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Uva Ursi
Uva Ursi is also known as bearberry belonging to family Arctostaphylos that acts as an antifungal. Nowadays it is majorly used for kidney stones and infections as it acts as a disinfectant. It cleans out the urinary tract and reduces the chances of infection due to stones. There are also some studies suggests that the use of 500 milligrams (mg) of pure, dried Uva Ursi three times a day benefits the patients with kidney stones.
Urolithiasis is another medical condition, where the stones are formed anywhere within the urinary tract.
A kidney stone is an alarming urological disease of human health, affecting about 12% of the people globally. Usually, it is associated with chronic kidney disease and may subsequently lead to the risk of end-stage renal failure or kidney failure.
There are different kinds of kidney stones but the most common stones formed are due to calcium oxalate, which forms a mass in the papillary surface of the kidneys.
The formation of kidney stones involves a complex process, results from several physicochemical changes like supersaturation, nucleation, growth, and aggregation of the urinary stone constituents within tubular cells of kidneys.
There is no specific age factor for Kidney stone formation, it can occur at any age but more likely in the age of 20–49 years. Among the genders, the condition is more prevalent in males than females.
Kidney stones are associated with many painful symptoms and discomforts. The severity of the symptoms are mainly associated with the size of the stone, the size varies and ranges from one inch to few inches, while in some case it may become too large and take up the whole kidney.
Other medical conditions can also lead to a high risk of developing kidney stones. These conditions include:
- Gout ( Increased level of uric acid in the blood)
- Hypercalciuria (High level of calcium in the urine)
- Hyperparathyroidism
- People with inflammatory bowel diseases
- People underwent through ostomy surgery (Intestinal bypass)
Some medications can also increase the risk of kidney stones such as:
- Diuretics
- Calcium containing antacids
- Drugs used to treat HIV infections such as Indinavir [9]
Types of kidney stones
The composition of kidney stones vary as they are formed from different crystals of different elements, it includes the following:
- Calcium: Calcium stones are the most common cause of kidney stones, they are consist of calcium oxalate or calcium malate.
- Uric acids: These kinds of kidney stones are more common in men than women. Acidic urine favors the formation of uric acid stones.
- Struvite: This kind of stone are mostly occurs in women than men. Usually, these stones are large and can also cause urinary obstruction or blockade.
- Cysteine: The cysteine-containing stone are less common kidney stones, it mostly occurs with a genetic medical condition known as Cystinuria, in both males and females.
