Preventive treatment of calcium oxalate crystal deposition with immortal flowers

Orhan N., ONARAN M., ŞEN İ., IŞIK GÖNÜL İ., ASLAN M.

JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, vol.163, pp.60-67, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 163
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.01.009
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.60-67
  • Keywords: Calcium oxalate crystallization, Helichrysum, Asteraceae, Immortal flowers, Kidney stone, Urolithiasis, PLICATUM-SSP-PLICATUM, TRADITIONAL MEDICINE, FOLK MEDICINE, TURKEY, ANATOLIA, FLAVONOIDS, PLANTS, ANTIOXIDANT, ANTAGONISTS, PROVINCES
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Ethnopharmacological relevance: A number of medicinal plants are used for their diuretic, urolithiatic and anti-inflammatory effects on urinary system problems in Turkey and the most common traditional remedy for kidney stones is the tea of immortal flowers. The aim of this study is to evaluate the preventive effect of infusions prepared from capitulums of Helichrysum graveolens (M.Bieb.) Sweet (HG) and Helichrysum stoechas ssp. barellieri (Ten.) Nyman (HS) on formation of kidney stones.