The aim of this article was to review some of the new and commonly used medicinal plants in the treatment of kidney stones, emphasizing medicinal uses, pharmacological activity, and research study of medicinal plants. Renal stones are a common problem worldwide with substantial morbidities and economic costs. The high economic burden associated with kidney stones is linked mainly with healthcare costs. In vitro and in vivo studies on alternative treatment of kidney stones have been searched by using words such as phytotherapy of kidney stones, medicinal plants used in kidney stones, and lithotriptic activity of plants. Articles reviewed showed that medicinal plants have lithotriptic potential. Medicinal plants may be useful in treatment of kidney stones. This study was aimed to explore and elaborate the efficacy and availability of alternative treatment for kidney stones and to provide safe, cost effective, and efficacious management options as well as reduce the burden of disease. Cost effectiveness may enable improvements in treatment efficiency that can benefit patients and the healthcare system. Further randomized clinical trials should be conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of medicinal plants.

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肾结石管理的进展和前景以及植物治疗方法的发展。

本文的目的是回顾一些用于治疗肾结石的新的和常用的药用植物，着重于药用用途，药理活性和药用植物的研究。肾结石是世界范围内常见的问题，其发病率和经济成本很高。与肾结石相关的高经济负担主要与医疗费用有关。已经通过使用诸如肾结石的植物疗法，用于肾结石的药用植物以及植物的碎石活性之类的词来搜索关于肾结石的替代治疗的体外和体内研究。评论的文章表明，药用植物具有碎石的潜力。药用植物可用于治疗肾结石。这项研究的目的是探索和阐明肾脏结石替代疗法的功效和可用性，并提供安全，具有成本效益和有效的管理选择，并减轻疾病负担。成本效益可以提高治疗效率，使患者和医疗系统受益。应该进行进一步的随机临床试验，以评估药用植物的安全性和有效性。