Unani treatment for the removal of renal and vesicle calculi [Hisat-e-Kulia wa Masand] - a case report

ABSTRACT

Hisat-e-Kulia wa Masana [Renal and vesicle calculus] is a hard mass, formed from the crystals that aggregated on the inner surfaces of the kidney. This is a case report of a 57 years old male OPD patient of Shifa-ul-Mulk Memorial Hospital for Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University with lumbar pain. The patient had a history of recurrent lower urinary tract infection accompanied by frequent urination and its urgency, difficulty in voiding, small amount of urinary stream. Patient was a known case of diabetes and ischemic heart disease. Physical examination revealed mild tenderness in left lumbar region. According to laboratory examination profile, blood urea [38 mg/dl] and creatinine [0.8 mg/dl] were within normal limits; however, hemogram demonstrated reactive neutrophilie leukocytosis. Renal ultrasound showed single calculus measuring 0.4 cm in left kidney while urinary bladder showed multiple calculi [largest ranging from 0.7 and 0.8 cm] along with enlarged prostate weight [38.3 g]. The patient received polyherbal decoction of Unani codded formulation NU-08 and Hab-e-Rasoot [1 tablet twice a day] for 21 days. This treatment was successful and resulted in excretion of one tiny and one large stone [1 cm] through urination. This was further confirmed by ultrasound?