Urokinase (and Porta Johns?)

Recycling Fever Reaches New Lows “Utica, Michigan – Realising it is flushing potential profits down the drain, an enterprising young company has come up with a way to trap medically…

“An entire legion of herion-addicted, long-haired rock and rollers are said to have tried Urine Therapy”

While many people are aware that Gandhi drank his urine, few know that leather-clad rocker Jim Morrison (who, like Gandhi, had an unwatchable movie made of his life) began the…

Golden cure? arguments for and against urine therapy

According to its supporters, urine therapy is the number one treatment for all medical ailments. Although the centuries old practice is mired in controversy, they argue, don’t knock it till…

 “Shivambu”, which literally means ‘beneficial water’, refers to auto or self-urine therapy

From the article ‘One teaspoon twice a day — Indians opting for ‘urine therapy’ to ‘cure’ cancer, Covid’ by Tina Das

“Elixir of long life”

The relevance of urine examination has been reported since the ancient times. Urine was connected to religious traditions attracting the interest of the people as “the elixir of long life”.…

Liquid Gold: The Lore and Logic of Using Urine to Grow Plants

I was looking for J. Rosenhek History of medicine: liquid gold Doctor’s Rev: Med Move, 23 (2005) but found this instead. Check out the table of contents at amazon. Featuring a short history…

Laboratory medicine began 6000 years ago with the analysis of human urine

Laboratory medicine began 6000 years ago with the analysis of human urine, which was called uroscopy until the 17th century and today is termed urinalysis. Today physicians use urine to diagnose…

Looking at the urine: the renaissance of an unbroken tradition

The wacky world of wee-wee wizardry! Welcome to the realm of urinalysis, where brave souls peer into the golden depths of human excretion and occasionally… gulp… take a sip! Picture…