Abstract
This article describes the bioprospecting of a polyherbal formulation containing five different plants used to treat kidney stones in folk medicine was collected from local forest and identified on the basis of morphological characters. The physicochemical and phytochemical analysis of plant extracts was carried out by standard methods. The active constituent of the extract was determined by high-performance thin-layer chromatography and identified as saponins. About 1 g of powder in combination with equal volume of honey and fresh curd (1 teaspoonful) was administered orally to naturally induced urolithiatic patients for 28 days. The ultrasonography of patients was also recorded before and after treatment and revealed either the complete elimination of calculi or a decrease in the stone growth in most of the urolithiatic patients.
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