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10 Natural Remedies for Kidney Stones

Published on January 28, 2011, Last Updated on April 15, 2013

The kidneys are one of the most important organs in the human body. The kidneys help to detox and filter impurities from the blood, as well as waste products from your urine. Kidney stones form when the kidneys are not able to process toxins efficiently. Specifically, a crystallization of unprocessed minerals builds up. Kidney stones cause pain and possible blockage of urine flow.

The following are some simple natural remedies that may help soothe the discomfort of kidney stones and speed up the body’s natural healing process.

1. Lemon Juice, Olive Oil, and Raw Apple Cider Vinegar

This is one of my favorites and easily one of the most effective remedies for kidney stones and the pain they cause. At the first symptom of stone pain, mix 2 oz of organic olive oil with 2 oz of organic lemon juice.

Drink it straight and follow with a 12 ounce glass of purified water. Wait 30 minutes. Then, squeeze the juice of 1/2 lemon into 12 ounces of purified water, add 1 tablespoon of organic raw apple cider vinegar and drink. Repeat the lemon juice, water and apple cider vinegar recipe every hour until symptoms improve.

2. Uva Ursi

Uva Ursi is a common folk remedy for kidney stones. Not only will it help fight off infection in the kidneys, but it may also help reduce pain and cleanse the urinary tract. 500mg three times a day is recommended for kidney stones.

3. Dandelion Root

Organic dandelion root is a great kidney tonic and cleanser. Taking up to 500 mg twice a day may be beneficial.

4. Kidney Beans

The shape of this bean may be indicative of its healing potential. An effective urinary home remedy for kidney stones, traditionally the pods were used as a medicinal tonic.

Try removing the beans from inside the pods, and then boil the pods in purified hot water for six hours. This liquid can be strained through cheese cloth, cooled and taken throughout the day for one day to ease kidney stone pain.

5. Horsetail

A diuretic, horsetail tea is an effective natural remedy for kidney stones. Drink up to 3-4 cups of horsetail tea daily or 2 grams of the herb in capsule form daily.

6. Pomegranate Juice

We’ve all heard that pomegranates have many health benefits. But, more specifically, the seeds and juice of pomegranates can be considered another natural remedy for kidney stones. This may be related to their sourness and astringent properties. I prefer eating organic pomegranates and drinking freshly-squeezed pomegranate juice.

7. Magnesium

Studies show that people with recurrent kidney stones who took magnesium supplements had a 92.3 percent improvement rate in reduction of kidney stones. 300 mg of magnesium orotate is recommended daily for prevention and reduction of stones.

8. Organic Celery

Celery in vegetable form and celery seed are great diuretics and kidney tonics. Regular use of celery seed, as a spice or as a tea, may prevent kidney stone formation.

9. Basil

A kidney tonifier, basil tea can be taken throughout the day for overall kidney health. If you have kidney stones, try taking one teaspoon each of basil juice with raw honey daily for up to six months. It’s believed that folk remedies with pure basil juice can help induce stone expulsion from the urinary tract.

10. Change in Diet

Unhealthy food intake is a primary cause of kidney stones. Cut down on the amount of soda and energy drinks you consume. Avoid processed foods and alcoholic beverages. Add more fruits and veggies to your diet, especially those listed above.

I also recommend reading the book “The Green Body Cleanse” to learn how to avoid kidney stone forming foods and beverages.

The remedies listed above are not intended to replace medical care. If you’re experiencing a lot of pain from kidney stones, see your doctor immediately. For optimal health, I recommend performing a colon cleanse, liver and gallbladder cleanse, chemical and heavy metal cleanse and even a harmful organism cleanse at least 1-2 times a year.

Do you have a favorite kidney stone remedy I missed? If so, please leave a comment below.

-Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, DABFM

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About Dr Edward Group III DC, ND, DACBN, DABFM Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND

Dr. Group has studied natural healing methods for over 20 years and now teaches individuals and practitioners all around the world. He no longer sees patients but solely concentrates on spreading the word of health and wellness to the global community. Under his leadership, Global Healing Center, Inc. has earned recognition as one of the largest alternative, natural and organic health resources on the Internet.

