by Virginia Gaces

Created on: October 21, 2008   Last Updated: November 27, 2011

"What is natural is healthy, "so the cliche' goes. This is also true when curing any existing pathologic condition in your body. If there are any natural therapeutic methods for treatment, then they should be utilized instead, because they yield fewer side effects and are therefore more beneficial than artificial drugs.

In third world countries, natural cures are often instituted because of poverty. People could not afford to buy the expensive drugs to cure the condition. One of the most prevalent ailments is nephrolithiasis or kidney stones.

This is often tagged as "sakit mayaman", in the Filipino dialect, meaning "illness for the rich". This is because the drugs for this type of condition are very expensive. It is for this reason that indigent people oftentimes could not complete the 1 week dosage usually required by doctors. It is also an extremely painful condition especially when it is in its advance stages.

There are several reasons why stones are formed and deposited in the kidney. This maybe because of improper diet, kidney dysfunction and other underlying processes related to the kidneys.

Their sizes may vary too, there is the staghorn which is a horse shoeshaped stone, the worst of the lot, and there are smaller stones which maybe the size of a grain of sand.

The most common types are uric acids, calcium oxalates and phosphate crystals. These crystals can come from a variety of foods that we eat. They can come from eggplants, cale, cabbage, legumes and sardines and many preserved and salted foods.

So what are the natural cures for kidney stones? The following are the natural cures that local folks discovered in their quest for cheaper ways to cure the condition. Although not all are documented, common folks often speak of how it had cured them.

* Water

Water therapy is the most recommended natural cure for kidney stones. This is most applicable if the stones are still not calcified. Through water, these small deposits could be flashed out of the system. Insufficient water intake would leave the crystals stagnant in the genitourinary system and could eventually amass and calcify into stones.

* "Sabaw Buko"

This is the natural juice that comes from a freshly opened coconut fruit. There should be no additives whatsoever, and it should be drunk fresh. This juice when processed can become trans fat which is not recommended for people with hyperlipidemia.

* "Banaba"

This is a locally found leaf, which is also called the crepe myrtle. Any part of the plant

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