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A BRIEF REVIEW ON KIDNEY STONE, HERBAL PLANTS USED FOR KIDNEY STONE ALONG WITH THEIR PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION AND THEIR MARKETED PRODUCTS

Omkar Atre*, Sanjay Bhawar and Kavita Dhamak

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Abstract

Use of herbal plants have for treatment of kidney stone is gaining interest as the effectiveness is seen to much extent by various phytoconstituents present in them. Kidney stone are of calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, uric acid and struvite type. Urine formation and its volume plans and important step for removal of kidney stone. The mechanism for stone formation involves three steps crystal nucleation, crystal growth and crystal aggregation. Kidney stone have been diagnosed by three examination such as X-ray, ultrasound and urine and blood analysis. The herbal drugs have shown to act by different mechanism proving different pathophysiological condition to the body. Surgical operation such as Shock Wave Lithotripsy (SWL) and Ureteroscopy (URS) are used for the condition in which the passage of the stone has stopped and leading to severe pain. Many herbal products are also been marketed for the treatment of kidney stone in India. This review represents comprehensive account of formation of renal stone, its types and herbal marketed products that are used for treatment of kidney stone.

Keywords: Supersaturation, Antilithiatic, Hyperoxaluria, Bowman's capsules etc.