Natural Remedies of Kidney stones

Posted by sanjay on Tuesday 05 May 2009

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Kidney stones are accumulations of solid materials such as minerals and salts that get deposited in the kidney walls as well as its tubal system. Nowadays this disorder is seen commonly; this is formed by the chemicals present in the urine and these are uric acid deposits, phosphorus, oxalic acid and calcium. The size of the kidney stones can be as small as sand particles or as big as a bird’s egg. They cause problems by blocking the urine flow. If they get into the ureter severe pain is caused. This is alternately called as renal calculi.

What causes Kidney stones?

The reasons for occurrence of kidney stones are as follows.
• Acid-forming foods – high
• Coffee and tea consumption – high
• Condiments/ spices – high intake
• Diet – imbalanced
• Fluid intake – less
• Hereditary factors
• Lifestyle type – sedentary
• Meat intake – high
• Metabolism – improper
• Overeating
• Perspiration – heavy
• Vitamin A intake – insufficient
• Vitamin D intake – excessive

What are the symptoms for Kidney stones?

Chills and sweating, Nausea, Pain – side & back, under the ribs, Pain – Groin and thighs, Urination – bloody, foul-smelling and cloudy, Urination – passes blood with urine, Urination – desire to urinate often, Urination – painful, Urination – scanty and Vomiting.

What are the natural home remedies for Kidney stones?

It is possible to treat Kidney stones at home using natural remedies. Some of the natural home remedies for Kidney stones are as follows.

Take the pods from Kidney beans and slice them; put 60 gm of the pod in hot water (four litres) and boil for a period of 6 hrs. Filter the resultant liquid through a fine muslin cloth and the affected person should drink this every 2 hours.

Mix 1 tsp of basil juice with honey and consume for 6 months. Basil makes the kidney strong and this method expels the stones. Taking celery on a daily basis avoids stone formation in the kidneys/ gall-bladder.

Take apples regularly. Grapes have good diuretic value since they have large percentage of water and potassium salt. Taking regularly helps in kidney stone expulsion. Pomegranate, watermelon etc. are useful to cure kidney stones.