Medical Treatment or Traditional Medicine ?
Medical treatment with medical science and traditional medicine with medicinal plants has advantages and disadvantages in overcoming various diseases.
People often assume medical treatment is more modern, sophisticated, and reasonable. Otherwise, people commonly consider the treatment uses medicinal plants as alternative medicine and unscientific.
Therefore, sick people prefer to see a doctor as the main alternative. If it turns out that the disease does not go away, then look for other alternative treatments.
Indeed, medical science has recognized advancing rapidly. All medical support facilities are complete and sophisticated. All medicines are rigorously clinically tested. So, the efficacy of the formula is pure tested.
Behind its advanced medical treatment, medical workers also recognize the lack of medical treatments. Medical treatment can’t cure some diseases, mainly degenerative diseases.
Another aspect that is still a problem for some people is the relatively high cost of treatment. Also, the chemical drugs consumed are at risk of not being good for the body. The effects can damage organs, such as the kidneys and liver.
Therefore, it often occurs in treating a disease but causes other disease complications.
Traditional medicine using herbal ingredients is not a new treatment. It’s already available since the ancestors of antiquity.
In fact, over time, traditional medicine is now advancing. Various universities research medicinal plants. It’s to determine the substances contained in them and the effects of chemical compounds on these plants.
There are advantages that chemical drugs do not own but exist in medicinal plants. Medicinal plants have no side effects and are safe for consumption by following herbalists’ suggestions.
In addition to being natural, medicinal plant ingredients are easy to obtain. You can get them yourself at no cost. Even if you have to consult a traditional medicine expert or herbal medicine, the fee will be relatively light and affordable. This low fee is helpful for low-income people.
Usually, medical treatment uses two ways to overcome kidney stone disease.
First, patients are encouraged to do prevention and self-medication. The trick is to drink as much water as possible or at least two liters every day so that the salts in the bladder are not cloudy and do not become crystallized.
Another way is limiting the consumption of foods that contain lots of calcium oxalate and uric acid.
The drugs given have several purposes, including:
Crush or shed stones that are in the urinary tract.
Slow down the formation of kidney stones that are likely to form.
Cure pain in the form of aches and fever.
Overcoming complications of kidney disease.
Overcoming abnormalities caused by chemical factors with the effect of lowering calcium levels (oxalate, phosphate), reducing uric acid levels, preventing or treating infections, and normalizing urinary pH.
If there is no progress with these drugs, the next step is to perform an x-ray examination of the waist.
If it turns out that the stone is in the urinary tract (kidney, ureter, or bladder) is still there, and there is an estimation that the stone is relatively large, the next step to action is surgery.
Because of the implementation of open surgery, the patient will feel pain. Usually, general anesthesia is the ideal way to treat this pain.
Another way is to use sophisticated and modern tools to treat kidney stones and urinary tract stones known as Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy.
This tool can crush stones with shock waves from outside the body. With ESWL treatment, patients do not experience any injuries and do not require anesthesia.
The concept of treatment with medicinal plants for kidney stone disorders is the same as medical treatment.
The goal to be achieved is the same. Neither medical treatment nor traditional medicine aiming for stones in the kidneys and the urinary tract can be destroyed and shed with urine.
In addition to removing the stone, usually, herbal ingredients are supplemented with other herbs that function to treat disorders of the followers of kidney stones.
Treatment includes infection or inflammation, aches or pains, and bleeding.
In addition, the accompanying plants also treat complications, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or cholesterol. However, medicinal plant treatment cannot stand alone, so medical assistance is still needed.
Mainly concerns the identification of symptoms and the certainty of suffering from kidney stone disorders or not.
An X-ray or CT scan of the painful area in the waist is needed to identify the presence of kidney stones.
If it is true that there are stones in the kidneys, ureters, or bladder, then treatment using medicinal plants has the effect of overcoming kidney stones.
In general, herbal ingredients consist of several mixtures of medicinal plants. These mixed medicinal plants have specific effects.
Here are the advantages of medicinal plants in overcoming kidney stone disorders.
1. Stone crusher (antilithic)
Mainly in the kidneys, urinary tract, or bladder, some stones are relatively large.
By using herbal medicine, the stone can be crushed, then come out with urine.
Using stone-crushing medicinal plants must be careful. Because it is strong, then use it in small doses.
