Evaluation of the effectiveness of herbal medicine in the complex treatment of urolithiasis

Introduction. Based on research of scientific data, to conduct a comprehensive review and comparative characteristics of the effectiveness of the use of herbal medicines for the treatment of urolithiasis. Aim. Study of scientific works on the analysis of their influence on stones and clinical outcomes at the stages of preparation for remote lithotripsy and in the postoperative period, as well as comparison of their therapeutic activity with the use of only antispasmodics or lithotripsy without additional pharmacotherapy. Methods. The following information resources were used to search for relevant studies: electronic databases PubMed, Google Scholar, elibrary, CyberLeninka and Cochrane Library. The following key queries were used in the work: “urolithiasis”, “phytotherapy”, “rowatinex”, “canephron”, “urolesan”, “phytolysin”, “cystone”. The search depth was 33 years (1992–2025). A total of 2330 publications were found, after excluding duplicates, invalid works, publications with no free access to the full text, the final number of works included in this literature review in the direction of “herbal medicine” and “urolithiasis” was 16. The total number of sources in the article is 34. Results. The conducted analysis of scientific literature allowed to establish that medicinal herbal preparations demonstrate significant efficiency in the treatment of urolithiasis. Combined use of herbal preparations with remote lithotripsy showed advantages in decreasing the frequency of complications, decreasing the size of stones, facilitating their passage and decreasing the need for repeated procedures. The review confirms the advisability of including herbal medicine in complex treatment regimens for urolithiasis. Conclusion. Analysis of literary data confirmed the effectiveness of herbal medicines in the treatment of urolithiasis, in combination with lithotripsy