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<Journal>
<Journal-Info>
<name>International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences</name>
<website>ijpbs.net</website>
<email>editorijpbs@rediffmail.com (or) editorofijpbs@yahoo.com (or) prasmol@rediffmail.com</email>
</Journal-Info>
<article>
<article-id pub-id-type='other'>10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12</article-id>
<issue_number>Volume 2 Issue 4</issue_number>
<issue_period>2011 (October - December)</issue_period>
<title>Effect Of A Polyherbal Formulation On Ethylene Glycol Induced Urolithiasis. </title>
<abstract>Antiurolithic effect of aqueous extract of Terminalia chebula, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Nelumbo nucifera, Zingiber officinale, Hemidesmus indicus, Myristica fragrans and Citrus aurantofolia. was tested. 24 albino wistar rats were divided into 4 groups of 6 each. Group-I is control. Groups-II, III and IV were fed 0.75% ethylene glycol by gastric lavage and 1 gm Ammonium chloride in drinking water . Groups-III and IV received aqueous extract of polyherbal formulation at a dose of 1mg/kg body weight and 2mg/kg body weight. . Statistical Analysis: One way of Analysis of Variance was used to test the statistical significance. Results.In urolithiatic animals,Calcium and Oxalate excretion was grossly increased. Groups III &amp; IV showed weight gain, decreased calcium and oxalate excretion, increased levels of urinary volume , pH and stone inhibitors. Histopathological examination of renal tissues confirms this result. Conclusion: The polyherbal formulation used in this study has preventive effect in the formation of renal calculi.</abstract>
<authors>L.Akila, P. Ashok Kumar And P.Nirmala</authors>
<keywords>Urolithiasis; Poly herbal formulation; Ethylene glycol; Ammonium chloride, urinary stone inhibitors.</keywords>
<pages>07-24</pages>
</article>
</Journal>
