URINARY STONES, DIET AND FOLK MEDICINE

The following sections are included:

• Introduction

• Mechanism of Urinary Stone Formation and its Architecture

• Factors which favour the formation of a stone

• Remedial Measures

  • Chemolysis

  • Magnesium Oxide and Magnesium Hydroxide

  • Ethylenediaminetetracetic Acid (EDTA)

  • Thiazide (Bendrofluazide) 5-10 mg/day

  • Allopurinol (Xyloric) 150-200 mg/day

  • Orthophosphates

  • Sodium Cellulose Phosphate

  • Pyruvate Salts

  • Pyrophosphate and Methylene Blue

  • Citrate (Hydroxy acids)

• Recent Advances

• Nutrition

• Diet

• Folk Medicine

  • U.S.S.R.

  • Middle-East (Iran)

  • India

• References