Kidney Stones
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(i) Watermelon Seeds – About 15 gms of watermelon seeds (without shells), well grinded and mixed with water and crystalline sugar (misri) to taste taken every morning after breakfast for four days consecutively, may expel small sized kidney stones. An occasional intake of this home prepared drink can reduce the chances of reformation of stones.
(ii) Kidney Beans – Kidney beans, also known as French beans are regarded as a very effective remedy for kidney problems, including kidney stones. Remove the beans from inside the bean pods, then slice the pods and put about 60 gms of sliced pods in four litres of hot water, boiling slowly for four hours. This liquid should be strained through fine muslin and then allowed to cool for about eight hours. Thereafter, the fluid should be poured through another piece of muslin without stirring. A glassful of this decoction should be taken every two hours through the day and thereafter, freshly prepared decoction may be taken several times a week.
(iii) Vine Leaves – Take 60 gms of fresh vine leaves and make tea from them. Drink three cups daily and this may dissolve stones.
(iv) Watermelon Juice – If vine leaves are not available, make six litres of water melon juice. (Use the entire watermelon, including green parts, but not the skin or seeds). Boil down to three litres and drink all of it in small quantities in one day. Have a cold sitz bath before going to bed (for vine leaves remedy also) and on rising, take the juice of one lemon in a cup of hot water.
(v) Dandelion – Boil 1 tablespoon of dandelion herb in 500 ml of water until 125 ml is left. Prepare equal amounts (75 ml) of juices each from carrots, spinach, celery, cucumber and grapes to make 375 ml. Mix this 375 ml juice with the reduced 125 ml dandelion water and the juice of a lemon. Drink 1½ litres of this freshly made decoction daily at regular intervals.
(vi) Rice Bran – Less than two tablespoons of rice bran with breakfast and dinner protected 60% of the people in a Japanese study from new kidney stones. And the group as a whole, formed fewer stones than before the study. Doctors think rice bran reduces how much calcium your body absorbs through the intestines.
(vii) Basil (Tulsi) – Basil has a strengthening effect on the kidneys. In case of kidney stones, basil juice and honey should be taken for six months. It has been found that stones can be expelled from the urinary tract with this treatment.
(viii) Celery – Celery is also a valuable food for those who are prone to stone formation in the kidneys or the gall bladder. Its regular use prevents future stone formation.
(ix) Yogasanas – Certain Yogasanas such as pavanmuktasana, uttanpadasana, bhujangasana, dhannurasana and halasana are also highly beneficial as they stimulate the kidneys.
