The medicinal plants in the management of urolithiasis

The medicinal therapy for urolithiasis should be long-term. The significant side effects of synthetic drugs often requires discontinuation of treatment. Therefore, of the preference is given to herbal medicines. The diu-retic and saluretic abilities of infusions from 15 medicinal plants of the flora of Uzbekistan were studied during treatment of 449 pts with calcium urolithiasis. Infusions has different diuretic power, as well as effects on urine pH and saluresis. The revealed properties of the preparations made it possible to develop criteria for their ad-ministration taking into account the state of diuresis, urine pH, balance of promoters and calcium stone for-mation inhibitors. The selective treatment contributes provide the high therapeutic efficacy and economic bene-fits.