It has 
subsequently been proven that this substance 
destroys cancer cells. - A certain Dr. S. Burzynski isolated a peptide com­
ponent in human urine called Antineoplaston. It 
is now known that this substance selectively 
combats the growth of cancer cells without fight­
ing the growth of normal cells. (see also the let­
ter of Dr. Burzynski to the urine therapy centre 
in Ahmedabad, India, in Chapter 6). Many substances with an anti-cancer effect have 
since been discovered in urine, a number of which 
are listed and briefly discussed in Chapter 5. It has 
been discovered that the substance laetrile (also re­
ferred to as vitamin B17) is extremely effective in 
the treatment of cancer. Although it was initially 
not known how this substance could be produced, 
it was subsequently discovered that when goats 
The History of Urine Therapy in the West 21 persistent in his conviction and enthusiasm con­
cerning urine therapy, probably because through 
urine therapy, he cured himself of tuberculosis 
which had been declared 'incurable'. Armstrong began urine therapy after a long and 
agonising journey in which doctor after doctor 
proved unable to cure him of his symptoms. On 
the contrary, his condition only worsened. He de­
cided to try urine therapy for two reasons. First of 
all, a quotation from the Bible stimulated his curi­
osity: "Drink water from your own cistern, flowing wa­
ter from your own well." (The Book of Proverbs 5: 15) 
Secondly, he had childhood memories of his mother 
smearing urine on his face which was swollen from 
a bee sting, and of his grandfather treating animals 
with urine. Armstrong is unclear as to whether this quota­
tion from the Bible should be interpreted as he has, 
but he does claim it to be the source of inspiration 
for his beginning a forty-five day fast based exclu­
sively on urine and water. He combined this fast 
with massaging urine into his skin, based upon 
what he found in another passage in the Bible, the 
Gospel of Matthew 6:17-18: "But when you fast, anoint 
your head and wash your face, ... " He found that fast­
ing was much easier and more pleasant if he also 
massaged himself with (old) urine. After his own successful experience, Armstrong 
treated hundreds of people with urine therapy. Only 
after a number of years, and at the explicit request 
of those he had treated, did he write a book about 
his own experiences and knowledge. This is the 
previously mentioned and praised book The Water 
of Life. This book was and continues to be a great 
20 The Water of Life source of inspiration for everyone who works with 
urine therapy, both in the West and in the East. As mentioned above, Armstrong realised all too 
well that his message was not in keeping with the 
prevailing scientific dogma. Unfortunately, his 
worthwhile results did not stimulate othei: doctors 
in England to delve into this subject. Nonetheless, in other countries several attempts 
have been made by doctors to bring urine treat­
ments to a scientific level. They worked with urine 
injections which were first performed with the in­
vention of the hypodermic needle and syringe. This 
method was applied in Europe as well·as in the! United States, which is apparent from The Physi­
ological Memoirs of Surgeon-General Hammond, US. Army (1863) in which reference is made to this 
method. These days few doctors give urine injec-: 
tions; only Heilpraktiker (natural doctors) in Ger-·
11 
many use this method regularly. They specifically 
consider urine injections to be a worthwhile method: 
of treating illnesses related to allergies. This appli­
cation of urine therapy was recently highlighted on 
a German commercial television broadcasting sta­
tion in which several people with allergies were 
shown injecting themselves with urine. The medical interest in urine and its component 
increased around the beginning of this century 
particularly in Germany. Experiments were con 
ducted on injecting urine, and the results were posi 
tive. The German physician Dr. Herz was an enthusi 
astic proponent of this method and, in 1930, h 
wrote a book reporting his experiences (Di 
Eigenharnbehandlung, 'Auto-Urine Treatment'). were fed almonds and apricot pips, they produced 
a usable dose of laetrile in their urine. The follow­
ing fragment states that human beings are also con­
sidered capable of producing such doses of laetrile: 
"Also we as human beings produce a small amount 
of laetrile when consuming apricots pips and 
(almond pits). For thousands of year~ in very old 
traditions of medicine, cancer patients have been 
treated with urine. For us it might be interesting to 
see what happens when we would replace salted 
and roasted peanut~ not at all a healthy source of 
nutrition, with the pips from almonds and 
apricots." " 
(From: Pleidooi voor Biologische Kankerbestnj"ding, 
P.H.WA.M. van de Veer, p. 60.) A short time ago it was discovered that foetuses in 
the womb use their amniotic fluid in order to de­
velop their lungs. The· foetus literally 'breathes' this 
fluid into its lungs, and without this fluid the lungs 
cannot develop properly. The foetus's urine is tpe 
most important component of amniotic fluid. It has 
also been discovered that surgery carried out m the 
womb does not leave a scar. The amniotic fluid, 
and specifically the urea in it, in which the foetus 
floats ensures a perfect healing of every wound 
within the womb. In the book The Heart of Healing, the author 
William Poole describes how remarkably well the 
scars of-foetuses which are operated upon are healed: 
as if nothing had happened, whereas, after birth, 
the same operations would have left big scars that 
would never completely disappear. Doctors were 
very surprised to· discover this and, according to 
22 The Water of Life Urine therapy before we are born? A foetus floats in amniotic 
fluid, which consists mainly of urine. The foetus drinks some 
of this fluid every day, and urinates it out again: a cycle 
which helps build up the body and internal organs. Poole, they are trying to find out the reason behind 
it as they are looking for a method to help heal post­
operative scars on adults. Hopefully, some time in 
the future, they will discover the very simple 
method of using the patients urine for this purpose! People who are familiar with urine therapy know 
from their own experience how extremely effective 
just a cloth soaked in urine and placed on a wound 
can be in healing this wound. In spite of all these data, the medical world has 
not as yet taken the step forward to research urine 
and its effects as a complete entity, even though 
the beneficial use of many of the components of 
urine is already acknowledged and exploited. For example 'Enzymes of America', an American 
company, has developed a special filter which col­
lects the proteins found in male urine in the 10,000 
portable toilets owned by its subsidiary firm, Porta­
John. Urine contains small amounts of proteins 
produced by the body, a number of which are medi­
cally very important, such as growth hormones and 
insulin. There is an annual market of 500 million 
dollars for these types of substances, which are usu­
ally produced by extremely complicated and expen­
sive methods, such as cell cloning. The company is 
working on bringing its first important product, 
Urokinase, on the market. Urokinase is an enzyme 
which dissolves blood clots and is used in treating 
heart attack victims. The company has contracts 
for supplying this enzyme to several prominent 
pharmaceutical companies. This method was m;::~,. 0r less copied from the 
Chinese. In Shanghai, urine is collected in large ba­
sins in the public toilets. The city government then sells the urine to the pharmaceutical companies who 
extract Urokinase, among other things, from this 
urine. This is exported and sold as medidne all over 
the world. Urine therapy and the pharmaceutical industry: two 
different cycles. The History of Urine Therapy in the West 23 2.4 Recent Research, Practice and 
Literature 
In the past few years, some people from within the 
medical world have shown an increased interest in 
urine therapy, particularly doctors who specialize 
in natural medicine and its principles. In 1991, Dr. Johann Abele wrote a revised ver­
sion of the book previously written by Dr. Herz, 
published under the same title (Die Eigenharn­
behandlung: nach Dr. med. Kurt Herz; Erfahrungen und 
Beobachtungen). Abele's book, however, contains 
only part of the preface from the original book and 
discusses in a scientific manner the various appli­
cations of urine therapy, particularly in the form of 
urine injections. Dr. Abele realises that there is no 
scientific proof for the effects of urine therapy, but 
still seriously recommends this therapy to the medi­
cal world: 
"Although a lot of research in the field of Auto­
Urine therapy was done before the Second World 
War and well known researchers were reported to 
have excellent results with it, it will surprise any 
unbiased observer that after 1945 this therapy­
like rrtany other empirical systems of natural 
medicine- disappeared and was no longer openly 
subject to research and discussion. h has since only 
been preserved and developed by those who work 
outside the field of orthodox medicine. During this modern era when pure physics and 
mathematics have entered into areas where science 
and religion -once strong enemies- can meet each 
24 The Water of Life other, it can no longer be tolerated that people 
dismiss such an interesting method of folk medicine 
by just saying that it must be a remain of the 
magical, dirt practise used by uncivilised tribes. An ineffective therapy does not survive hundreds 
of years in the consciousness of people! The 
astounding results which therapists who work with 
this auto-urine-method have over and over again 
should bring them as well as others to use this 
therapy for otherwise 'incurable diseases', even 
though so far no explanation for its effectiveness 
has been given. For the most important task of a 
doctor should be, even when in opposition to public 
opinion and customs, to use any therapy which 
promises results, in accordance with an old saying: 
WHO HEALS, IS RIGHT. II 
(From: Die Eigenharnbehandlung: nach Dr. med. Kurt Herz; Erfahrungen und Beobachtungen, Dr. 
