Spontaneous stone passage: is it Ammi visnaga effect?

KILIÇASLAN İ., Coskun S.

UROLOGICAL RESEARCH, vol.40, no.6, pp.799-800, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Letter
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00240-012-0509-8
  • Journal Name: UROLOGICAL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.799-800
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Ammi visnaga was used in Ancient Egypt as an herbal remedy for renal colic. "Khellin", a chemical obtained from Ammi visnaga, was used as a smooth muscle relaxant and has been thought to have pleiotropic effects on urolithiasis. We report a case with multiple ureteral stone passages possibly as a result of medication with an herb preparation, Khellin.