Jamu Recipes for Kidney Stones
PATHO-PHYSIOLOGY: Kidney stones commonly occur during the middle years, which in many cases, is a result of some other condition. The stones may occur in quantity and in a size as tiny as a pinhead, or there may be a single stone as large as a walnut.
Kidney stones develop when calcium salts, uric acid, and other substances begin to crystallize and form masses that interfere with the body’s drainage process.
INDICATIONS: Symptoms of kidney stones: signs of urinary infection; nausea, vomiting, chills and fever; renalcolic or pain at any place in the part of the body from the loin to the urethra; blood in urine.
Recipe # 1
INGREDIENTS:
Glass splinter leaves (Sericocalyx crispus-folia, daun keji beling) – 7 leaves
Cat’s whisker (Orthosiphon spicatus-folia, daun kumis kucing) – 40 leaves
Child pick-a-pack stalk and roots (Phyllanthus niruri, batang meniran berikut akar) – 5 stalks
Turmeric rhizome (Curcuma domestica, rimpang kunyit) - 1 egg-size cut
PREPARATION AND DOSAGE:
Decoction: Clean wash and boil all ingredients in 4 glasses of pure water. Let it boil until left to 3 glasses. Strain after cooling. Dosage: ½ glass 3 times a day.
Recipe # 2
INGREDIENTS:
Erythrina lithosperma – leaves (daun dadap) - 5 leaves
Life plant leaves (Kalanchoe pinnata – folia, daun cocor bebek) - 3 leaves
Turmeric rhizome (Curcuma domestica, rimpang kunyit) – 3 finger-size cuts
PREPARATION AND DOSAGE:
Topical: Clean wash and fine grind all ingredients. Apply the mushy mixture onto the swollen part of the body due to fluid retention, particularly at the lower extremities.
REMARKS: Kidney-stones have many other terms: renal calculus, urinary calculus, kidney gravel and urolithiasis.
IMPORTANT NOTE
The recipes and techniques mentioned in this page are not meant to replace diagnosis and treatment of a medical practitioner. Before using any of these recipes, the author recommends to consult a physician. All the recipes has been used without any side effects and are considered safe. However, since some people have more sensitive skin or digestive system than others, and since the user’s actual recipe preparation is beyond the control of the author, the author accept no liability with regard to the use of recipes or techniques contained in this page
