Abstract

PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF NEPHROLITHIASIS USING TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS: A REVIEW

Poonam Kumari, Amit Kumar Kaundal, Shweta Sharma, Junaid M. Raina, Priyanka Dhiman, Vipul Sharma, Rohit Kumar and Madhu Bala*

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Abstract

All ages, races and genders are affected by the intensely painful disorder known as nephrolithiasis, which is frequently recurrent.10- 15% of people will experience nephrolithiasis at some point in their lives, a portion of these patients will have recurring calculi following surgical or spontaneous passage. Preventing these recurring stones occurrences is a key therapy objective because they are exceedingly morbid and may eventually result in major chronic renal impairment. Despite advancement in medical procedure like stone extraction (PCNL and ESWL), the incidence of nephrolithiasis is still relatively common globally and there is no genuinely effective medication for the treatment of renal calculi. Numerous Indian medicinal plants have been utilized to treat nephrolithiasis. It has been said that they are efficient and have less adverse effects. For the creation of new therapeutic approaches, additional investigation into the physiopathological relationship amongst kidney calculi production and these structural illnesses is required. Purposed use of medicinal plants in curing nephrolithiasis is critically evaluated in the current evaluation of the literature.[4] Therefore, the particulars in the current expansion of the study of medicinal plants having anti-nephrolithiatic effect have been shown in this article. Phytotherapy is currently gaining ground in the field of nephrolithiasis care, opening up a wide window for effective treatment.

Keywords: Nephrolithiasis, Calcium oxalate crystals, Kidney stones, Plant extract, Traditional medicines.