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AN OVERVIEW ON POTENT INDIGENOUS HERBS FOR URINARY TRACT INFIRMITY: UROLITHIASIS

@inproceedings{Tiwari2012ANOO,
  title={AN OVERVIEW ON POTENT INDIGENOUS HERBS FOR URINARY TRACT INFIRMITY: UROLITHIASIS},
  author={Anand H. Tiwari and Vivek B Soni and Vikas Londhe and Ashish Bhandarkar and Deepti Dinesh Bandawane and Sonali S. Nipate},
  year={2012}
}

• A. Tiwari, V. Soni, +3 authors S. Nipate
• Published 2012
• Medicine

Medicinal plants have been known for millennia and are highly esteemed all over the world as a rich source of therapeutic agents for the prevention of various ailments. Urolithiasis is the condition where urinary calculi are formed in the urinary tract. It is a common disorder estimated to occur in approximately 12% of the population, with a recurrence rate of 70-81% in males, and 47-60% in females. It causes serious health problems such as severe pain, urinary-tract obstruction and infection that adversely affect well-being of individuals. Treatment option includes shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), ureteroscopy, percutaneous nephrostolithotomy (PCNL), and open or laproscopic stone removal which are costly and painful. Many synthetic drugs like diuretics and narcotic analgesics are being used in treatment of kidney stone but overuse of synthetic drugs, which results in higher incidence of adverse drug reactions have motivated humans to return to nature for safe remedies. As herbs and herbal drugs have clinically proven effects like immunomodulation, adaptogenic and antimutagenic, they play a vital role in treatment of kidney stone disease. Number of medicinal plants shows antiurolithiatic activity such as Kanghi (Abuliton indicum), Chaya (Aerva lanta), Bishkapa or purnava (Boerhaavia diffusa), Ajuba (Bryophyllum pinnatum), Gokhuru (Tribulus terrestis), Makka (Zea mays) etc.In the present article, an attempt has been made to emphasize on potent indigenous herbs used in treatment of urolithiasis.