Kidney Stones

Kidney Stones are formed due to crystallization of minerals and waste materials found in urine. A kidney stone may be the size of a pinhead and may pass unnoticed through urine; or it can be large, up to the size of a grapefruit, and may obstruct the urinary pathway, causing acute pain and bleeding, as well as blocking the flow of urine. In Ayurveda, it is known as VrukkaAshmari (vrukka means kidney and ashmari means stone). In Ayurveda, each case of Kidney stone treatment is different because medicines are personalized for every patient for maximum efficacy.

Common causes includes working for long periods in direct sunlight, doing excessive physical work, excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages, tea, and coffee, heavy, oily, sweet, and difficult to digest foods or reduced intake of fresh vegetables, salt, alkaline-producing foods, water, and suppressing the urge to pass stools and urine can cause stones.