EFFECT OF UNANI FORMULATIONS ON URETERIC CALCULUS (HISAT-E-HALIB) – A CASE REPORT
*Mohammad Shamim Khan
ABSTRACT
Ureteric stone is an important and frequent emergency in medical practice due to obstruction in urinary tract. Despite advance technology of lithotripsy, the management of renal calculi remains a challenge. Because of the high cost and adverse effects of minimally invasive techniques, it is needed to adopt the alternative and safe treatment like Unani system of Medicine to avoid surgical procedure. The present paper deals with a case study in which a 25 years old male patient of uretric calculi was treated with Unani pharmacopeal medicine; Qurs Kaknaj, Kushta Hajrul Yahood, Jawarish Zaruni, Sharbat Buzoori Motadil and Sharbat Aloo Balu as oral administration, with the aim to evaluate the efficacy of drugs and to avoid Surgery. Patient has shown excellent result in subsequent investigations and finally patient got free from ureteric calculus of 8mm in size just within 6 days of unani treatment without operation.
Keywords: Urolithiasis, Uretric Stone, Unani Medicine, Anti-urrolithiatic, Diuretic, Litholytic.
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