Exploring The Antiurolithiatic Activity of Hydroalcoholic Extract of Aquatic Weed Eichhornia Crassipes, In Rats

Urolithiasis or simply kidney stone is defined as the formation of stones in the urinary tract. It is a common problem troubling humankind since centuries with frequent relapse. Numerous plants have been used as reliable source of antiurolithiatic agents and been widely used in the treatment and management of kidney stones in several folklore therapy. Presently there are several plants based marketed formulations with antiurolithiatic effect including Cystone (Himalaya), Calcuri (Charak Pharma Pvt Ltd) and Chandraprabha bati (Dabur). These formulations have been enormously used in clinical practice to disintegrate and dissolute renal stones in situ as to remove urinary calculi from the kidney and/or urinary bladder along with the urine.