Urine therapy is an extremely specialized branch of alternative treatment. This treatment would involve an external application of human urine to an individual for medicinal or pleasurable purposes. One who practices urine therapy is an uropath.

Believers of this type of treatment claim that urine has many curative powers. There are many countries that have traditionally used urine as a type of medicine for many centuries. Ayurveda has a branch of urine therapy called Amaroli. Some people believe that drinking urine has healing benefits too. Other cultures used it as a form of mystical and spiritual healing powers. Medicinally it has not proven to be very effective and sometimes harms the person taking it. Sometimes the patient would get weak or get general-dropsy. In the far east, the Chinese treat injuries by first sprinkiling urine on them to prevent infection. It is alos taken internally and is said to help and stimulate circulation.

Some doctors recently have said that urine therapy could be potentially helpful for the treatment of cancer. There have be one or two cases whereby some positive effects have taken place. The doctors state that because cancer cells release antigens that also are in urine, taken orally, could inspire the lymphatic system of the intestines to create antibodies. Saying that there has been no large scientific study to suggest that urine can be used as a treatment for cancer and therefore cannot be proven to be an effective cure.

Although there is criticms widely spread throughout the use of urine therapy, doctors have known for a long time about hormone metabolites being present in urine including corticosteroids. They have anti-inflammatory powers that when absorbed through the skin or ingested, can be effective. that said, there are many serious side effects relsated to urine therapy and it is therefore not advised to carry out such procedures or try anything of this nature without a proper consultation from a qualified doctor or physician.

It continues to be a debate today and will be for a long time. Alternative methods for healing are not supported by scientific evidence which is the reason they come under the umbrella of alternative medicine. People are turning to such methods because they have exhausted all conventional methods or simply want to take a more natural approach. Whatever the reason, it is important to go to a registered practitioner who is licensed by the correct body.