REVIEW ON PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION OF NAGRADI GHANVATI & SWADANSTRADI KASHAYA IN RENAL CALCULUS

Abstract

Renal calculi are one of the most common urinary tract diseases. Very often patients suffering from renal calculi are reluctant to surgery but it’s not a complete treatment, they look for medical management whether allopathic and homeopathy but in ayurveda good result as compare than other because of proper diet guideline. Male-female ration is 2:1 the peak incidence is observed 2nd & 3rd decade of life. In developing country bladder stone are common particularly in children. In developing country the incidence of childhood bladder stone is low, renal calculi in adult are more common. If people are having stone, but lack of awareness of the symptoms and not taken proper medication and lifestyle, there may be a chance to increase the size of kidney stone which may leads to urinary tract infections, organs damage/failure may also associate with others chronic diseases. There may be particles like sand anywhere in the urinary tract or large round stone in the bladder. In ayurveda Nagradi ghanvati & Swadanstradi Kashaya given by Acharya Chukradutta which has rich properties of Tikta(Bitter), Kashaya(Astringent) Rasa, Ushana(Hot) Veerya, Katu(Punget) Vipaka and Kapha-Vata shamaka. Due to above property both medicine is play effective role in management of Renal calculus. Aim of this article is to provide knowledge about pharmacological action of Nagradi ghanvati & Swadanstradi Kashaya in Renal Calculus.