Ayurvedic Treatment for Kidney stones

KIDNEY STONES Ayurvedic Treatment

Your doctor may take your personal medical history and ask questions to understand how bad your pain is. Other than that, your doctor may also recommend some additional tests, such as:¹

• Blood test - to check of calcium and uric acid levels
• Urine testing - Urine collected over 24-hours is checked for minerals or salts that can form stones
• Imaging ­­- Simple X rays, ultrasound scan or a CT scan show stones inside the kidney

Diet Recommendations (Aahar)

Purana Shali (Old rice), Kushmanda (White gourd), Patola (pointed gourd), Talaphala (Toddy palm), Urvaru (Cucumber), Khajura etc. are all good in Mutra vikaras (Diseases pertaining to urinart tract)

• Increase consumption of certain vegetables, certain cereals, certain fruits, coconut water, lemon juice and butter milk
  • Vegetables that are good for you: Carrots, Karela (Bitter gourd), Potatoes, Radish, Pumpkin
  • Cereals that are good for you: Barley, Moong dal, Horsegram
  • Fruits that are good for you: Bananas, Lemon, Apricots, Plums, Apple, Almonds
• Avoid consumption of certain vegetables, certain cereals, certain fruits, coffee, cashew nuts and chocolates
• Avoid dairy and its derivatives, ghee, eggs, green vegetables, non vegetarian foods

Vegetable to avoid: Brinjal, Beans, Lady finger, Capsicum, Tomato, Cucumber, Palak

• Cereals to avoid: Fine wheat flour (Maida), Oat meal, Bran
• Fruits to avoid: Black Grapes, Amla, Kiwi, Strawberries, Chickoo

Lifestyle changes (Vihar)

• Indulge in regular exercises to remain fit
• Avoid strenuous activities
• Avoid daytime sleeping (diwaswap)
• Avoid suppressing your natural urge to urinate (vegdharan)