a School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Lovely Professional University, Jalandhar-Delhi, G.T.Road (NH-1), Phagwara -144 411, Jalandhar, Punjab, India
b Amity Institute of Pharmacy, Amity University, Greater Noida - 201303, Uttar Pradesh, India
c Department of Pharmaceutics, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER)-Guwahati, C/O NETES Institute of Technology & Science, NH-37, Santipur, Parli Part, Mirza, - 781 125, Assam, India
* For Correspondence E-mail: tamilvanan1@yahoo.co.in
https://doi.org/10.53879/id.55.11.11267
ABSTRACT
An age-old syndrome which possesses not only multifactorial etiological origins but also often associated with high rate of remission-rebound frequency during its management time is kidney stone (termed as urolithiasis). In Ayurveda, this syndrome is called as mutrakricchra and it is one of the most distressing syndromes among the group of urinary disorder conditions attached to human beings till today. Even Acharya Sushruta, a pioneer in the art of surgery, described the root causes and management of urolithiasis. In modern medical practice, plenty of management/treatment options are available which starts from the use of uresis-promoting agent to dietary or nutritional supplement intake. Approaches developed by amalgamating the ayurvedic concept/principle with modern medical practice is a promising strategy and even welcome addition for urolithiasis management. This review provides a comprehensive insight on how the amalgamation of ayurvedic concept with modern medical practice helps in urolithiasis management.