med. Johann Abele, 8., verbesserte Auflage, Karl 
F. Haug Verlag, Heidelberg, 1991, p. 71-72.) Besides the previously mentioned book by Carmen 
Thomas, another book was published in 1993 in 
Germany on urine therapy entitled Die Heilkraft der 
Eigenharntherapie ('The Healing Power of Urine 
Therapy'), written by Ingeborg AHmann, a former 
pharmacist. As with many other people who started 
to work with urine therapy, it was a personal health 
crisis which brought her into contact with this 
method of healing. Ingeborg AHmann suffered from 
severe allergic asthma, and allopathic medicine of­
fered little relief. After some time, she developed 
an aversion to all chemical products, the former 
source of her income. In a complete turnaround, she turned to natural medicine, including urine 
therapy. Ultimately, AHmann wrote a book about 
· her experiences in which she discusses urine therapy 
as well as a number of general principles of holistic 
therapies. "More than any other method, urine therapy 
represents the principles of natural medicine, 
according to which one should not passively depend 
on 'being healed', but should instead heal oneself 
actively. One's own urine is a specific medicine for anyone 
who is ill -it is made for him or her personally 
and is just right for what he or she needs at the 
present moment- because it changes its composition 
all the time. It is not only something that cures, but it also 
sustains health when taken as a preventative. Taken energetically, one could consider urine to 
be an exact hologram of both healthy as well as 
diseased body fluids. All information from the body 
fluids is collected and stored in the urine. Since everyone has to learn to take responsibility 
for their own health over and over again -do you 
normally give your highest good so easily in the 
hands of others?-anyway, urine therapy will help 
you in a very simple way to take that responsibility 
with your own hands." (From: Die Heilkraft der Eigenharn-Therapie, 
Ingeborg AUmann, Verlag Dr. Karl Hohn K4 
Biberach 1993, p. 5-6.) AUmann emphasises the importance of fasting, par­
ticularly during chronic illnesses. She also explains 
how urine can be injected, and describes another method in which urine and blood are mixed. A few 
drops of this mixture should then be ingested orally 
on a regular basis. This shows the versatility of the 
different methods of application of urine therapy, 
although, according to AUmann, drinking, and spe­
cifically fasting, is the most simple and effective 
way. AUmann discusses the kidneys as a source of pri­
mal energy which is essential for the body. The kid­
neys are vital organs which play an extremely 
important role in the balance of the whole organ­
ism and the functioning of other organs. According 
to Allmann, urine therapy is an excellent way to 
restore and stimulate this primal energy. "Since one's own urine is the best medicine for 
the kidneys that we could imagine, all diseases 
which are caused by under-or non-functioning of 
this organ can be cured in this way, i.e. via the 
kidneys. It is clear for any holistic health practitioner that 
all cycles within the body are interconnected, and 
this means that the healing of one of those cycles 
will have a positive effect on the others." (From: Die Heilkraft der Eigenharn-Therapie, 
Ingeborg AUmann, Verlag Dr. Karl Hohn K4 
Biberach 1993, p. 24.) AUmann extensively describes the role of the pH­
value and how important the acid-alkaline percent­
age is for our body and health. She also gives an 
overview of the diversity of illnesses on which urine 
therapy has had positive results. Both AHmann and 
Abele state that candidiasis (a frequently occurring, 
stubborn fungal infection) can be completely cured 
The History of Urine Therapy in the West 25 by a three-week urine fast. AHmann (a pharmacist) 
also outlines the chemical composition of urine. In his book Die Apotheke in uns; Behandlung mit 
Eigenharn- eine bewahrte Naturheilmethode ('The Phar­
macy Within Ourselves; Treatment with Auto-Urine 
-A Proven Natural Healing Method'), the Swiss phy­
sician, Dr. UE. Hasler, discusses the substances found 
in urine even more extensively. Hasler tells how, 
shortly after World War II, he first heard of urine 
therapy. Urine was often used at the front, for lack 
of other medication and as a disinfectant for surgery 
instruments. His interest was rekindled much later 
when he heard the story of a doctor from Russia. Apparently, this doctor treated many people from far 
and wide, and was able to alleviate or completely cure 
illnesses with nothing else than urine therapy, while 
other methods up until then had failed. Hasler wanted to know more about urine therapy, 
and asked Mantak Chia, an Eastern teacher in the 
field of holistic health and spirituality who is also 
well-known in the West, for more information: 
"I went to the teacher of the course, Mantak Chia, 
and asked him if he had ever heard of this peculiar 
method. Immediately his face turned into a big 
smile, and he pointed at himself and said: "I use it 
myself You Western doctors make a big mistake 
in thinking that the kidneys only discard poisonous 
substances. ]ust look at the dung of plants. A human 
being is also such a plant and can benefit 
enormously from it."" (From: Die Apotheke in uns; Behandlung mit Eigenharn 
-eine bewahrte Naturheilmethode, Dr. med. UE. Hasler, Karl F. Haug Verlag, Heidelberg 1994, p.9.) 26 The Water of Life Hasler ascribes the effect of urine therapy in part 
to the many effective substances found in urine. He illustrates this with an overview of these sub­
stances (almost twenty pages!) and their possible 
effects. But Hasler does not limit himself to the 
medical aspects of these substances; he also dis­
cusses the 'life energy' found in urine: 
"Looking at the surprising diversity of subs­
tances found in urine makes us understand its 
positive effect. A-L ( auto-liquidum =urine, tr.) represents a living substance. This fluid is full of 
life and contains the life energy which is so 
important. In complementary medicine we already deal 
with the principle of life energy. We have inside 
our human bodies an inner healing principle; it is 
what I call"the Healer Within". This inner doctor 
is very intelligent and wants to keep the organism 
healthy whenever possible- whether it is a plant, 
ammal or human being. Independently and from 
within areas we are normally not aware of, he is 
always busy, never sleeps, does not know Sundays 
nor holidays, and is always there as long as the 
organism is ,; ·;.,e." (From: Die A; u· .Jke in uns; &handlung mit Eigenharn 
-eine be ltrte Naturheilmethode, Dr. med. UE. Hasler, Karl F. Haug Verlag, 
Heidelberg 1994, p. 48.) A few brief examples of the use of urine therapy in 
a number of other countries follow below. Various schools and clinics in the United States 
which work with natural medicine also work with ,, 
I 
i urine therapy. The Water of Life Institute in Florida 
(now Lifestyle Institute, Ruidoso NM, see address 
list in the back of this book) has contributed much 
to the promotion of the therapy. In New York City, 
a support group currently exists for those who use 
urine therapy, with some 700 members, many of 
whom are suffering from AIDS. Recently I heard 
about a similar support group existing in West Hol­
lywood, California. Some people with AIDS have 
already benefited greatly from this therapy. In 1994 the book Your Own Perfect Medicine, writ­
ten by Martha Christy, was published in the United 
States. This book gives a very complete and good 
overview of scientific material concerning the medi­
cal value of urine and its substances. Urine therapy is also used extensively in an in­
stitute in England. This institute is directed by 
Arthur Lincoln Pauls, a specialist in bio-orthonomy 
and author of the book on urine therapy, Shivambu 
K.alpa. A 'juicier' example of the use of urine therapy 
in England is the British. actress Sarah Miles. She 
drinks a glass of her own life water daily and swears 
that this keeps her healthy and beautiful. Urine is 
terrific for skin care, a fact already well known by 
the ancient Egyptians. The present-day cosmetic 
industry is also aware of this fact: if you study the 
ingredients of a number of skin creams and various 
brands of toothpaste, you will regularly come across 
'urea' as a significant component. Two books have recently been published in 
France on urine therapy. The bookAmaroli suggests 
a list of names for urine therapy, including the play­
ful name 'pipi-therapie'. Besides an extensive sum­
mary of its practical application,Amaro/i also places urine therapy within the broader perspective of 
modern holistic medicine and health concepts. One 
chapter discusses the transformative and (self)­
regenerative effect of drinking urine. From this 
perspective, urine therapy is a modern way of 
'sanctifying' the body, as it revitalises the genetic 
structure on the deepest level. We see here a link to 
the 'sacred' character of urine therapy as described 
by ancient traditions. As a conclusion to this section, I would like to fo­
