Polyherbal Formulation in the Treatment of Kidney Stones

Abstract

Over the past decade, there has been a revival of interest in the study of medicinal plants as a source of potential herbal medicine in the management of kidney stones. Kidney stones formation or Urolithiasis is a medical condition where urine stones are formed in kidney, bladder and urinary tract. Now a days, formation of kidney stones is very common disorder among people. Traditional healers in study area use ethnomedicinal plants to treat the patients suffering from kidney stone problems in tribal and rural people. The present study reports how far the traditionally used polyherbal formulation (Cratava religiosa G. Forst,, Aerva lanata L., Moringa oleifera L. and Celosia argentea L.) is effective in management of Kidney stones formation.

The present study was conducted in a number of tribal and rural villages and every neck of the wood of Nagbhid Tahasil, from the district of Chandrapur, Maharashtra. The information was documented, by interviewing traditional healers for plants used in the treatment of Kidney stones. Polyherbal formulation of above plants have been reported by healers for its potential effectiveness on degradation and removal of kidney stones. We also interviewed the patients who used this polyherbal formulation prepared by them. The formulation has given the best result for treatment of kidney stones/urolithiasis. We can rethink about Traditional polyherbal formulations and specially use of this drug is need to be formulated for highly effective treatment of kidney stones.