail infections ,hair problems and other
ailments. In Yemen, it is used for treating various diseases.
But the use
of camel urine does not remain confined to shepherds of Arab and Yemen but
unlike cow urine, camel urine attracted the attention of Arab and African
scientists. They conducted researches on camel urine and faeces and came out
with their findings confirming the belief of Arabs and the Muslims that the
camel urine did possess curative powers. These research papers were published
in various international science magazines and research journals of the US.
For
example, the research paper published in the Journal of Alternative and
Complementary Medicine (Vol 17 No. 9) comes to the conclusion:
"Camel urine has potent anti-platelet
activity against ADP-induced (clopidogrel like) AA-induced(aspirin like) platelet
aggregation, neither human nor bovine urine exhibited such properties. These
novel results provide the first scientific evidence of the mechanism of the
presumed therapeutic properties of camel urine."
Another
science journal American Journal of Pharmaceutical research (Vol 5 issue 1 year
2015) published a research paper on camel urine with the following conclusion:
"The therapeutic effects of camel urine
are known since ancient times and its proved to be antimicrobial natural
material and satisfactory for using as a medical treatment in the field of
medical therapy. It can be used for treatment of several bacterial infections,
especially pseudomonas aeruginosa which account multi drugs resistant bacteria.
On the basis of these findings, it is suggested that the camel urine should be
manufactured and used for treatment for MDRPA."
Another he
research paper on the efficacy of camel urine in treatment of various disease
including cancer was published by the American Journal of Pure and Applied Biosciences,.
The paper says:
"Camel faeces and urine contain a
measurable amount of substances which has been utilised medically against
different diseases even in extremely large quantities without causing side
effects. But it may lead to dehydration in patients who drink it following
thirsty due to its high content of salt."
The
dehydration due to camel urine drink is also confirmed by the hadith which
tells us that one of the persons felt so thirsty that he wildly licked the dust
in desperation.
Secondly
the study also shows that camel urine can also be used to cure cancer. Camel
faeces significantly retarded the growth of CYP1A1, a cancer activating gene by
TCDD at the transcriptional and post transcriptional stages through an
AhR-dependent mechanism.
However,
the WHO alerted people against drinking camel urine as it ventured to limit the
outbreak of MERS in the 90s. About this problem the researchers said,
"MERS
is a respiratory illness that is caused by a virus called Middle East
Respiratory Syndrome Corona Virus or MERS-CoV and can affect both human and
animals. It is believed that MERS originated from animals before it jumped to
humans. The evidence available to date suggests that the viruses have been
present in bats for sometimes and spread to camels by mid-90s. The virus
appears to have spread from animals to humans."
However,
the researchers say that "its mechanism of transmission from camels to
humans has really not been proven".
Therefore,
the study does not encourage directly drinking of urine for medicinal benefits
but stresses on the extraction of its bio-chemic formulation and its use as a
medicine.
The study
says "The health benefits of camel faeces and urine have been shown by
latest scientific researches. However, a very few studies have been published
regarding the medicinal features of camel faeces and urine. It has
anti-carcinogenic anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-platelet properties. The
biochemical composition of camel faeces and urine should be scientifically
extracted and formulated as a therapy. The preclinical and clinical researches
should be required to analyse the efficacy and safety of camel faeces and urine
in the cure of diseases. Scientific investigation and research should be
applied on the pharmacological effects of camel faeces and urine.
It should
be made clear that during the initial period of Islam when medical science was
not developed, people used herbs, milk, urine of camel and other similar
remedies for ailments. Even today, villagers and herders in Yemen and Arab
countries use camel milk, urine and camel faeces as remedy for ailments due to
lack of modern medical facilities. Majority of urban and educated Muslims of
Arab and other parts of the world avail a number of medical options though they
do not deny the curative powers of camel urine recommended by the prophet of
Islam.
This
article was only an effort to find out if the modern science also corroborated
and confirmed the curative powers of camel urine.
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Sohail
Arshad is a columnist with NewAgeIslam.com.
URL: https://www.newageislam.com/spiritual-meditations/cow-urine-camel-urine-science/d/124902
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