MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF KIDNEY, URINARY AND GALLSTONE (RENAL STONE AND HERBAL TREATMENT): A REVIEW

Abstract

A kidney stone is a hard/solid mass made of crystalline mineral material (usually calcium oxalate). Within the kidney or urinary tract. Usually originate within the kidney or urinary tract. The medical term for kidney stones is Nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis, or urinary stones. The leading cause of kidney stones is a lack of water in the body. Stones are more commonly found  in individuals who drink less than the recommended eight to ten glasses of water a day. When there is not enough water to dilute the uric acid, a component of urine, the urine becomes more acidic. An excessively acidic environment in urine can lead to the formation of kidney stones. In this review article, we included causes, symptoms, risk factors of  kidney stone   and some medicinal plants and their products used as antiurolithiatic activity or herbal treatment etc. so it will be helpful for the patient of nephrolithiasis, urolithiasis, or urinary stones disease.