Herbal Kidney Remedy Stone

These crystals are composed of calcium salts, uric acid, or struvite which contains magnesium. Calcium stones ar mulberry shaped, uric acid stones are shaped like footballs and may be brown or tan. Struvite stones are faceted. When stones become imbedded they form "staghorns".

Stones cause no problems until they become dislodged. The pain at this point is stabbing and excruiciating, radiating around the flank. Symptoms also include fever, chills, nausea and vomiting, frequent urination, bloody or cloudy urine. Cloudy urine without other symptoms can be passage of microscopic stones.

There are many causes of kidney stones including excess calcium foods in the diet, Cushings Syndrome, sarcoidosis, hepatitis, and chronic bacterial urinary infectionsl.

Herbal Treatment Of Kidney Stones

Herb	Dosage	Comments
Aloe Vera	Juice. 1/4cup daily for 2 weeks maximum.	Slows rate of crystal formation.
Birch leaf	Tea bags in 1 cup water 3x/day.	Stimulates urination, stops ureter spasm.
Chanca piedra	Tincture. Take as directed on label.	Dissolves calcium stones.
Kheila	Any form, 20mg/day.	Heals ureters after stone passage.
Marshmallow root.	Tea. 1 quart daily.	Cleanses kidneys, expels stones.
Varuna	Loose tea. 1tsp in 1 c.water, 3x/day.	Inhibits formation of calcium stones.

Considerations For Use

Avoid high protein and "crash" diets. These increase the acidity of the urine which promotes the developement of some types of stones.

Use a magnesium supplement that does not contain calcium. Magnesium reduces lowers the concentration of calcium in the urine.