Evaluation of Selected Medicinal plants for Its Antilithiatic Potential under In Vitro
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2014
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Kidney stones are hard mineral and crystalline material formed within the kidney or urinary Had
as a result of an imbalance between inhibitors and promoters of the kidney. Traditional medicinal
practices have been known for centuries and are being e.xploited today for treatment without the
risk of unwanted side effects. Hxtract of Trihidtis lerreslris (leal), Aerva lanala (I'lowcr).
Scuparia A//cA( leaf), and Tridax prociimbeiis (leal), with solvents of different polarity was used
to study its inhibitory effect against crystal nuclcalion. growth and aggregation. Based on results
of the analysis, it can be concluded that there was a concentration dependent action of the
extracts against the crystals. The Aerva lanala aqueous extract was found to be most eftcctive in
inhibiting all the three critical stages of stone formation.