Healthy kidneys are important for a healthy life. It is important for your body to contain the correct amount of water and the kidney can be credited for its regulation. Kidneys are a part of our urinary tract and they are responsible for removing waste from our body. Other important functions by kidneys are self-absorption of nutrients, maintaining bone health and keeping the body’s hemoglobin levels normal. So it’s obvious to take care of your kidneys.

Kidneys might have a solid mass of crystals called kidney stones. In Ayurveda, the kidney stone is referred to as mutrashami. The word “mutra” means urine and “ashami” means stone. The kidney stones may be of different types and form in the kidneys itself. They might get stuck in the kidneys. These stuck stones can cause an emergency situation and result in intense pain.

Kidney stones are initially small but gradually grow larger in size. These stones make their passage along with urine but larger stones get accumulated to a point where they start obstructing the urinary duct. More than one in 10 people will have a kidney stone at some point in their life.