Abstract

Siddhars viewed every disease under the roof of diagnostic techniques, finding the root causes, clinical features and treatment methodologies. In Siddha system Sage Theraiyar who lived 350 years ago has worked out a detailed procedure of urine examination, which includes study of its Niram (color), Nirai (density), Naatram (odor), Nurai (froth) and Enjal (volume decrease) and oil drop spreading pattern em of medicine, diagnosis of the disease is based on Ennvagaithervukal (Eight-fold examination), in which NeerkkuriNeikkuri (Urine examination) is one among them. This study aims to validate the Neerkuri on the Neerilivunoi mentioned in Siddha texts.Neerilivu is one of the Kapha diseases propounded by Siddhars. It affects all the Keelnokkukaal (Vatham) and Sapthathaathukal. In Pararaasaseharam (Fifth Part) diabetes is called as losing water, water related disease and sweet urine in Siddha medicine and it is characterized by frequently passing hot urine, passing foamy urine like a pearl (drop) of fresh honey in the water, and this is an incurable disease. From the parallel analysis, the scriptures of Sage Theraiyar about the signs in a urinary examination closely correlate with diabetes mentioned in the modern medical literature.