cus on a number of facts related to drinking urine 
in emergency situations. Drinking urine is a good alternative wherever 
water is scarce. It not only satisfies the need for 
liquid, but ·also actually keeps the body healthy. Some time ago there was an earthquake in Egypt. A survivor was pulled out of the rubble in Cairo 
after being trapped for three days. The man had 
kept himself alive by, among other things, drinking 
his own urine and he was in excellent condition. I 
heard another story about a man who kept himself 
alive with his own urine for a week in a collapsed 
mine. At the time of his rescue, he looked fine and 
was in extraordinary health. I also recently read an 
article about an Italian athlete who was lost in the 
Sahara for ten days. Upon returning to the civilised 
world, he told how he had drunk his own urine for 
lack of other liquids. He had kept himself alive by 
eating desert plants and insects and drinking his 
own urine. Shipwrecked people can drink their own urine 
to survive, although one should not wait until 
the body is almost dehydrated before doing so. The History of Urine Therapy in the West 27 Drinking urine is also a smart way to survive in 
situations in which water is unsafe to drink. During earthquakes and floods, water is often 
infected with pathogens, while urine is always 
sterile. Drinking polluted water can cause serious, 
often fatal, illnesses. Urine is a perfect alternative: 
if drunk fresh, it quenches thirst without present­
ing any danger, and is always available- any time, 
anywhere. Moreover, it will help combat possible 
diseases. Soldiers have survived long periods in the wil­
derness by drinking th~ir own urine, and soldiers 
in the Foreign Legion are sometimes instructed to 
rub their own urine into their skin in order to build 
up resistance to illness. Soldiers sometimes also uri­
nate into their shoes before starting on a march, as 
urine apparently helps prevent blisters. The method 
of using urine for (new) shoes was often applied in 
the past and even today I sometimes meet people 
from the older generation who still know how to 
get their shoes fitting by using this versatile fluid. 3. NECTAR OF IMMORTALITY: 
The History of Urine Therapy in the East 
3.1 Urine Therapy within 
Hinduistic Tradition 
Sometimes urine therapy is referred to as 'the 
mother of Ayurvedic medicine'. Ayurveda is an an­
cient form of naturopathy and is still being applied 
and practised in India. Presently, it is becoming 
more popular in the West as well. In India, a 5,000-
year-old document has been found which describes 
the practise of urine therapy. In this document, 
there are many references to herbs and medicines 
still used in present day Ayurveda. · This document consists of 107 verses (slokas), is 
called Shivambu Kalpa Vidhi ('the method of drink­
ing urine in order to rejuvenate'), and is part of a 
document called Damar Tantra. (The entire text can 
be found in Chapter 7.) Shivambu literally means the water of Shiv a, the 
highest god in the Indian pantheon. The name Shiv a 
means auspiciousness. In India, at least among urine 
therapists, one often speaks of drinking Shivambu, 
which s~mply means drinking the water of auspi­
ciousness. These are the opening verses of the Damar Tantra 
text, in which the god Shiva begins to speak with 
his wife Parvati: Verses 1-4 
/IOh Parvati! (The God Shiva speaks to his wife 
Parvati.) Those who practise this method can enjoy 
the fruits of their meditation and this method. For 
this, certain actions have been recommended along 
with certain types of utensils. The Shivambu is to 
be drunk from pots made of gold, silver, copper, 
· brass, iron, tin, glass, earth, bamboo, bones, leather, 
or a bowl made of plantain leaves. The urine should be collected in any one of the 
above mentioned utensils and should be drunk. However, earthen pots are the best for use." Practical instructions are given on how to collect 
and ingest urine, and advice on what is best to eat 
if you drink your own urine. It has to be kept in 
mind, however, that this document was written 
for those who practice yoga, work intensively with 
their body and soul and adapt their food to this 
lifestyle. Nevertheless, the following verse contains 
some helpful general guidelines for everyone who 
uses urine therapy. Verse 5 
"The follower of the therapy should avoid pungent, 
salty ingredients in his meals. He should not 
over-exert himself He should follow a balanced and 
light diet ... " 
The History of Urine Therapy in the East 29 Urine was equated with a ·divine drink which had 
the power to exterminate all kinds of illnesses and 
ailments. The following verse suggests that physical 
purification is connected with a life of meditation. Verse 9 
"Shivambu is a divine nectar! It is capable of 
abolishing old age and various types of diseases 
and ailments. The follower should first ingest his 
urine and then start his meditation." A number of verses discuss the importance of mas­
saging with urine. This is an important and sup­
plementary part of applying urine therapy, the 
effects of which will comprehensively be discussed 
elsewhere in this·book. A few verses on massaging 
with urine follow below. Verse44 
"Now, oh Parvati, I shall tell you about the process . of massage. If such a massage is carried out, the follower 
can enjoy the fruits of his meditation and his 
lifestyle and will experience spiritual growth." 30 Nectar of Immortality Verse48 
"Shivambu should be applied to the whole body. It 
is exceptionally nourishing, and can relieve all 
ailments." Verse 87 
"Oh Parvati! If he massages his body thrice a day 
and night with Shivambu, his countenance will be 
shining and his heart will be strong, His body and 
muscles will be strong, He will float in pleasure." This text is special because it connects physical 
purification with purity of spirit and state of mind. Verse 87 is an especially good example of this be­
lief. The hormonal component seems to have a posi­
tive effect on the state of mind (see Chapter 5). Various people with whom I have spoken felt noti­
ceably more emotionally stable, high-spirited and 
vital after they started urine therapy. The last verse of the text, in which Parvati is re­
quested to keep the entire story a secret, follows 
below: 
Verse 107 
"Oh my beloved Parvati! I have narrated the 
details of Shivambu Kalpa. This is its technique. Attempts should be made to keep it a secret. Do 
not tell anyone." ~ Part of a Sanskrit text from the Shivambu Kalpa 
Vidhi as described in the Damar Tantra. With this intriguing warning, the chapter on 
Shivambu Kalpa Vidhi as described in the Damar 
Tantra concludes. Another story which I know of 
by word of mouth is about Shiva telling his wife 
Parvati how good urine therapy is for physical and 
spiritual health. A number of incidents occur, how­
ever, before Shiva is pressed to divulge the secret to 
Parvati in this rather juicy story. The story goes as follows: Shiva and Parvati are 
happily married, but over the years friction has be­
gun to develop between the two. How has this come 
ibout"? Parvati is jealous of Shiva because he always 
· looks so handsome and healthy, is extremely vital 
and has such a zest for life. Furthermore, he main­
tains that he is immortal. However, whenever 
i'arvati asks Shiva how this is possible, he always 
. answers that it is a secret. Parvati is not satisfied 
with this answer, and she begins to pressure her 
husband. She neglects the housekeeping, and when 
that does not help she burns their meals more and 
more often. But that does not help either. She fi­
nally takes drastic measures: she denies her husband 
any sexual contact. However, the world and the 
universe existed by the grace of the sexual inter­
course the mighty god Shiva regularly had with his 
wife Parvati. Heaven and earth shook during their 
intercourse, and so all life remained in existence. Shiva was faced with a difficult dilemma. He ei­
ther divulged his secret or the world would come 
to an end. Ultimately, he decided to tell his secret: 
the source of his immortality and unbridled vital­
ity was nothing other than drinking his own urine. Parvati now knew the secret, but Shiv a warned her 
to treat this valuable information with respect and not to tell it to just anybody. Information on urine therapy has survived partly 
because it is often passed down in secret traditions, 
one of which is T antric Yoga. Urine therapy is also 
Shiva and his wife Parvati. It was not easy for Parvati to 
fish the secret out of Shiva, but he ultimately told her. None­
theless it is information that should be treated carefully, he 
warns her. The History of Urine Therapy in the East 31 called Amaroli in the Tantric Yoga tradition. Amaroli comes from the wordAmar, which means 
immortality. Amaroli is used together with certain 
yoga exercises (Kriya Yoga) to purify the body so 
that the consciousness can ultimately contain the 
entire universe. In this respect, it is closely related 
to a religious practice, and is therefore not really a 
method of treatment. Swami Satyananda Saraswati states in 'Amaroli 
