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Abstract
A stone in the kidney (or lower down in the urinary tract). Also called a kidney stone. The
stones themselves are called renal caluli. The word "calculus" (plural: calculi) is the Latin word
for pebble. Renal stones are a common cause of blood in the urine and pain in the abdomen, flank,
or groin. Kidney stones occur in 1 in 20 people at some time in their life. The development of the
stones is related to decreased urine volume or increased excretion of stone-forming components
such as calcium, oxalate, urate, cystine, xanthine, and phosphate. The stones form in the urine
collecting area (the pelvis) of the kidney and may range in size from tiny to staghorn stones the
size of the renal pelvis itself.In present paper local traditional medicinal plants which are used as
anti-calculus are collected by collecting information from folk peoples, traditional practitioners
and arranged alphabetical order with botanical name, family and parts used.