Treatment and Home remedies for kidney stone

Ayurveda describes renal stones as Ashmari. Ashmari (calculi) comprises of two words, i.e. ‘Ashma’ and ‘Ari.’ ‘Ashma’ means a stone and ‘Ari’ means enemy. Ashmari (calculi), specifically called as Moothrashmari (urolithiasis), is a disease of urinary tract and involves formation of a stone or stones, resulting in severe pain as given by an enemy

In ayurvedic texts mainly three types of drugs Mutravirechaniya (diuretic) Ashmarighna Dravya (lithotriptic)and Kshara Karma (alkali therapy) are mentioned for the treatment of Renal stones.Also, after surgery, or if you have repeated kidney stones, ayurvedic herbs and remedies can avoid the chances of recurrence.



In modern science The Treatment of Kidney stone are painkillers, antispasmodic, antivomitic drug and hydration.

Ayurvedic treatment of renal stones includes a range of therapies that include plant-based medicine, diet and lifestyle changes.

Line of treatment- 1)स्नेहन(mild oleation)



2)अश्मरी भेदन द्रव्य(medicine which are penetrative and break the stone)

3)मूत्रल द्रव्य(Diuretics - kidney stone size small then with proper hydration stone come out with urine easily.)

4)शीतल उपचार(coolants) and वातहर उपचार(remedies to balance vata) are help to relieve stone.



5)According to dosha imbalance, kidney stone is treated easily and successfuly.

Single Ayurvedic herbs for Renal stones

Punarnava (Boerhaavia Diffusa) Varuna (Crataeva nurvala) Shigru (Moringa Oleifera)

Pashanabheda (Bergenia ligulata) Kushmanda seeds (Benincasa hispida Cong.)

Kantkari (Solanum xanthocarpum) Bakul (Mimusops Elengi)

Jasmine (Jasminum auriculatum) Coriander (Coriandrum Sativum L.)

Ayurvedic herbal preparations-

Chandraprava vati Gokshuradi guggulu

Arogya vardhani vati Pashanveda churna

Gokshuradi churna Shigru churna

Varunadi kwath Kulathadha ghrita Varunadha ghrita

Home remedies for kidney stone-

Drink plenty of water and fluids to help flush out the kidney stones.

Take 4 teaspoon horse gram,add half litre of water,heat this mixture till it reduces to one fifth,collect soup,add 2 teaspoon crused pomegranate seeds,mix & take once a day.

Take lwatermelon early morning

Lemon juice

Mix 1 teaspoon Basil juice with 1 teaspoonhoney,take it in early mormimg (tulsi is one of the best herbs in Ayurvedic medicine for kidney stones.)

Coconut water is effective in flushing toxins from the body and small stones. Moreover, it eases the burning sensation that occurs during urination, due to stone formation.

Vegetables that are good for kidney stones include white gourd, pointed gourd, potato, carrot, bitter gourd, cucumber, pumpkin, etc.

Cereals such as moong dal, horse gram, barley, etc. and fruits like apple, banana, apricots, etc.

Some Advice-

Hydration:  Drink up to 3 liters of fluid per day (14 cups)

Water Lemonade (citrate decrease stone formation)

Avoid high salt intake

Maintain amounts of oxalate Low protein(Spinach, many berries, chocolate,bean, nuts, beets, tea and rhubarb should be eliminated from your diet intake)

Exercise/Increase Activity

Limit foods with high oxalate content