MEDICINAL PLANTS GLOBALLY EFFECTIVE FOR THE TREATMENT OF LITHIASIS AND IN VITRO PARAMETERS USED IN UROLITHIASIS

Abstract

Renal lithiasis is a common condition that affects 4-15% of the global population and has a high recurrence rate. There is a wide range of stone compositions, however calcium oxalate makes up about 80% of uroliths. Unfortunately, neither the causes nor the current treatments for calcific stones allow for their simultaneous prevention and elimination. Because of this, a great deal of effort has gone into discovering what causes renal lithiasis and how to stop it from happening again, along with developing novel medications to treat and prevent it. This review, therefore, seeks to provide information that highlights recent developments in the study of medicinal plants believed to possess urolithiatic action. Researches looking for the active ingredients in urolithiatic herbs or compounds may find this page useful. An overview of stone formation, current treatments, and the usefulness of herbal therapy as an alternative are presented in this paper.