Upendranath Brahmachari, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetUpendranath Brahmachari
Indian physician
Date of Birth: 19-Dec-1873
Place of Birth: Jamalpur, Bihar, India
Date of Death: 06-Feb-1946
Profession: scientist, physician
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Upendranath Brahmachari
- Rai Bahadur Sir Upendranath Brahmachari (Bengali: ??????????? ??????????) (19 December 1873 – 6 February 1946) was an Indian scientist and a leading medical practitioner of his time.
- He synthesised Urea Stibamine (carbostibamide) in 1922 and determined that it was an effective substitute for the other antimony-containing compounds in the treatment of Kala-azar (Visceral leishmaniasis) which is caused by a protozoon, Leishmania donovani. His discovery led to the saving of thousands of lives in India, particularly in the erstwhile province of Assam, where several villages were completely depopulated by the devastating disease.
- The achievement of Brahmachari was a milestone in successful application of science in medical treatment in the years before arrival of antibiotics, when there were few specific drugs, including quinine for malaria, iron for anaemia, digitalis for heart diseases and arsenic compounds for syphilis.
- Most other ailments were treated symptomatically by palliative methods.
- Urea Stibamine was thus a significant addition to the arsenal of specific medicines.
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