ANTIUROLITHIC ACTIVITY OF COMBINATION OF HERBAL EXTRACTS

The present study was undertaken the effects of a combination of herbal extracts on experimentally-induced kidney stones. Oxalate urolithiasis in male rats was induced experimentally by administration of 0.75% v/v ethylene glycol with 1% w/v ammonium chloride in drinking water for three days followed by only 0.75% v/v ethylene glycol for 25 days. The combination of herbal extracts administered to urolithiasis induced test groups rats at two doses i,e Test-I(Lippia Nodiflora 500mg/kg+ Colocasia Esculenta 100mg/kg+ Ocimum Sanctum 250mg/kg) and Test-II ( Lippia Nodiflora 750mg/kg+ Colocasia Esculenta 100mg/kg+ Ocimum Sanctum 250mg/kg). These two test groups compared against standard antiurolithic herbal drug Cystone(750mg/kg).