-The Way of the Yogi', the preface to the book 
Amaroli: 
"I am fully acquainted with the topic of amaroli 
and have had personal experience with its use. Of 
course, I did not use it for therapy but in order to 
perfect vajroli kriya, and I am convinced that those 
who want to perfect vajroli will have to go through 
the process of amaroli. Since 1943, right up to 1978 (date of publication 
of the book Amaroli), I have never seen bad results 
from the use of amaroli, either in therapy or for 
vajroli. just recently a very ill gentleman 
approached me and asked me my opinion on amar­
oli. I suggested that he try it for himself and see 
what happens. Now, two months later, he has 
recovered completely. From the healing point of view, if amaroli proves 
to be less dangerous than the therapeutic use of 
drugs, synthetic hormones and various other 
assorted chemical substances, if it proves less 
corrosive and nutritionally harmful than Coca Cola 
and 7-Lf;>, if it is less dependence-producing and 
intoxicating than alcohol, less distasteful than 
eating gelatin, manufactured from the hooves and 
32 Nectar of Immortality tendons of animals, then I am sure it will be a boon 
to humanity. I personally feel that we must state the facts on 
amaroli in as straightforward, clear 1nd direct a 
manner as po$sible. Then mankind may just 
possibly find that there are many other benefits 
hidden in the science of amaroli than originally 
believed." (From: Amaro/i, S. S. Saraswati, Bihar School of 
Yoga, Bihar 1978) 
Many verses in the Damar Tantra refer to the spir­
itual aspects of urine therapy. Keep in mind that 
this text was meant for yogis or monks who fol­
lowed a spiritual path. A number of things will 
therefore sound exaggerated. One example is: 
Verse 19 
"After eight years of working with this method, the 
follower can conquer all the five important elements 
of the universe. Nine years of this method will make the follower 
immortal." In the Indian tradition the entire material world 
consists of the five elements earth, water, fire, air 
and ether. Conquering these elements is equal to 
spiritual freedom, which means one does not have 
to remain in the cycle of reincarnation. Generally 
stated, reincarnation is based upon the belief that a 
person keeps being reborn until he is liberated from 
earthly life, either by performing good deeds or by 
becoming enlightened. In this sense reaching immortality can be seen as 
achieving spiritual freedom. Other fragments in the Damar Tantra refer to the 
influence of urine therapy on moods and character. Jt is also clear that urine therapy is applied in 
combination with herbs. The method of urine 
therapy described in the Damar Tantra is closely 
related to the Ayurvedic tradition, Ayurveda being 
the 'science of long life', an Indian system of natu­
ral medicine and living, thousands of years old and 
stil: successfully being practised. The following frag­
ments indicate how urine therapy relates to 
Ayurveda and to herbs blended according to 
_Ayurvedic principles: 
Verse 37 
"Sulphur, dried fruit of Am/a (Phylonthus 
Emblica) and nutmeg powder should be mixed 
together and taken daily, followed by Shivambu. All pains and miseries vanish." Verse 62 
"The follower who drinks the mixture ofShivambu 
and the powder of thr five parts of the 
Sharapunkha (Devnal) plant will become the 
master and authority of meditation. He will enjoy 
utmost pleasure in life." Verse 85 
"Oh Goddess, if in the early morning the follower 
nasalizes his own urine, the ailments arising out 
ofKapha, Pitta and Vata will vanish. He will have 
a healthy appetite and his body will become strong 
and healthy." Other ancient texts which are part of the religious 
and spiritual heritage of India also contain frag­
ments about and refer either to urine therapy or to 'amaroli' ('nectar of immortality'). A number of 
these fragments, most of them taken over from the 
book Amaroli of S.S. Saraswati, follow below. Hatha Yoga Pradipika 3;96-97 
"In the doctrine of the Kapalikas, amaroli is the 
drinking of the midstream, leaving the first for it 
is too pungent (too much bile) and the last, which 
is useless. He who drinks amari, snuffs it daily, 
and practises vajrolt~ is said to be practising 
amaroli." Gyanarnava Tantra, Chapter 22 
"After realizing the exact knowledge of dharma and 
ad harm a, every aspect of the world becomes holy­
stool, urine, ovum, nails,. bones, are all holy things 
in the sight of that person who has explored mantra. 0 Parvati, different deities are living in that 
water from which urine is made, then why is urine 
said to be contaminated?" Harit, Chapter 1 on Urine 
"Human urine is basic, bitter and light. It destroys 
diseases of the eyes, makes the body strong, 
improves digestion and destroys coughs and colds." BhawaPrakasha, Verse 7, Chapter on Urine 
"Human urine destroys poison, properly used ii 
gives new life, purifies blood, clears skin troubles, 
is sharp in taste and contains many salts." Yoga Ratnakar, Mutrashtakam Verse 11 
''Human urine controls bile in the blood, destroys 
worms, cleans intestines, controls cough and calms 
nerves. It is sharp in taste, destroys laziness and is 
an antidote to poisons." The History of Urine Therapy In the East 33 Sushrut Samhita, 4/2 28 
"Human urine is an antidote to poisons." Tirumandiram 
(written by Siddhar Tirumoolar), Verse 830 
"Shivambu is medicine for the courageous. It is 
divine and nectar, the gift of shakt( and imbues 
one with great strength. The God Nandi has told 
us about this. The great sages have said it is the 
basis· of all medicines.'' 34 Nectar of Immortality Vyavahar Sutra, Chapter 42 
In Chapter 42 of the Vyavahar Sutra, a religious 
document from the Jain tradition written by 
Acharya Bhadrabahu, the followers' pratimas 
(promises and trials) are listed. This includes a pe­
riod as a hermit during which one fasts and drinks 
all one's secreted urine. Shiva-Parvati Sambad 
This is an ancient Sanskrit document studied by 
Professor Athawale from Ahmedabad. The text was 
apparently terribly damaged, but in spite of this 
Professor Athawale has been able to decipher the 
following fragments. Shiva says to his wife Parvati 
"Dev( listen to what I say: Shivambu (urine) is a 
great purift.eri it removes all the impurities from 
the body. Shivambu is a veritable nectar ( amrit) 
churned out of one's own body.'' 'The pot which is to be used for collecting urine 
before oral consumption should first be cleansed with 
a piece of cloth. While cleaning the pot the following 
mantra should be uttered-1astraya phut'." ~ A saddhu (Indian holy man) drinking urine from a 
human skull. Australian scientists are doing research 
into the drinking of urine by Indian yogis and the pre­
sumed beneficial effects on their meditation practices. The tranqui/lizing effects of morning urine are, accord­
ing to the hypothesis of the scientists, to be attributed 
to a hormone called melatonin. ·The text includes the following mantra, which 
should be said aloud seven times before drinking 
urine: 
"Om, aim hreem amritodbhave amrita varshini, 
amritam kuru no swaha." · 
A mantra is a holy saying which can be compared 
to a short prayer. The super mantras Om Namaha 
Shivaya ('All honour to Shiva' or' May Thy will be 
done') from Hinduism and Om Manipadme Hum 
('The jewel in the lotus') from Buddhism are also 
known to many Westerners. · The text further states that for fast results, urine 
should be drunk three times a day: once in the 
morning, once in the afternoon and once in the 
evening, usually one hour before or after dinner. One of the results of this can be: 
"By taking shivambu continually and regularly, a 
man or woman becomes sexually potent and the 
signs of old age (such as senility and loss of. procreative power) are removed." Satapatha Brahmana 
"The Soma (moon) beverage is urine." The Vedic tradition links the use of hallucinogenic 
substances and the drinking of urine. Soma was a 
drink brewed from hallucinogenic plants. Which 
·plant that was is still unknown, altho)..lgh many 
suggestions have been made. The folluwing is stated 
in the above mentioned book Plants of the Gods: 
"The Rig-Veda definitely refers to urine-drinking 
in the Soma ritual: "The swollen men piss the 
flowing Soma. The lord~ with full bladder~ piss Soma quick with movement.·· J'he priests 
impersonating Indra and Vayu, having drunk 
Soma in milk, urinate Soma. In the Vedic poem~ 
urine is not offensive but is an ennobling metaphor 
A clinic where urine therapy is practised in Kolhapur, India. Written above the entrance: Shivambu Nature Cure 
Hospital. In India urine therapy is often called Shivambu, 
the water of Shiva. The History of Urine Therapy in the East 35 of enzymes which support and stimulate an opti­
mal functioning especially of the liver. This helps 
the body to cope with a possible diseased conditi­
on, even in the case of serious illnesses such as ma­
laria. He told me that for that reason he also half 
jokingly advises his patients to eat like a cow when 
applying urine therapy in an intensive form in case 
