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- Lemon juice and olive oil mixture:
- Mix ¼ cup of lemon juice with ¼ cup of olive oil and drink it straight. Follow with plenty of water. This remedy is said to help flush out kidney stones and reduce pain.
- Nettle (Urtica dioica) tea:
- Nettle has been traditionally used as a diuretic and to help reduce inflammation associated with kidney stones. To make the tea, steep 1-2 teaspoons of dried nettle leaves in a cup of boiling water for 10-15 minutes. Drink 1-2 cups daily.
- Chanca Piedra (Phyllanthus niruri) tea:
- Chanca piedra has been traditionally used to help break up kidney stones and improve kidney function. To make the tea, steep 1-2 teaspoons of dried chanca piedra leaves in a cup of boiling water for 10-15 minutes. Drink 1-2 cups daily.
- Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis) root tea:
- Marshmallow root has been traditionally used to soothe inflammation and irritation of the urinary tract associated with kidney stones. To make the tea, steep 1-2 teaspoons of dried marshmallow root in a cup of boiling water for 10-15 minutes. Drink 1-2 cups daily.
- Dandelion root tea:
- Boil one cup of water and steep one tablespoon of dried dandelion root for 10 minutes. Strain and drink up to three cups per day. Dandelion root is believed to be a diuretic and can help increase urine output to flush out kidney stones.
