Can herbs remove stones?

Chinese medicine, as a great treasure trove of the Chinese nation, has a long history in the treatment of urinary stone removal and lithotripsy. At present, often heard in the media, see some advertisements that pure Chinese medicine treatment, some patients blindly believe and indiscriminate application of advertisements in the lithotripsy, lithotripsy drugs, inadvertently delayed the condition. Clinical work often encounter such patients, long stones, hospital doctors require lithotripsy, surgery, do not want to lithotripsy, do not want to surgery, just want to drink Chinese medicine, the stone stone out, discharged. According to the physiological characteristics of the human body, the transverse diameter of the stone is 0.5cm or less, can be considered as medication for stone removal. 2014 Chinese urology diagnosis and treatment guidelines, as well as the European Association of Urology suggests that 0.5-1.0cm stones, can be considered for drug treatment. Most scholars in China believe that drug treatment of stones with a diameter of 0.5cm or less is the most appropriate, and it is necessary to improve the examination, such as intravenous pyelography and CT examination. To clarify whether the stone surface is smooth, there is no obvious embedded or obstruction, stay in the local less than 2 weeks, no obstruction of the ureter below the stone. In bed, some doctors also suggest that stones with a maximum diameter of 1cm or less can be tried medication for lithotripsy. But the process of stone removal should be closely monitored, patients because of the misunderstanding and fear of surgical treatment of urolithiasis stones, more inclined to choose Chinese medicine stone removal. Some of the rumors of traditional Chinese medicine for lithotripsy have no theoretical basis, and drug lithotripsy has its limitations and is not applicable to all types of stones. Taking stone removing medicines by yourself can also cause the condition to be prolonged, and over time the stones will become bigger and bigger, kidney function will be impaired, and even pus kidney will occur, and finally the kidney has to be removed. So if you have a stone disease, you should go to a regular hospital to find a doctor, according to the condition and stone situation, choose the appropriate treatment, do not just listen to the ads, so as not to delay treatment.