of a serious illness. The serious undertone of this 
advice is, of course, that a mainly raw-food, veg­
etarian diet enhances the healing effects of one's 
own human urine used for drinking. I found the following quotation on the use of 
cow-urine by a certain Abbe Dubois in Mother 
India: 
"'Urine is looked upon as the most efficacious for 
purifying any kind of uncleanness. I have often 
seen ... Hindus following the cows to pasture, 
waiting for the moment when they could collect the 
precious liquid in vessels of brass, and carrying it 
away while still warm to their houses. I have also 
seen them waiting to catch it in the hollow of their 
hands, drinking some of it and rubbing their faces 
and heads with the rest. Rubbing it in this way is 
supposed to wash away all external uncleanness, 
and drinking it, to cleanse all internal impurity.' Very holy men, adds the Abbe, drink it daily." (From: Mother India, Katherine Mayo, Harcourt, 
Brace and Co., New York 1927, p.225) 
38 Nectar of Immortality 3.2 Medical Use of Urine within 
Buddhist Tradition 
References to urine therapy can also be found in 
the Buddhist and Taoist traditions. Buddha himself 
had a thorough knowledge of Ayurveda and was 
aware of the power of urine therapy. In the Bud­
dhist document, Mahabagga, it is said that Buddh · 
advised the use of urine in case of poison by a snake 
bite. Milarepa, the great Tibetan Buddhist yogi saint,: 
once said: · 
"At times when I am thirsty, I drink pure blue 
water. At others I rely on my own secretions. Frequently I drink the flow from the Fountain of 
Compassion. Quite often I sip enchanting nectar of goddesses." Urine therapy was possibly spread throughout 
Tibet, Mongolia and China along with Buddhism. Many lamas (Tibetan monks) easily attained the 
age of one hundred with the help of urine. One of 
the well-known climbers of Mount Everest, Sir 
Morris Wilson, had also heard about the use of urine 
from the lamas. He practised urine therapy during 
his expeditions by drinking urine as well as mas­
saging it into his skin. He was therefore able to 
withstand all the rigours of the difficult trek. I came a.~ross a number of Tibetan monks a few 
years ago while waiting for my plane back to 
Amsterdam at the airport in New Delhi. With the 
help of an interpreter, I asked them if they knew about urine therapy. They proceeded to tell me 
that although they did not usually drink their 
own urine, they did drink the urine of one of the 
higher lamas if one of the monks fell ill. They be­
lieve that urine from one of the higher lamas is 
purer and cleaner. Purity of mind is always con­
nected with physical purity in the Eastern tradi­
tion. I spoke with people in India who practised an 
intensive Vi pas sana meditation and simultaneously 
applied urine the.t.apy. They noticed that over the 
F,Ourse of the ten-day Vipassana meditation their 
~rine became clearer and purer. Research on acid­
~lkaline proportions has demonstrated that stress 
causes the blood and therefore the urine to acidify. fteduction or prevention of stress, brought about 
by meditation, naturally improves the quality of 
~he blood. , Tibetan medicine sometimes prescribes urine 
~herapy for the mentally ill, and includes an ancient 
~radition in which urine is used for diagnosing 
physical as well as mental symptoms, varying from 
•imple (physical) ailments to possession by demons 
and spirits. In her book Tibetan Buddhist Medicine and Psy­
chiatry, Terry Clifford refers to the use of urine ~n a 
number of prescriptions. These prescriptions are 
found in the Gyu-zhi, the most important medical 
document in Tibetan medical literature. Clifford 
believes that the use of urine is one of the many 
lnfluences of Ayurveda on Tibetan medicine: ''Urine 
~as extensively used as medication in Ayurveda medi­
:ine, especially for the mema::y ill" 
The following are two prescriptions in which 
reference is made to the use of urine: Gyu-zhi, from Chapter 77 
(on exorcising spirits) 
"All these elemental spirits are swifiiV liberated 
by the use of an edible ointment and snuff called 
"medicine butter." It is compounded of: 
the three chief fruits [Chebulic myrobalan-arura, 
Be/eric myroba/an, Emblic myrobalan], sandal­
wood, saffron crocus, bya-kri, the three hots [ginger, 
long pepper, black pepper], cardamom, barberry, 
pine, Fanacetum sibiricum, Holarrhena anti­
dysenterica, pu-shel-rtsi [khus-khus or orchid], 
white mustard, Indian valerian, juniper, lavender, 
Piper chaba, Costus speciosus, hellebore, white 
aconite, spang-ma, realgar, the "six urines"." (From: Tibetan Buddhist Medicine and Psychiatry, 
Terry Clifford, Samuel Weiser Inc., York Beach 
USA 1984, p. 181-182.) Gyu-zhi, from Chapter 78 
"For disturbance from poison, rely upon a tablet 
, made of: 
dpa-ser, white aconite, red aconite, re-ral, turmeric, 
"fragrant water" [urine]." (From: Tibetan Buddhist Medicine and Psychiatry, 
Terry Clifford, Samuel Weiser Inc., York Beach 
USA 1984, p. 188.) In an accompanying note this is further explained: 
"Mix the powder of the above with red cow's urine. The cow must have been inside a house for seven 
days and should have had clean grass to eat. The 
urine should be taken at sunrise, then strained and 
then boiled with the powder until it yields a thick 
paste. Urine, especially that of a healthy and clean 
The History of Urine Therapy in the East 39 about urine therapy. They proceeded to tell me 
that although they did not usually drink their 
own urine, they did drink the urine of one of the 
higher lamas if one of the monks fell ill. They be­
lieve that urine from one of the higher lamas is 
purer and cleaner. Purity of mind is always con-
; nected with physical purity in the Eastern tradi­l tion. I spoke with people in India who practised an 
~intensive Vi pas sana meditation and simultaneously 
~applied urine thetapy. They noticed that over the 
~course of the ten-day Vipassana meditation their 
' rine became clearer and purer. Research on acid­
';Plkaline proportions has demonstrated that stress 
'causes the blood and therefore the urine to acidify. eduction or prevention of stress, brought about 
by meditation, naturally improves the quality of 
1the blood. , Tibetan medicine sometimes prescribes urine 
'therapy for the mentally ill, and includes an ancient 
.tradition in which urine is used for diagnosing 
physical as well as mental symptoms, varying from 
simple (physical) ailments to possession by demons 
: and spirits. 1. In her book Tibetan Buddhist Medicine and Psy­
; chiatry, Terry Clifford refers to the use of urine ~n a 
• number of prescriptions. These prescriptions are 
found in the Gyu-zhi, the most important medical 
document in Tibetan medical literature. Clifford 
believes that the use of urine is one of the many 
influences of Ayurveda on Tibetan medicine: ''Urine 
was extensively used as medication in Ayurveda medi­
cine, especially for the mencaffy ill" 
The following are two prescriptions in which 
reference is made to the use of urine: Gyu-zh~ from Chapter 77 
(on exorcising spirits) 
"All these elemental spirits are swiftly liberated 
by the use of an edible ointment and snuff called 
"medicine butter." It is compounded of 
the three chief fruits [Chebulic myrobalan-arura, 
Be/eric myrobalan, Emblic myrobalan], sandal­
wood, saffron crocu~ bya-kri, the three hots [ginger, 
long pepper, black pepper], cardamom, barberry, 
pine, Fanacetum sibiricum, Holarrhena anti­
dysenterica, pu-shel-rtsi [khus-khus or orchidlt 
white mustard, Indian valerian, juniper, lavender, 
Piper chaba, Costus speciosu~ hellebore, white 
aconite, spang-ma, realgar, the "six urines"." (From: Tibetan Buddhist Medicine and Psychiatry, 
Terry Clifford, Samuel Weiser Inc., York Beach 
USA 1984, p. 181-182.) Gyu-zhi, from Chapter 78 
"For disturbance from poison, rely upon a tablet 
, made of 
dpa-ser, white aconite, red aconite, re-ral, turmeric, 
"fragrant water" [urine]." (From: Tibetan Buddhist Medicine and Psychiatry, 
Terry Clifford, Samuel Weiser Inc., York Beach 
USA 1984, p. 188.) In an accompanying note this is further explained: 
"Mix the powder of the above with red cow's urine. The cow must have been inside a house for seven 
days and should have had clean grass to eat. The 
urine should be taken at sunrise, then strained and 
then boiled with the powder until it yields a thick 
paste. Urine, especially that of a healthy and clean 
The History of Urine Therapy in the East 39 person or animal, is believed to be an excellent 
antiseptic and anti-toxin. It can be applied directly 
to an open wound to prevent infection if nothing 
else is available. Here it is used to counter an 
internal toxic reaction. " (From: Tibetan Buddhist Medicine and Psychiatry, 
Terry Clifford, Samuel Weiser Inc., York Beach 
USA 1984, p. 190-191.) Clifford writes the following on the use of urine in 
Ayurveda and Tibetan medicine in general: 
"As for the inclusion of substances such as blood 
and urine in medicine~ it may strike the modern 
mind as disgusting and outrageous. But such 
substances are found in traditional medicines 
around the world, including China, and sometimes 
