Kidney stones are hard, stone-like masses that can form in one or both kidneys. Also known as nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis or renal calculi. They vary in size from as small as a grain of sand to as large as a golf ball. Kidney stones typically leave the body in the urine stream, if they grow relatively large before passing, their jagged crystalline shape can cause severe pain in the ureters and urethra. Kidney stones form when the salts and minerals that are normally found in the urine become out of balance. Different kinds of kidney stones are formed from salts in the urine. Consumption of too much calcium can aggravate the development of kidney stones, since the most common type of stone is calcium oxalate.
Doctors often use term nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis or renal calculi to describe kidney stones. Talking in terms of why do people get kidney stones? Different researches exhibit different thoughts.
Some of the widely accepted causes for kidney stones are:
- Excess of calcium in the body.
- Genetic factor also is one of the important factor.
- Urinary and kidney diseases and infections.
- Certain food consumption such as oxalates food, alcohols and other alkaline fluids etc. aggravate kidney stones.
- Chronic Disease such as Gout, Hypercalciuria and high blood pressure.
- Stomach and intestinal inflammatory disease.
- Medications may also be a reason of stone.
Treating kidney stones with herbal supplements is a date back medication in Ayurvedic sciences. People often helped themselves in kidney stones by consuming herbal supplements. However a person may not interrupt with his regular treatment in order to comply with herbs without doctor advice. As herbs intake doesn’t conflict with treatment, so these herbs can be taken as a supplements to regular drugs. The Ayurvedic Medicines exhibits herbs such as Varun (Crataeva nurvala), and Gokshur (Tribulus terrestris) etc which are highly beneficial in kidney stones and have property of stone breaker. Consumed regularly, these supplements help in breaking the stones saving you from the ordeal of surgery. Stones once broken are passed in urine and patient gets rid from those stones.
Kidney stones are solid crystalline mass accumulated in kidney. Generally there are certain salts, minerals and chemicals present in the urine which prevents the formation of these crystalline masses known as Kidney stones. But in some people these salts get out of balance inhibiting the working as required and results into kidney stones. In medical terminology this disease is also known as nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis or renal calculi.
Though there are no quite vivid causes behind the disease but person who are more at risk should take care of certain factors as a precaution. The first and prior step towards prevention to disease is drinking enough liquid. A person should drink plenty of water in a daytime and should avoid eating calcium rich products like dairy, poultry etc. Tablet intake of calcium should highly be avoided.
When stones are small in size it is likely that they pass in urine. Ayurvedic medication brings treatment to facilitate the passing of stone in urine. Sometimes, if the herbs are taken in right proportionate then even kidney stones can be broken down in order to get easy passing through urine.
Herbal Remedies for Kidney Stones by Planet Ayurveda
Planet Ayurveda offers Stone Crusher Pack for the treatment of kidney stones. Herbal remedies in this pack holds a complementary approach in the management as well as prevention of kidney stones.
Dosage
- Varunadi Vati – 2 tablets twice daily with warm water.
- Phyllanthus Niruri – 1 capsule twice daily with warm water.
- Punarnava Capsules – 1 capsule twice daily with warm water.
- Tribulus Power – 1 capsule twice daily with warm water.
- Mutrakrichantak Churna – 1 teaspoonful twice daily with warm water and for best result Boil 1 Teaspoonful in 400ml water until it remains 50-60ml. Filter the preparation with a regular tea strainer and drink. You should use this once in morning 45min. after breakfast and similarly in evening 45min. after dinner. Prepare fresh every time as per this.
Products Description
1. Varunadi Vati
Varunadi Vati is a classical herbal formulation that helps in getting rid of renal stones and relieves the pain caused by these stones. This helps in dissolving the stones completely and also helps in passing the stones naturally through urine by interfering with the creation of oxalate-type kidney stones. It also helps in reducing the toxin load from the kidneys.
2. Phyllanthus Niruri
Planet Ayurveda’s Phyllanthus niruri capsules are prepared from the standardized extract of the whole plant Bhumyamalaki. This herb is known as "Stone Breaker" in Ayurveda. This plant has been used for urinary calculi since ages. It reduces the risk of stones in individuals. Therefore, these capsules are very effective for the patients of kidney stones.
3. Punarnava Capsules
Punarnava Capsules by Planet Ayurveda are prepared from the standardized extract of the herb Boerhavia diffusa. This herb is an effective diuretic and helps in flushing out the kidney stones and also helps in reducing swelling. These capsules are also very effective in relieving pain associated with kidney stones.
4. Tribulus Power
Tribulus Power Capsules of Planet Ayurveda are prepared using the standardized extract of the herb Tribulus terrestris. Tribulus terrestris is an herb which is diuretic and antiurolithiatic in nature. These capsules are very effective in the treatment of kidney stones as they produce inhibitory effect toward calcium oxalate crystallization.
5. Mutrakrichantak Churna
Mutrakrichantak Churna by Planet Ayurveda is a unique herbal formulation which consists of dried herbs that are used in dissolving kidney stones naturally. All the herbs used in Mutrakrichantak Churna are anti-oxidant in nature and provide relief in all kidney related problems such as infections, kidney failure etc.
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