Kidney Stones – Symptoms, Causes and Home Remedies

A kidney stone is also called renal calculus. Its a solid concretion or mineral combination shaped in the kidneys from nutritional reserves in the urine.

 

• There are two types of stones:
• Uric acid stones
• Calcium stones (90% of the stones)

Kidney Stones Symptoms:

• Stones cause problems when they move from the kidney to the urinary tract
• Urine turns brown or red in colour due to presence of blood
• Uncontrollable urge to urinate
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• As stones grow, they cause unbearable pain

Kidney Stones Causes:

• Crystallisation of chemicals and minerals present in urine leads to kidney stones

Natural Home Remedy Using Kidney Beans:

1. Take 60 gm kidney beans
2. Add 4 L of water
3. Heat for 4-5 hr
4. Strain the liquid through a fine muslin cloth
5. Allow the liquid to cool
6. Drink 1 glass of this liquid once every 2 hr in a day
7. Do this for a week
8. Do not use the liquid or the beans again 24 hr after the 1st preparation

Natural Home Remedy Using Horse Gram and Pomegranate Seeds:

1. Take 1 cup of horse gram
2. Add ½ L water
3. Heat the mixture till water level reduces to 1/5th
4. Strain and collect the soup
5. Add 2 tsp of crushed pomegranate
6. Mix well
7. Drink once a day

Natural Home Remedy Using Basil Leaves and Honey:

1. Take 10-15 basil leaves
2. Crush them to make paste
3. Take 1 tsp of basil leaf paste
4. Press on a sieve and extract its juice
5. Add 1 tsp honey
6. Mix well
7. Drink this every day

Tips:

• Drink a glass of apple juice every day