A kidney stone is a solid mass that is made up of tiny crystals. There may be single or multiple stones in the kidney or ureter at the same time. In all these, calcium stones are the most common. They are likely to occur in men between the ages of 20 to 30. This calcium combines with the other substances to form a stone.
Oxalate is also the most common of these and is present in various foods such as spinach. It is also found in various vitamin C supplements. Diseases of small intestine increase the risk of this type of stone.
According to the Ayurveda aspect, ashmari which is caused due to the vitiation of vata dosha appears like kadamba. It is also known as the vrukkashmari(vrukk is kidney and ashmari is stone).
Pitta dosha type of ashmari is like stone and smooth.
Kapha dosha type ashmari is soft and resembles like hens egg or like the color of the honey.
What are the causes of kidney stones?
- More intake of calcium-containing foods or vitamin D drugs
- Repeated urinary tract infection (UTI)
- Suppression of urge of urination
- Less intake of water
- Acidic urine
- Parathyroid diseases
According to the Ayurveda, it is caused due to the excessive intake of atiushana ahara, atimaithuna and atapa sevana.
What are the symptoms of kidney stones?
- Pain in the umbilicus, bladder and vascular-rectal region during micturition due to the obstruction of the passage
- Urine is mixed with blood when an injury occurs due to its friction
- The patient feels pain while doing activities like jumping or running
- Discontinuity of the urinary stream
- According to the ayurvedic aspect when there is a vitiation of Vata dosha, severe pain occurs in the bladder due to which the person grinds his teeth and presses the umbilical area and starts shivering frequently. Urinary flow gets disrupted. Stone is blue in color, rough and irregular.
- In pitta dosha vitiation, there is a burning sensation inside the bladder and stone is reddish yellow or black in color just like the seeds of bhallataka.
- In kapha dosha vitiation, there is cutting or pricking pain in the umbilical area, heaviness in the bladder. The stone is large which resembles hen's egg.
What are investigations to be done in kidney stones?
Diet and lifestyle
Patients who are prone to kidney stones should concern about the diet and lifestyle. Avoid these foods that are mentioned below. These foods increase the vata, pitta and kapha dosha in the body.
Pathya
Intake of a minimum of 3 liters of water daily
Drink tender coconut oil
Apathya
Avoid hot, spicy and sour food
curd, tomato, spinach, broccoli
Ayurvedic treatment for kidney stones
Panchakarma treatment for kidney stones
Chandigarh ayurved centre offers the best panchkarma therapies to treat kidney stones. Therapies include bashpa sweda, virechana with trivrit leha and snepana with varunadi ghrit.
Herbal remedies for kidney stones
Chandigarh Ayurved center has prepared a very effective kit for kidney stones that mainly focus on the root cause of the disease. It contains Detox premium powder, UTI care tablet, gokshuradi guggul and kidney care churna. These herbal formulations maintain the doshas in the body and improve kidney functions.
1. Detox premium powder
This powder acts as detoxification that eliminates toxic substances from the body. This herbal formulation has antifungal, antibacterial and antibacterial properties. The main ingredients present in it are akik pishti, jahar mohra pishti, kamdudha ras, moti pishti, sutshekhar ras, gandhak rasyana, giloy stav etc. These ingredients are helpful in balancing the vata, pitta and kapha dosha in the body. These ingredients reduces the swelling and improves the kidney functions. It also provides calming and cooling effect on the mouth ulcers. Other diseases in which detox premium powder is useful are dysuria, insomnia, cramps, nausea, etc.
Dosage: Take 1 sachet twice daily with normal water.
2. UTI care tablet
UTI care tablet is a purely ayurvedic formulation that helps to treat the root cause of the disease without having any side effects. It contains yav kashar, naushadar, swaran garik and kalmi shora. These ingredients reduce the burning sensation during micturition, frequent micturition, urine incontinence and dissolve the kidney stones. It acts as a diuretic, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory.
Dosage: One tablet twice daily with normal water.
3. Gokshuradi guggul
Gokshuradi guggul is an ayurvedic concoction used in various health-related conditions like kidney disease and various urinary related disorders. The ingredients present in it are shuddha guugul, gokshur, haritaki, bibhitaki etc. These ingredients improve kidney functions and are diuretic in nature. This herbal formulation increases the production of urine by increasing the excretion of water from the body. Due to its antilithiatic property, it reduces the chances of the development of renal stones.
Dosage: 1 tablet twice daily with normal water.
4. Kidney care churna
Kidney care churna is a herbo-mineral formulation which reduces the creatinine level, rejuvenates the kidneys and promotes the functioning of kidneys. It mainly reduces the kapha and pitta dosha in the body. The ingredients used in this formulation are manjistha, bhumiamla and punarnava. These shows properties of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and analgesic. This herbal formulation is also useful in chronic kidney disease, nephritis, urinary tract infection, etc.
Dosage: 1 teaspoonful twice daily with normal water.
About the products used in the Chandigarh Ayurveda center
- These are 100% natural and safe.
- Formulated under the guidance of the MD Ayurveda expert.
- Maintains the overall health of the body.
- 125 years of serving mankind through Ayurveda.
- Serving society 4th generation in Ayurveda.