turn ou( under scientific investigation, to have some 
merit. Urine, for example, has recently been found 
to contain substances that act as powerful mental 
Partial representation of a Tibetan Thangka, which 
'demonstrates' how one may diagnose illnesses by 
examining (looking at) someone's urine. 40 Nectar of Immortality and emotional tranquillizers without any of the 
side-effects of manufactured chemical tranquillizers 
-according to Danish scientists." (From: Tibetan Buddhist Medicine and Psychiatry, 
Terry Clifford, Samuel Weiser Inc., York Beach 
USA 1984, p. 209.) Tibetan doctors who visit the West even today can 
make extremely precise diagnoses based upon a sin· 
gleglance at a fresh glass of the patient's urine. They 
also advise those who work with precious stones 
to urinate on the stones. This protects the stone 
and makes it entirely the possession of the person 
who works with it or wears it. A thin layer of body­
specific information, as it were, covers the stone. In his bestseller Seven Years in Tibet: My Life With 
the Dalai Lama, .the Austrian mountain climbei 
Heinrich Harrer describes how he was interned in 
India during World War Two, subsequently fled to 
Tibet and after numerous adventures befriended 
and became the teacher of the Dalai Lama. During 
his travels throughout Tibet, he learned the Tibetan 
customs and traditions, and heard about the use ol 
urine as medicine. As a 'normal' Westerner, Harrel 
was quite sceptical about this method: 
"All things which had served for the personal use 
of the Dalai Lama were regarded as the best 
remedies against illness or charms against evil 
spirits. People used to compete for the cakes and 
fruits which I used to bring home with me from His 
Holiness's kitchen, and Icould not give my friends 
greater pleasure than by sharing these things with 
them. They would eat them immediately and were 
convinced that there wasn't anything which would protect them better than these. But that was still relatively harmless. I had much 
less understanding for tlze fact that people would 
drink the urine of the living Buddha -something 
which was wanted most of all but nevertheless only 
rarely given out. The Dalai Lama himself would 
only shake his head and he did not like it when 
someone asked for it. But he alone was not able to 
go against all these customs and consequently he 
did not bother too much about it. And then again, 
in India one could always see people in the streets 
drinking the urine of holy cows." (From: Sieben jahre Tibet: Mein Leben am Hofe des 
Dalai Lama, Heinrich Harrer, Ullstein, Frankfurt/ 
M-Berlin, p. 387, author's translation) 
"We found that the people had more con(t"dence in 
the laying-on of hands and faith-healing than in 
the ministration of the monks of the schools of 
medicine. The Lamas often smear their patients 
with their holy spittle. Tsampa, butter and the 
urine of some saintly man are made into a sort of 
gruel and administered to the sick." (From: Seven Years in Tibet, Heinrich Harrer, 
Granada, i..ondon 1984) 
Nowadays urine therapy is promoted in Taiwan by 
a Urine therapy Hotline. According to a newspaper 
article I received from I ia, some 200,000 Taiwan­
ese drink their o n urine daily. The monks in ci Buddhist monastery in the north 
ofT aiwan also pr~rndte urine therapy. The twenty 
monks and approximately 2,000 followers at this 
monastery faithfully practise urine therapy. Fur­
thermore, they distribute brochures in Buddhist bookstores and restaurants. Another Buddhist in 
Taiwan recently published a book (not yet trans­
lated) entitled, 'The Magic Golden Water Cure', a 
collection of stories of people who were seriously 
ill and who recovered by drinking urine. Urine therapy is also being used on an increas­
inglywider scale in Korea and Japan. In Japan, more 
than two million people use urine therapy. I recently 
got hold of a Japanese book on urine therapy of 
which the title (in translation) reads 'Information 
Water': The Memory of Water Containing Enormous 
Healing Power. In his book Cancer Cures In Twelve Ways, A.A. 
Cordero discusses the alleged positive effects of 
urine therapy in the treatment of cancer. Cordero, 
from the Philippines, refers to the following com­
ments from a Swedish doctor practising traditional 
medicine. As the conclusion to this chapter, this 
serves as an excellent illustration of the interaction 
between the history of urine therapy in the West 
and in the East: 
"In explaining the virtues of urine in health, Dr. 
Karl A.B. Helm Y Strand from Europe explained: 
"Your God Father in Heaven as Creator had given 
you at your time of birth to this green earth a very 
precious birth gift in the form of two royal medical 
factories and these are your own two kidneys. These 
kidneys produce just for you and not for anyone 
else the best medicine at any moment in your 
life for any disease which can hit you. And if you 
are clever enough to receive the gift of these two 
royal factories then your body benefits. Don't forget 
to take advantage of your own birth gift of your 
The History of Urine Therapy in the East 41 precious machine. When yoJ feel you are going to 
be sick or when already sick ·drink it every day, 
morning noon and afternoon. You can always with 
this drink meet every disease besetting you. In the beginning before you are fully acquainted 
to taking your own urine, I recommend you to mix 
it in a glass half and half with either clear spring 
water or natural alkaline water. It has a good taste. It is a good drink for your ailments."" (From: Cancer Cures in Twelve Ways, A.A. 
Cordero, Science of Nature Healing Centre, 
1983, p. 400.) 42 Nectar of Immortality 23m, 24m" 25th Feb '96 lFfl, Sac Suru 
.at Kala A-c.l.u:l:em:y Halt. PMJ!m, Goa. O;ganiSOO b~t': 
WATER OF UFE FOUNDATION (INDIA) 
Mf1•mted io t.mne Thm apy. fedarattot'l: 
East and West coming together to share thei.r experiences 
with urine therapy at the World Conference on Auto Urine 
Therapy in 1996. GOING WITH THE FLOW: 
The Application of Urine Therapy 
.1 Introductory Remarks 
ave discussed the background and history of urine 
erapy in Chapters 1, 2 and 3; however, the appli­
tion of urine therapy is ultimately the essence of 
· s book. You can learn the most by practising it 
urself. Since no negative side effects or signifi­
nt contra-indications have as yet been recorded, 
·. erybody can experiment with urine therapy as 
ng as the following conditions are taken into 
count: 
j 
1 It is generally not recommended to combine urine 
Vterapy with the use of (prescribed) chemical, allopathic 
~edicines or recreational drugs. The combination may 
~dangerous to your health. If you are taking any form of allopathic medicine, be­
Jin with the external application (urine massage) until 
vou are free of all medication, if possible. ~iJossible or safe to stop the use of certain 
! ! )edicines, start with taking a few drops of urine 
Internally or use a homoeopathic tincture. Keep 
looking and feeling very carefully how you and 
your body are reacting on the treatment. (See also 
lection 4.5 Warnings and Guidelines.) You should also be aware of what you consume 
while applying urine therapy. Alcohol or coffee con­
sumption or smoking cigarettes can be combined 
with urine therapy, providing the above mentioned 
substances are used in moderation. However, the 
application of urine therapy does not alter the fact 
that these substances are unhealthy for the human 
body. The more intensely the therapy is applied, 
the more precise and aware you should be of what 
you eat, drink or otherwise use. Urine therapy can bring about a so-called healing 
crisis in which the body rapidly detoxifies. This can 
cause diarrhoea, vomiting, rashes, etc. (See also sec­
tion 4.5 Warnings and Guidelines.) Urine therapy consists of two parts: internal appli­
cation (e.g. drinking urine) and external application 
(e.g. massaging with urine). Both aspects comple­
ment each other and are important for optimal re­
sults. The basic principle of urine therapy is 
therefore quite simple: you drink and massage your­
self with urine. Even so, there are a number of dif­
ferent ways to apply urine therapy, the most 
important of which are discussed below. After your 
initial experiences, you will be able to determine 
The Application of Urine Therapy 43 tastes mild and not at all unpleasant -a bit salty, 
like broth or sea water. A good way to free yourself of this conditioned 
reaction to the taste is by rinsing or gargling with 
fresh urine. The taste, the consistency and the feel­
ing will soon become familiar and the repulsion re­
garding your own rich body fluid will soon be part 
of the past. But taking urine into your mouth might be too 
big a step to begin with. Rubbing a drop into the 
skin and first smelling your own urine can help you 
}o overcome part of the barrier. Really, it often does 
not smell bad at all. Many people even like its some­
times sweet odour. More extensive massaging of 
urine into your skin is also a good way to become 
accustomed to your own life water. · 
How can you overcome feelings of aversion to 
