Renal stones or Urolithiasis means the presence of stone/calculus in the urinary system (kidney, ureter, bladder and urethra). In the Sanskit language Ayurveda describes renal stones as Ashmari. Ashmari (calculi) comprises of two words, i.e. ‘Ashma’ and ‘Ari. ‘ ‘Ashma’ means a stone and ‘Ari’ means enemy.
Kulatha (Horse gram) is beneficial for kidney stones. It can be consumed as soup etc. formulations like Trinapanchamoola kwatha, Varunadi kwatha, Chandraprabha vati, Gokshuradi guggulu, Sweta parpati, etc. are prescribed by ayurvedic consultant for the management of kidney stones.