Kidney stones are treated with the application of moneywort, which is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine that has the effect of removing stones, and is effective for both gallbladder stones and kidney stones. Patients with kidney stones can try to apply, at the same time, pay attention to drink more water, diligent urination and moderate exercise, is conducive to the discharge of stones. The application of money grass stone removal belongs to a kind of drug stone removal, drug stone removal also has certain indications, generally for the smaller stones, in 5mm or less. If the stone is larger, has more than 5mm, the application of money grass stone removal effect may be worse, generally use extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, the large stone into a small, and then eliminated from the body. If the stone is further enlarged and has exceeded 20mm, it is usually treated by surgery, such as percutaneous nephrolithotomy or open surgery. Therefore, if you have kidney stones, if you consider applying moneywort to remove the stones, it is recommended to have ultrasound or CT examination first to clarify the size of the stones before deciding whether to apply it or not.