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Lithotriptic Potential of Certain Herbs and its Implications in Human Health

Aruna V, Soundharya R., Amruthavalli G.V., Gayathri R.

Abstract


Man from his prehistoric hunter gatherer stage to modern day evolution—Homo sapiens has been using various herbal remedies for treatment. Considering the lithotriptic property of root system of plants, plants having such property and its further exploitation for treating renal calculi we have explored in the present research. Interestingly one of the shrubs referred widely in Siddha system of medicine—Indigofera aspalathoides grown in arid zones showed very high lithotriptic activity suggesting the evolution of the plants may provide the elementary clue to identify certain plants for treatment of various diseases. Details are presented in the paper.


Keywords


Lithotriptic, herbs, renal calculi, kidney stone, Indigofera

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