Ayurvedic Remedies for Kidney Stones

Ayurvedic Remedies for Kidney Stones

A kidney stone refers to a chemical reaction wherein the urine loses its usual liquid form and gets concentrated to form a stone like structure. These stones are generally developed within the kidney or the urinary tract. It is such a common problem that one person in every set of 20 people has had the kidney stone problem once in his lifespan. The scientific term for kidney stone is renal calculi, and the occurrence of it is termed as nephrolithiasis while the stones occuring in the urinary tract are referred as urolithiasis.

Reasons for Kidney Stones

A kidney is formed due to the accumulation of salts like calcium oxalate, ammonium phosphate, uric acid, cystine and few other substances like calcium carbonate, magnesium, lysine, arginine and ornithine etc. The hard crystallized mineral deposit formed out of the accumulation one or all of these mineral salts is known as kidney stone. The jagged shape of these stones can cause severe pain in the urinary tract area, precisely ureters and urethra. Consuming too much of calcium in the diet can exaggerate the problem of kidney stones as the most common form of stone happens to be calcium oxalate. The inappropriate proportion of urine salts ends up in kidney stone formation.

The general symptoms of kidney stone are:

• • Severe abdominal pain
• • Burning sensation during urination
• • Pain in genital area while the stone removes
• • Excruciating pain pangs in the buttocks area

Ayurvedic Remedies for Kidney Stone

Now-a-days treating kidney stone naturally with the help of ayurvedic kidney stone treatment has become a trend. People are more turnig to such herbal kidney stone treatments to avoid all kinds of side effects of the general drugs and medicines.

Discussed here are few ayurvedic herbal remedies which can help a great deal in the problem of kidney stones:

• • Water or fluids are supposedly the best medicine for stone. Thus, a person with kidney stones must have at least three liters of water everyday.
• • Regular intake of coconut water and barley water can help in relieving the burning urination sensations which is a common issue with people carrying kidney stones.
• • Onion concoction made by adding water to the onion bulbs with sugar can be of great help in kidney stones.
• • Gokshura Kada, the oral liquid promotes easy urination and eases the burning sensations during urination. Fifteen ml of this liquid in equal amount of water, thrice a day can render relief to the kidney stone patient.
• • Ayurvedic tablets like Ber Patthar Bhasma or Patherina can be a curative medicine for kidney stones.
• • Chander prabha vati is another ayurvedic medicine to treat the burning sensations of urination.
• • Red chilli pepper, spices and milk products should be avoided by kidney stone patients.
• • Intake of red kidney pulse or rajma daal helps in preventing kidney stones.
• • Among fruits, fresh ripe apples and grapes help a great deal in dissolving kidney stones.