Go-mutra therapy provides an especially rich and provocative research topic. The ancient scriptures of ayurveda consider cow urine to be the elixir of life. Cow urine is one of the five contents of Panchagavya which obtain from cow (urine, milk, ghee, curd and dung). Cow urine is an excellent combination of compounds with multiple employments. Uses and benefits of this precious asset were not tapped to its maximum capacity until currently as it was just in the Hindu customs and Ayurvedic therapeutic plans. Recent research has found some traces of precious metal (gold) in it which has further strengthened the beliefs of Ayurveda in its miraculous properties. This incredible ingredient gives amazing results whether used in farming products, medicines, or cosmetics (a recent addition).

1) Cow urine has antimicrobial qualities- Cow urine or gomutra is replete with broad spectrum antimicrobial qualities. The presence of urea, creatinine, aurum hydroxide) carbolic acid, phenols, calcium, and manganese lends cow urine its germicidal qualities. It has formidable antimicrobial powers that can target common trouble-making pathogens like E. coli, Salmonella typhi, Proteus vulgaris, S. aureus, Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus epidermidis to name a few.

2) Uses of Cow Urine for Skin-The antiseptic and antibiotic nature of cow urine makes it suitable for many skin diseases. People who get frightened by the thought of tingling caused by antiseptic application to wounds have good news as they can use cow urine. Cow urine is accepted as equally effective as an antiseptic to heal a wound. The major concern of present day generation is pollution, harmful radiations causing skin cancer and many other skin disorders all are curable by cow urine application either directly or in the form of some oil or cream. Cow urine is believed to have a supernatural property of curing skin diseases by reducing blood toxins. The use of cow urine for hair is also remarkable. It makes the head scalp healthy and hair shiny, strong and dandruff free. Cow urine therapy has treated many skin diseases like psoriasis, freckles, leprosy, acne, sunburns, pimples, eczema and many more.

3) Cow urine can protect against parasites inside the body- Intestinal parasites can cause a host of health problems like dysentery, abdominal pain and loss of nutrients in the body. A study shows that these disease-causing parasites can be effectively dealt with a generous dose of cow urine.

Besides these it also has the following benefits:

·         It is used in the treatment of fever by mixing it with black pepper, yoghurt, and ghee.

·         Anaemia can also be treated by a mixture of cow urine, Triphala (an herbal concoction), and cow milk.

·         Cow urine is also said to be helpful in treatment of peptic ulcer, asthma and certain liver ailments.

·         A mixture of gomutra and dharuharidra is used for treating epilepsy.

·         Cow urine also purifies the human body from inside out by flushing out all toxins, thereby reducing large number of health risks, including diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, etc.

·         Cow urine is also used as sprays for pest control both in houses as well as for agriculture.