RIDSTONE SYRUP

RENAL STONES

Renal stones or Kidney stones are the small, hard stones that can vary in size and shapes. These stones are formed in the kidney due to solidification of acid salts and minerals. Small stones get easily flushed out in the urine and some grow over many years and become quite large.

Stones can lodge anywhere in the urinary tract. They may stay in kidney or may travel to ureters and cause severe pain. There can be one or more stones present at any one time.

Anyone can get a kidney stone. One in ten men and one in 35 women develop a kidney stone in their lifetime. Most occur between the ages of 20 and 60. Some people keep getting kidney stones throughout their lives.

 

Most kidney stones pass out of the body without any intervention by a physician. Stones that cause lasting symptoms or other complications may be treated by various techniques, most of which do not involve major surgery.

A person with a family history of kidney stones may be more likely to develop stones. Urinary tract infections, kidney disorders such as cystic kidney diseases, and certain metabolic disorders such as hyperparathyroidism are also linked to stone formation. Cystinuria and hyperoxaluria are two other rare, inherited metabolic disorders that often cause kidney stones. In cystinuria, too much of the amino acid cystine, which does not dissolve in urine is voided. This can lead to the formation of stones made of cystine. In patients with hyperoxaluria, the body produces too much of the salt oxalate. When there is more oxalate than can be dissolved in the urine, the crystals settle out and form stones.

Types of Kidney stones

The four most common types of kidney stones contain:  

  • Calcium
  • Struvite
  • Uric acid
  • Cystine

 Calcium (Oxalate or Phosphate)

The most common kidney stone type contains calcium in combination with either oxalate or phosphate. Calcium is a normal part of a healthy diet and makes up important parts of the body, such as bones and muscles. Calcium that is not used by the bones and muscles goes to the kidneys. In most people, the kidneys flush out the extra calcium in the urine. However, when calcium stays in the kidneys, it joins with other waste products to form a calcium kidney stone.

Struvite

A struvite stone, also known as an infection stone, may form after there is an infection in the urinary system. This type of kidney stone contains the magnesium and the waste product ammonia.

Uric Acid

A uric acid stone may form when there is too much acid in the urine.

Cystine

Cystine is one of the building blocks that make up muscles, nerves, and other parts of the body. Although cystine stones are rare, they may form when there is too much cystine buildup in the urine. The disease that causes this type of kidney stone runs in families.

Kidney stones often result from a combination of factors, rather than a single, well-defined cause.

 Ayurvedic view regarding Stone formation

According to Ayurveda, Renal stone is known as Mutrashmari. Ashmari is derived by the combination of two words i.e. “Ashma” that means stone and “Amri” means enemy. Mutrashmari is a disease of Moothravahasrotas (urinary tract) and involves formation of stone, resulting into severe pain as given by enemy. The type of stone formed depends upon the vitiated dosha.

Classification of Ashmari according to Ayurveda:

  • Vatshmari -It resembles with the calcium oxalate crystals. It is black dark brown and very painful.
  • Pitashmari- It is compared with uric acid calculus. It is yellow, light brown and hard in nature
  • Kaphajashmari-It is likely to compare with phosphates calculus. It’s white, milky and delicate.
  • Shukra ashmari- It is formed when the semen ejaculation is stopped.

Each 5 ml contains:

Aqueous extract derived from       Distilled extract derived from 

Gokhru Panchang

300 mg

 

Kakamachi

100 mg

Varun chhaal

300 mg

 

Palashpushp

100 mg

Punarnava

300 mg

 

Anantmool

100 mg

Pashanbhed

300 mg

   

Durva

200 mg

   

Shilapushp

100 mg

   

Kulath

100 mg

   

Apamarg

100 mg

   

Gokshur (Tribulus terrestris)

It has a great diuretic action. It is very useful in urine incontinence. According to Dr RN Khori of material medica, Gokshur is very useful in treating dysuria and has diuretic action.

Varunchhal (Crataeva Religiosa)

Varunchhal is useful in urinary tract infection. The bark has anti- inflammatory activity. The extract of varuna displays antibacterial activity against Shigella and Salmonella. It cures chronic urinary infection and urinary electrolyte excretion. Varuna decoction reduces the urinary excretion of sodium and magnesium. It was also found to increase the 'spontaneous' passage of renal and bladder calculi. In ayurvedic practice, varuna is used as a litholytic agent, in treating 'Kapha' and 'Vata' varieties of ashmari (calculi). It also clears crystalluria (sharkara). It is the drug of choice in all kapha disorders of the urinary tract, and in renal and bladder calculi.

Palash pushp (Butea frondosa)

Gum contains Kino tannic and gallic acids, 50% soluble mucilage and ash. Gum is mild astringent and helpful in treating Hemorrhage from the stomach and bladder as Anthelmintic.

Punarnava (Boerhavia Diffusa)

 This is one of the prized ayurvedic herbs. It contains an alkaloid punarnavine. The herb is a diuretic that acts on the glomeruli of the kidney through increasing the heart-beats and strengthening and raising the blood pressure as a result. The roots are employed for many purposes including liver, gallbladder, kidney and urinary disorders.

Pashan bhed (Bergenia Ligulata)

 Pashanbhed means, "The plant, which breaks rock in order to grow." These herbs are used in the treatment of kidney and bladder stones. It increases the formation of urine.

Durva (Cynodon dactylon)

Durva is astringent & it is haemostatic. It relieves burning sensation.

Shilapushp (Didymocarpus pedicellata)

It is used in stones of urinary tract.

Kulath (Dolichos Biflorus)

Break up the large renal and ureteric stones into small particles and then flush out. It acts as astringent, diuretic and tonic. In dysuria it works due to its diuretic property. It is also used to reduce crystalluria.

Apamarg (Achyranthes aspera)

Apamarg reduces acidic nature of urine

Kakmachi (Solanum nigrum)

It has diuretic action.

 Anatmool (Hemidesmus Indicus)

Anantamool is said to promote health and cure all kinds of diseases caused by vitiated blood. So it is also used in the treatment of renal stones because it clears all the blocked channels. It is also known as Herbal antibiotic.

Mostly alkalizers & lithotriptic agents are prescribed only for flushing specific type of stone. But formulation of Ridston not only works as complete lithotriptic agent but it corrects metabolism also.

  • Ridston prevents supersaturation of substances that promotes stone formation.
  • Varunchhal act as antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory agent which is beneficial in the prevention of urinary tract infections associated with urinary stones and crystalluria.
  • Ingredients such as Gokshur, Punarnava, Kullatha and Kakmachi which are powerful diuretic. These agents increase the volume of urine which results in the forceful expulsion of stone along with urinary pressure.
  • Apamarg helps in reducing the acidic nature of the urine.
  • Ridston’s antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory activities relieve ureteric colic and alleviate symptoms of painful and burning micturition.

So, Ridston syrup is a most effective drug for prevention of recurrence of stone.

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