drinking your own golden elixir? Start by drinking 
a drop, then a sip each day and slowly build up to a 
full glass of urine. This is the most comfortable 
way to allow your body, mind and soul to become 
accustomed to this therapy. Another method, which I myself used, is to be­
gin by fasting for a few days. The urine is then so 
watery tha~ after the second glass you will notice 
only a slightly salty taste, which makes it much 
easier to let go of the idea that urine is dirty or at 
least tastes dirty. If you still cannot bring yourself to drink your 
own urine pure, mix a dash of it into a glass of fruit 
juice or mix it with water and honey. Then try to 
switch over from the dilution to drinking urine pure. Once used to that, some people prefer to drink it 
pure, followed by a glass of water or another healthy liquid. Other people prefer to brush their teeth im­
mediately afterwards. Once again, make it as easy and pleasant as pos­
sible for yourself, especially when beginning urine 
therapy. Your body and mind deserve patience and 
love while adjusting to something which up until 
now might have been considered to be strange or 
even repulsive. It helps to thank your body before 
drinking urine in order to acknowledge the value of 
this golden liquid. 4.3 Internal Applications 
1. Drinking 
Indication: Recommended as a prophylactic; as a 
rejuvenating tonic; and in minor diseases. Collect the middle stream of the first morning urine. The small amounts at the beginning and ending of 
urination do not have to be collected: the first part 
rinses the urinary passage clean, so the urine will 
be as sterile as possible. The last part sometimes 
contains sediment and is of little value. Only ;our 
own, fresh urine should be used. It is wise to start with a few drops, then a small 
glass and gradually build up the amount to a level 
you are comfortable with. This may vary from one 
to several glasses per day. If you drink your urine 
not only in the morning but later in the day as well, 
the urine from approximately one hour after 
eating is usually the best. Do not eat up to thirty 
The Application of Urine .Therapy 45 4. GOING WITH THE FLOW: 
The Application of Urine Therapy 
4.1 Introductory Remarks 
I have discussed the background and history of urine 
therapy in Chapters 1, 2 and 3; however, the appli­
cation of urine therapy is ultimately the essence of 
this book. You can learn the most by practising it 
yourself. Since no negative side effects or signifi­
cant contra-indications have as yet been recorded, 
everybody can experiment with urine therapy as 
long as the following conditions are taken into 
account: 
It is generally not recommended to combine urine 
therapy with the use of (prescribed) chemical, allopathic 
medicines or recreational drugs. The combination may 
be dangerous to your health. If you are taking any form of allopathic medicine, be­
gin with the external application (urine massage) until 
you are free of all medication, if possible. If it is not possible or safe to stop the use of certain 
medicines, start with taking a few drops of urine 
internally or use a homoeopathic tincture. Keep 
looking and feeling very carefully how you and 
your body are reacting on the treatment. (See also 
section 4.5 Warnings and Guidelines.) You should also be aware of what you consume 
while applying urine therapy. Alcohol or coffee con­
sumption or smoking cigarettes can be combined 
with urine therapy, providing the above mentioned 
substances are used in moderation. However, the 
application of urine therapy does not alter the fact 
that these substances are unhealthy for the human 
body. The more intensely the therapy is applied, 
the more precise and aware you should be of what 
you eat, drink or otherwise use. Urine therapy can bring about a so-called healing 
crisis in which the body rapidly detoxifies. This can 
cause diarrhoea, vomiting, rashes, etc. (See also sec­
tion 4.5 Warnings and Guidelines.) Urine therapy consists of two parts: internal appli­
cation (e.g. drinking urine) and external application 
(e.g. massaging with urine). Both aspects comple­
ment each other and are important for optimal re­
sults. The basic principle of urine therapy is 
therefore quite simple: you drink and massage your­
self with urine. Even so, there are a number of dif­
ferent ways to apply urine therapy, the most 
important of which are discussed below. After your 
initial experiences, you will be able to determine 
The Application of Urine Therapy 43 your own method of application. As far as the length of any treatment is concerned: 
be patient and trust the process! Urine therapy helps 
the body to cleanse and renew itself. Sometimes 
this takes a lot of time. Urine therapy is as personal 
as you are. The healing process, its character and 
its length of time depend upon many factors: the 
roots of a diseased condition, the intensity with 
which urine therapy and other methods are applied 
and, last but not least, your own commitment and 
faith. With some diseases there are fast results but 
with chronic diseases it can take weeks, months or 
even years or a lifetime for the healing process to 
complete. No matter where your process will lead 
you or how long it will take, urine therapy will al­
ways be helpful to you in some kind of way, if it 
were only in loving yourself and your body more 
than you used to. 4.2 The First Sip 
Before you decide to drink your first glass of urine, 
any number of things can pass through your mind. We are all familiar with the taboos surrounding 
'pee', which are often more deeply rooted than we 
think. Even though you may fully acknowledge that 
drinking urine might be good for your health, 
perhaps you cannot bring yourself to take that 
first sip. Do not force yourself into anything; be 
kind to yourself and give your body and feelings 
time to adjust to the idea and the practice. While 
44 Going With the Flow applying urine therapy, listen closely to your body 
and feelings. Beatrice Bartnett presents us with some points 
to think about as far as aversion to urine is con­
cerned: Throughout the civilized world, blood and 
blood products are used in the medical world with­
out evoking the repugnance associated with urine. We often use prepacked cells, plasma, white blood 
cells and countless other blood components. Urine 
is nothing other than a blood product. We see ba­
bies being breast-fed and we are not filled with re­
pugnance. We drink cow's milk and eat cheese from 
cows, goats and other animals without a second 
thought. We eat dairy products in the form of blue 
cheese (moulded) or as sour drinks such as yogurt 
and buttermilk, not to mention all the other bizarre 
things which are considered to be delicacies. Yet we cannot imagine drinking urine. As already 
discussed, fresh urine simply contains the same sub­
stances as those found in blood. What at one mo­
ment can be excreted as your urine was part of your 
blood just minutes before and flowed elsewhere 
through your body, possibly through your tongue. If it is not poisonous or repugnant while in the 
b10od, why is it suddenly so repulsive as urine? If it is not the colour (and it is not, because we 
drink wine, beer and fruit juice of the same colour); 
and if it is not the smell (and it is not, because we 
consume considerable amounts of cheese which 
smell much worse); and if it is not the temperature, 
then perhaps it is the taste. How many people do 
you know who have drunk enough urine to really 
know what it tastes like? Probably not too many. Those who regularly drink their own urine say it minutes after drinking your urine. After a meal, wait 
for at least an hour before drinking any urine. A higher level of hormonal discharge takes place 
at night when the body completely relaxes and re­
stores itself. Morning urine is therefore the most 
rich in vital substances. No extra diet restrictions apply if you drink 
one glass of morning urine per day, but a diet low 
in salt and (especially animal) protein is prefer­
able and it will ensure that your urine tastes and 
smells milder. Drinking urine: once you are used to the taste, it's an easy, 
safe and effective method. You can vary from a few drops up 
to everything you pass. 46 Going With the Flow However, if you drink urine several times a day, 
a diet low in protein and salt is essential. A lot of 
fresh fruit and vegetables are recommended except, 
of course, when you are fasting on just urine and 
water, which method will be discussed next. In sec­
tion4.6 The Influence of Food, I will discuss the influ­
ence of food and drink on urine. 2. Fasting 
Indication: Chronic diseases; cleansing and general 
fasting. It is important to combine fasting with in" 
tensive massage and enemas (see below). Only your own, fresh urine should be used. You 
can fast on urine and water for one or more days; 
Armstrong sometimes had his patients fast for up 
. to forty-five days. It is advisable to consult a book 
on fasting before starting, and to conduct longer 
fasts under trained and, if necessary, medical 
supervision. Fasting is in itself a very powerful method of 
treatment.