Herbal medicine sometimes causes bleeding effects on the walls of the urinary tract because of the stone scratches.
Therefore, when urinating, blood may come out and be accompanied by pain.
Medicinal plants for kidney stones that function as stone crushers are keji beling (Strobilanthes crispa), kumis kucing/cat’s whiskers (Orthosiphon aristatus), tempuyung (Sonchus arvensis), kembang bugang (Clerodendrum calamitosum), and gempur batu (Ruellia napifera).
If the X-ray results show stones in the kidneys or urinary tract are relatively small or even soft, medicinal herbs are applied.
Therefore, give medicinal plants that work not so hard (only shed stones). Generally, plants that have a stone dissolver effect are also helpful in increasing or facilitating urine. As a result, the bladder is cleaned as long as they consume lots of water.
Medicinal plants for kidney stones that function as stone dissolver are keji beling (Strobilanthes crispa), kumis kucing/cat’s whiskers (Orthosiphon aristatus), tempuyung (Sonchus arvensis), meniran (Phyllanthus urinaria), putri malu (Mimosa pudica), alang-alang (Imperata cylindrica), daun sendok (Plantago major), tapak liman (Elephantopus scaber), krokot (Portulaca oleracea), jarong (Achyranthes aspera), pegagan (Centella asiatica), rumput mutiara (Oldenlandia corymbosa), gempur batu (Ruellia napifera), jagung/corn (Zea mays), dan pepaya/papaya (Carica papaya).
3. Anti-inflammatory (inflammation)
Kidney stone disorders sometimes cause inflammation in the urinary tract. Therefore, the herb needs to be fulfilled with an anti-inflammatory.
Medicinal plants for kidney stones that function as anti-inflammatory are kumis kucing/cat’s whiskers (Orthosiphon aristatus), meniran (Phyllanthus urinaria), putri malu (Mimosa pudica), daun sendok (Plantago major), bidara upas (Merremia mammosa), semanggi gunung (Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides), tapak liman (Elephantopus scaber), sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata), jarong (Achyranthes aspera), kunyit/turmeric (Curcuma longa), rumput mutiara (Oldenlandia corymbosa), dan jagung/corn (Zea mays).
4. Anti-infection (antibiotics)
Giving the plant antibiotic effect depends on the symptoms felt. But as a precaution, there is no harm in being included in the potion because it is safe.
Medicinal plants for kidney stones that function as anti-infectives or antibiotics are putri malu (Mimosa pudica), bidara upas (Merremia mammosa), semanggi gunung (Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides), tapak liman (Elephantopus scaber), sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata), pegagan (Centella asiatica), kunyit/turmeric (Curcuma longa), jagung/corn (Zea mays), dan pepaya/papaya (Carica papaya).
5. Anti-fever (antipyretic)
If there are symptoms of fever and chills, then anti-fever plants are used.
Medicinal plants for kidney stones that function as anti-fever are meniran (Phyllanthus urinaria), putri malu (Mimosa pudica), kembang bugang (Clerodendrum calamitosum), daun sendok (Plantago major), bidara upas (Merremia mammosa), semanggi gunung (Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides), tapak liman (Elephantopus scaber), krokot (Portulaca oleracea), sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata), jarong (Achyranthes aspera), pegagan (Centella asiatica), dan rumput mutiara (Oldenlandia corymbosa).
6. Pain reliever (analgesic)
In most cases of kidney stones, sufferers often experience pain. Some are even very sick. Painkillers are needed to complete along with the prime medicinal plants.
Medicinal plants for kidney stones that function as pain relievers are meniran (Phyllanthus urinaria), putri malu (Mimosa pudica), kembang bugang (Clerodendrum calamitosum), daun sendok (Plantago major), bidara upas (Merremia mammosa), semanggi gunung (Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides), tapak liman (Elephantopus scaber), krokot (Portulaca oleracea), sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata), jarong (Achyranthes aspera), pegagan (Centella asiatica), dan rumput mutiara (Oldenlandia corymbosa).
7. Stop the bleeding (hemostatic?
If kidney stone disease are followed by bleeding when urinating, then the ingredients can be mixed with plants that have the effect of stopping bleeding.
Medicinal plants for kidney stones that function as hemostatic are kembang bugang (Clerodendrum calamitosum), alang-alang (Imperata cylindrica), dan pegagan (Centella asiatica).
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