Kidney stones have become a very common disease in recent years. Mild kidney stone patients can be treated with laser, but the recurrence rate of this condition is relatively high. Therefore, even after treatment, there is a possibility of recurrence, so diet should be paid attention to. Here, I will introduce several diuretic and stone-reducing medicinal diets to help eliminate kidney stones in the body.
Medicinal Diet One: Bamboo Leaf Tea
【Ingredients】10g bamboo leaves, 5g tea leaves
【Method】Brew with boiling water. Drink as a substitute for tea.
【Benefits】Diuretic, clears away dampness, and expels stones. Suitable for kidney stones, oliguria, and thirst.
Medicinal Diet Two: Tongcao Maogen Tea
【Ingredients】30g white maogen, 5g tongcao, 5g dengxincao, 6g green tea leaves
【Method】Wash and cut the white maogen into sections, wash the tongcao and dengxincao, put the three ingredients and the tea leaves into a pot, add 1000ml of water, boil for 10 minutes. Drink as a substitute for tea.
【Benefits】Clears away dampness, expels stones, dispels heat, and promotes diuresis. Suitable for kidney stones, renal colic, pyuria, hematuria, anuria, irritability, and thirst.
Medicinal Diet Three: Sanjin Tea
【Ingredients】10g moneywort, 10g mesona, 5g chicken inner gold
【Method】Tie the mesona in a cloth and boil it together with the other herbs. Remove the residue and drink the juice.
【Benefits】Clears away heat and expels stones.
Medicinal Diet Four: Moneywort Corn Tea
【Ingredients】30g moneywort, 30g corn silk, 5g green tea
【Method】Grind the above ingredients into powder, brew with boiling water, and drink as a substitute for tea.
【Benefits】Clears away heat, resolves dampness, promotes diuresis, and expels stones.
Medicinal Diet Five: Water Chestnut Tea
【Ingredients】500g water chestnut, 120g mustard greens, 120g winter melon
【Method】Wash and chop the above ingredients, add water and decoct the juice, and drink as a substitute for tea.
【Benefits】Promotes diuresis and smooths urination. Suitable for urinary stones and poor urination.
Medicinal Diet Six: Maogen Red Bean Porridge
【Ingredients】200g fresh maogen (50g dried maogen), 100g red beans, 100g polished glutinous rice
【Method】Put the maogen in a pot with 1000ml of water, decoct until 700ml of juice remains. Remove the residue and add the red beans and polished glutinous rice to cook the porridge. Take it warm twice a day.
【Benefits】Cools the blood, stops bleeding, promotes diuresis, and expels stones. Suitable for urinary stones and hematuria.
Medicinal Diet Seven: Walnut and Mesona Porridge
【Ingredients】10 walnuts, 15g mesona, 100g polished glutinous rice
【Method】Crush the walnuts, wrap the mesona in a cloth, add 600ml of water, boil for 20 minutes, remove the mesona, and add the polished glutinous rice to cook the porridge. Take it on an empty stomach in the morning and evening.
【Benefits】Dissolves stones and expels stones.
The above are some dietary therapies that assist in the elimination of kidney stones. In addition to dietary therapy, patients can also use extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy or undergo surgery to remove the stones.