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subsequently been proven that this substance 
destroys cancer cells. - A certain Dr. S. Burzynski isolated a peptide com­
ponent in human urine called Antineoplaston. It 
is now known that this substance selectively 
combats the growth of cancer cells without fight­
ing the growth of normal cells. (see also the let­
ter of Dr. Burzynski to the urine therapy centre 
in Ahmedabad, India, in Chapter 6). Many substances with an anti-cancer effect have 
since been discovered in urine, a number of which 
are listed and briefly discussed in Chapter 5. It has 
been discovered that the substance laetrile (also re­
ferred to as vitamin B17) is extremely effective in 
the treatment of cancer. Although it was initially 
not known how this substance could be produced, 
it was subsequently discovered that when goats 
The History of Urine Therapy in the West 21 persistent in his conviction and enthusiasm con­
cerning urine therapy, probably because through 
urine therapy, he cured himself of tuberculosis 
which had been declared 'incurable'. Armstrong began urine therapy after a long and 
agonising journey in which doctor after doctor 
proved unable to cure him of his symptoms. On 
the contrary, his condition only worsened. He de­
cided to try urine therapy for two reasons. First of 
all, a quotation from the Bible stimulated his curi­
osity: "Drink water from your own cistern, flowing wa­
ter from your own well. " (The Book of Proverbs 5: 15) 
Secondly, he had childhood memories of his mother 
smearing urine on his face which was swollen from 
a bee sting, and of his grandfather treating animals 
with urine. Armstrong is unclear as to whether this quota­
tion from the Bible should be interpreted as he has, 
but he does claim it to be the source of inspiration 
for his beginning a forty-five day fast based exclu­
sively on urine and water. He combined this fast 
with massaging urine into his skin, based upon 
what he found in another passage in the Bible, the 
Gospel of Matthew 6:17-18: "But when you fast, anoint 
your head and wash your face,. " He found that fast­
ing was much easier and more pleasant if he also 
massaged himself with (old) urine. After his own successful experience, Armstrong 
treated hundreds of people with urine therapy. Only 
after a number of years, and at the explicit request 
of those he had treated, did he write a book about 
his own experiences and knowledge. This is the 
previously mentioned and praised book The Water 
of Life. This book was and continues to be a great 
20 The Water of Life source of inspiration for everyone who works with 
urine therapy, both in the West and in the East. As mentioned above, Armstrong realised all too 
well that his message was not in keeping with the 
prevailing scientific dogma. Unfortunately, his 
worthwhile results did not stimulate othei: doctors 
in England to delve into this subject. Nonetheless, in other countries several attempts 
have been made by doctors to bring urine treat­
ments to a scientific level. They worked with urine 
injections which were first performed with the in­
vention of the hypodermic needle and syringe. This 
method was applied in Europe as well·as in the. United States, which is apparent from The Physi­
ological Memoirs of Surgeon-General Hammond, US. Army (1863) in which reference is made to this 
method. These days few doctors give urine injec-: 
tions; only Heilpraktiker (natural doctors) in Ger-·
11 
many use this method regularly. They specifically 
consider urine injections to be a worthwhile method: 
of treating illnesses related to allergies. This appli­
cation of urine therapy was recently highlighted on 
a German commercial television broadcasting sta­
tion in which several people with allergies were 
shown injecting themselves with urine. The medical interest in urine and its component 
increased around the beginning of this century 
particularly in Germany. Experiments were con 
ducted on injecting urine, and the results were posi 
tive. The German physician Dr. Herz was an enthusi 
astic proponent of this method and, in 1930, h 
wrote a book reporting his experiences (Di 
Eigenharnbehandlung, 'Auto-Urine Treatment'). were fed almonds and apricot pips, they produced 
a usable dose of laetrile in their urine. The follow­
ing fragment states that human beings are also con­
sidered capable of producing such doses of laetrile: 
"Also we as human beings produce a small amount 
of laetrile when consuming apricots pips and 
(almond pits). For thousands of year~ in very old 
traditions of medicine, cancer patients have been 
treated with urine. For us it might be interesting to 
see what happens when we would replace salted 
and roasted peanut~ not at all a healthy source of 
nutrition, with the pips from almonds and 
apricots. " " 
(From: Pleidooi voor Biologische Kankerbestnj"ding, 
P. H. WA. M. van de Veer, p. 60. ) A short time ago it was discovered that foetuses in 
the womb use their amniotic fluid in order to de­
velop their lungs. The· foetus literally 'breathes' this 
fluid into its lungs, and without this fluid the lungs 
cannot develop properly. The foetus's urine is tpe 
most important component of amniotic fluid. It has 
also been discovered that surgery carried out m the 
womb does not leave a scar. The amniotic fluid, 
and specifically the urea in it, in which the foetus 
floats ensures a perfect healing of every wound 
within the womb. In the book The Heart of Healing, the author 
William Poole describes how remarkably well the 
scars of-foetuses which are operated upon are healed: 
as if nothing had happened, whereas, after birth, 
the same operations would have left big scars that 
would never completely disappear. Doctors were 
very surprised to· discover this and, according to 
22 The Water of Life Urine therapy before we are born. A foetus floats in amniotic 
fluid, which consists mainly of urine. The foetus drinks some 
of this fluid every day, and urinates it out again: a cycle 
which helps build up the body and internal organs. Poole, they are trying to find out the reason behind 
it as they are looking for a method to help heal post­
operative scars on adults. Hopefully, some time in 
the future, they will discover the very simple 
method of using the patients urine for this purpose. People who are familiar with urine therapy know 
from their own experience how extremely effective 
just a cloth soaked in urine and placed on a wound 
can be in healing this wound. In spite of all these data, the medical world has 
not as yet taken the step forward to research urine 
and its effects as a complete entity, even though 
the beneficial use of many of the components of 
urine is already acknowledged and exploited. For example 'Enzymes of America', an American 
company, has developed a special filter which col­
lects the proteins found in male urine in the 10,000 
portable toilets owned by its subsidiary firm, Porta­
John. Urine contains small amounts of proteins 
produced by the body, a number of which are medi­
cally very important, such as growth hormones and 
insulin. There is an annual market of 500 million 
dollars for these types of substances, which are usu­
ally produced by extremely complicated and expen­
sive methods, such as cell cloning. The company is 
working on bringing its first important product, 
Urokinase, on the market. Urokinase is an enzyme 
which dissolves blood clots and is used in treating 
heart attack victims. The company has contracts 
for supplying this enzyme to several prominent 
pharmaceutical companies. This method was m;::~,. 0r less copied from the 
Chinese. In Shanghai, urine is collected in large ba­
sins in the public toilets. The city government then sells the urine to the pharmaceutical companies who 
extract Urokinase, among other things, from this 
urine. This is exported and sold as medidne all over 
the world. Urine therapy and the pharmaceutical industry: two 
different cycles. The History of Urine Therapy in the West 23 2. 4 Recent Research, Practice and 
Literature 
In the past few years, some people from within the 
medical world have shown an increased interest in 
urine therapy, particularly doctors who specialize 
in natural medicine and its principles. In 1991, Dr. Johann Abele wrote a revised ver­
sion of the book previously written by Dr. Herz, 
published under the same title (Die Eigenharn­
behandlung: nach Dr. med. Kurt Herz; Erfahrungen und 
Beobachtungen). Abele's book, however, contains 
only part of the preface from the original book and 
discusses in a scientific manner the various appli­
cations of urine therapy, particularly in the form of 
urine injections. Dr. Abele realises that there is no 
scientific proof for the effects of urine therapy, but 
still seriously recommends this therapy to the medi­
cal world: 
"Although a lot of research in the field of Auto­
Urine therapy was done before the Second World 
War and well known researchers were reported to 
have excellent results with it, it will surprise any 
unbiased observer that after 1945 this therapy­
like rrtany other empirical systems of natural 
medicine- disappeared and was no longer openly 
subject to research and discussion. h has since only 
been preserved and developed by those who work 
outside the field of orthodox medicine. During this modern era when pure physics and 
mathematics have entered into areas where science 
and religion -once strong enemies- can meet each 
24 The Water of Life other, it can no longer be tolerated that people 
dismiss such an interesting method of folk medicine 
by just saying that it must be a remain of the 
magical, dirt practise used by uncivilised tribes. An ineffective therapy does not survive hundreds 
of years in the consciousness of people. The 
astounding results which therapists who work with 
this auto-urine-method have over and over again 
should bring them as well as others to use this 
therapy for otherwise 'incurable diseases', even 
though so far no explanation for its effectiveness 
has been given. For the most important task of a 
doctor should be, even when in opposition to public 
opinion and customs, to use any therapy which 
promises results, in accordance with an old saying: 
WHO HEALS, IS RIGHT. II 
(From: Die Eigenharnbehandlung: nach Dr.
The text states that a foetus "floats in amniotic fluid, which consists mainly of urine, and that the foetus urinates and drinks this fluid, which helps build up the body and internal organs.
What is the significance of urine in the womb?