What are the traditional Chinese medicine stone removal soups?

Stones can be found in many organs of our body. The general method of treating stones is to crush them, but many patients do not want to use this method, so they will try methods such as Chinese medicine stone-removing soup. Therefore, I am very concerned about the method of using Chinese medicine stone-removing soup and want to better treat stones. So, what are the traditional Chinese medicine decoctions for removing stones? Let’s take a closer look at them below.

The commonly used prescription for treating "stone stranguria" in traditional Chinese medicine is Shiwei Powder with added ingredients, such as: 12 grams of Shiwei, 12 grams of Dongkui Seed, 12 grams of Dianthus Superbus, 12 grams of Talcum, 15 grams of Plantago Seed, 15 grams of Centella asiatica, 12 grams of Lycopodiella Cervi Pantotrichum, 12 grams of Chicken Gizzard Stone, 12 grams of Peony, and 6 grams of Licorice. If there is blood in the urine, add chicory, raw rehmannia, and lotus root nodes to cool the blood and stop the bleeding.

Using low-calcium food as a prevention and treatment for hypercalcemic urinary stones can reduce the incidence and prevent recurrence. It has been reported that taking 10 to 24 grams of defatted rice bran daily for 4 weeks to 2 months and limiting calcium intake to less than 700 mg per day can combine the phytic acid phosphate in the rice bran with calcium to reduce calcium intake.

There are currently a variety of lithotripsy and stone-removing decoctions and medicines, but they should all be selected under the guidance of a doctor. If patients with urinary stones are treated with traditional Chinese medicine, they should pay attention to the following points:

Understand the indications of Chinese medicine stone removal therapy

Only by fully understanding the conditions for using stone-removing drugs can patients make the best self-selection among a variety of treatment methods. The conditions for using stone removal therapy are:

(1) No severe hydronephrosis and good renal function;

(2) The stone is less than 1.0 cm in diameter, has a regular shape, a smooth surface, and is free in the renal cavity without adhesion to the renal pelvis and calyx;

(3) The urinary tract has no obvious deformity, stenosis or infection;

(4) Young and middle-aged people have good physical fitness and can drink plenty of water and participate in sports activities that are beneficial to stone excretion.

The above is an introduction to the traditional Chinese medicine stone-removing soup. I hope it will be helpful to patients’ understanding. Although Chinese medicine stone-removing soup has a certain effect on the treatment of stones, it is generally not recommended by doctors. The main reason is that it has strict indications. The decoction must be used in a targeted manner according to the situation in order to achieve the best effect. Patients must pay attention to this.