<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><Articles><Article><id>707</id><JournalTitle>PHYTOCONSTITUENTS WITH ANTIUROLITHIC ACTIVITY-A  REVIEW</JournalTitle><Abstract>Urolithiasis is the condition where urinary calculi are formed in the urinary tract.  Renal stone disease happens to be 
one of the major causes of chronic kidney disease and chronic renal failure.     Stone formation is documented from traditional 
periods and is considered as a medical challenge due to its multifactorial etiology.  Kidney stone formation or urolithiasis is a 
complex process that results from a succession of several physicochemical events including supersaturation, nucleation, growth, 
aggregation,  and  retention  within  the  kidneys.  Epidemiological  data  have  shown  that  calcium  oxalate  is  the  predominant 
mineral in a majority of kidney stones. Among the treatments used are extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) and drug 
treatment. Even improved and besides the high cost that imposes, compelling data now suggest that exposure to shock waves in 
therapeutic  doses  may  cause  acute  renal  injury,  decrease  in  renal  function  and  an  increase  in  stone  recurrence.  In  addition, 
persistent residual stone fragments and the possibility of infection after ESWL represent a serious problem in the treatment  of 
stones. Furthermore, in spite of substantial progress in the study of the biological and physical manifestations of kidney stones, 
there is no satisfactory drug to use in clinical therapy. As investigations proved that phytotherapy  is potent in preventing and 
curing renal calculi with less side effects and also produced satisfactory results in preventing reoccurrence of renal stones   so, 
the present article is mainly focused on providing information on potent herbal wealth with litho lytic property</Abstract><Email>mohansangeetha500@gmail.com</Email><articletype>Review</articletype><volume>6</volume><issue>12</issue><year>2015</year><keyword>Kidney stone,Phytotherapy,Urolithiasis.</keyword><AUTHORS>Sangeetha M,Gayathiri K,Sharanya VK,Shyam Prakash G,Gopi Sudheer kumar J,Vimalavathini R,Kavimani S</AUTHORS><afflication>Department of Pharmacology, Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Indira Nagar, Gorimedu, Puducherry-605006, India,Department of Pharmacology, Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Indira Nagar, Gorimedu, Puducherry-605006, India,Department of Pharmacology, Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Indira Nagar, Gorimedu, Puducherry-605006, India,Department of Pharmacology, Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Indira Nagar, Gorimedu, Puducherry-605006, India,Department of Pharmacology, Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Indira Nagar, Gorimedu, Puducherry-605006, India,Department of Pharmacology, Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Indira Nagar, Gorimedu, Puducherry-605006, India,Department of Pharmacology, Mother Theresa Post Graduate and Research Institute of Health Sciences, Indira Nagar, Gorimedu, Puduch</afflication></Article></Articles>