Camel urine…and its use in medicine

What are the pros and cons of using camel urine as a medicament ? The question was recently tackled in the journalDirasat – a peer - reviewed enquiry journal published by the Deanship of Academic Research , University of Jordan .

In Vol 37 , No 1 , 2010 , authors Mohammad A. Al - Natshah , and Isma’eel M. Al - Braishi , examine the story and philosophical aspects of its employment in their paper : A reckon at the Tradition Narrated by Okal and Oraynah , Medical Treatment by Impurities Filthy Thingswhere they explain :

“ Treatment by camel urine in particular is allowable by sharia scholars . As for being stark , the Sharia scholars were in disagreement as some of they said its pure while others say they are impure . Those who tolerate using it for handling rest at the fact that it can be administered if affected role is very ill though medical products are so advanced . The research goes a headspring by narrating , discussing and giving grounds , that the camels urine is impure but despite that filthy things can be used in pharmaceuticals . ” [ sic , various ]

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Building on the diachronic guidelines , pragmatic advancement in applied camel urine utilisation has also recently been made . enquiry byDr . Faten Abdel - Rahman Khorshid , associate prof at theKing Fahd Medical Research Center , Department of Medical Biology , Faculty of Medicine , Medical Center , King Abdulaziz University ( KAAU ) , Jeddah , Saudi Arabia , has determine that camel piddle hold nano - particles which might be effective against certain types of cancerous cells . The ‘ active ingredient ’ in the weewee – identify by its codename PM701 – has already been tested in humans : See : Khorshid , F. , H. Alshazly , A. Al Jefery and A.M.M. Osman , 2010.Dose escalation phase angle I study in healthy volunteer to evaluate the guard of a natural ware PM701.Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology , 5 ( 3 ): 91 – 97 , 2010 .

for further promote its aesculapian voltage in the fight against Crab worldwide , professor Khorshid has also applied for a swathe of international patents . Here is the US program program – covering “ an utterly new use of camel urine ” – it focus on PM701 hold from the adult single - crookbacked Arabian camel ( Camelus dromedarius ) found roaming natural pastures near Jeddah . ‘ Separation and conceptualization of bioactive fraction and subfraction from camel urine employment as anticancer agent ‘ ( US letters patent app . 2009/0297622 A1 )

This post originally appeared onImprobable Research . Photo via Carpe Feline’sFlickr .

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