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sivambu

sivambu noun: the Indian practice of drinking one's own urine for supposed health benefits.

Noun

sivambu (uncountable)

  1. The Indian practice of drinking one's own urine for supposed health benefits.
    • However, according to medical anthropologist Joseph Atler, the practices of sivambu (drinking one's own urine) and amaroli recommended by modern Indian practitioners of urine therapy are closer to the ones propounded by Armstrong than traditional ayurveda or yoga […]2020, Brij Pal Singh Chouhan, 211 Medical Therapies In The World (part 1, page 44)
    Synonyms:
    amaroli

Synonyms of sivambu

Forms of sivambu

alternative formshivambu

Questions about sivambu

What does sivambu mean?
Sivambu means the Indian practice of drinking one's own urine for supposed health benefits.
What part of speech is sivambu?
Sivambu is a noun.

Words near sivambu in the dictionary

  1. Sivakumar
  2. Sivakumars
  3. sivaladapid
  4. sivaladapids
  5. Sivalik Hills
  6. sivambu
  7. Sivan
  8. sivapithecine
  9. sivapithecines
  10. Sivaram
  11. Sivarams

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