Harry

Found this through stumbleupon. I’ve had a history of kidney stones, probably because I drink too many sodas. Just bookmarked this list of remedies so that I can come back to it if I need. Thanks for the tips!
Ken Turner

I would also like to add that lack of hydration — that is, not drinking enough water is the most common cause of kidney stones in adults today. I have seen many kidney stones treated naturally by drinking more water.
Norman Chun

It is so vital to stay hydrated with h2o and not soft drinks, to many people drink sodas instead. Kidney stones can be avoided by following just one simple guideline. Drink your weight in ounces!

By the way, great blog and keep up the great work!

Norman
Eye care solutions

Very useful article, I have some problems with my kidney stones, and I try all kind of cures, but nothing works. I’ll try some of this recipes you posted here and I hope it works. I want to try natural cures that don’t affect my entire body.
Cynthia Mctaggart

I m so happy to of found this article on how to cleanse the kidneys, as I was hoping to find something like this on Dr. Groups site. So glad I searched, or would have never found this… Thank you sooo much Dr. Group, and you are sooo appreciated for all the wonderful, well informed nutritional information and insight you sooo provide for us all!!! We love you Dr Group, and God Bless you…

Cynthia Mc taggart
Kimberly Bumpas

I just want to say thank you so much for this article! I have never heard of these natural remedies but I plan to try every single one of them! I developed my first kidney stone 8 years ago or so. Since that time, I’ve had 1-4 stones every 6 months or so. It has been a complete nightmare. Then, 2 years ago, I developed a large 14mm stone that was too large to pass. It sits on top of my urinary tract. I have never experienced pain like this before. It’s still there & I’m awaiting surgery. I believe they’re also going to place a stint in the urinary tract to aid future large stones in passing. My stones are always in my left kidney. My doctor stated it is metabolic, that body forms these due to a thyroid problem or some other such issue. What’s funny is I’ve never been told of anything I could do for prevention or to aid the pain. I was told to drink fresh Orange juice, water & cranberry juice. I’ve been told to take 500 mc of vitamin C also. I hope some of your suggestions work, I could really use the relief! Thank you!
kathy strine

Having had a lot of problems with kidney stones I learned to drink a pinch of baking soda in water to keep my pH up so they don’t form. Then I found that taking Alfalfa pills will completely dissolve them in 4 days.
I had a stint put in and was to go back for MRI when I got mad and researched the cause of stones. I found that Shaklee company had the best tasting alfalfa pills and so it makes into a good tea.
I pushed 30 every day along with the baking soda water, and erased them so that that doctor could not find a trace of the kidney stones that remained in my left kidney.
I have had the problem since 1997..so I know what to do now.

I passed a stone April 7th ’12 as large as a kidney bean seed so you can bet I was glad to pass that stone so easy.
rose

Thanks for the info Kathy, how much baking soda did you take in how much water? I had an ultrasound on April 3rd that revealed a 6-7mm kidney stone in the ureter. I have had very little pain since the initial ER room visit where I spent 8 hours on an IV and morphine. It sounds like you drank a tea made from the alfalfa pills? Or did you take them too? Thanks so much for your help, I hope to dissolve this stone! ( or maybe I already have..can you still have a stone and have no pain?) I didn’t pass anything.
Emmanuel

Please tell me if kidney stones as large as 19mm by 16mm by 11 mm can still be flushed naturally by these remedies.
Thanks for enlightenment. My wife in in pains already for almost a year now.
yitzchak

boil potatos till soft with the peals on them

drink the water

supposedly the enzymes in the peals help disolve the stones–any thonght on this?
Sukie

I’m down for trying all these great remedies, but not sure I have kidney stones. Could anyone please tell me the symptoms? Thank you.
Angelina

I had a kidney stone in September of last year that was 6mm and I had to be admitted into the hospital because the pain was so bad. After I left the hospital 2 days later, I felt absolutely no pain for weeks. My doctor x-rayed me again and noticed it was lodged up against my kidney causing the kidney to swell in size so he suggested the lithotripsy procedure. In October, I had the lithotripsy and that’s when the real pain began! Once, the stone was broken down into smaller pieces and started moving again, it was the most excruciating pain ever! So, sometimes when you don’t feel the pain, it doesn’t necessarily mean the stones are gone. They just may not be moving at the time. Its always best to get it checked again to monitor the status.
Hemendra sami

First of all thanks to Kathy for the info. Rose did you get a reply for your question as to how much of baking soda in how much of water and how frequently? For alfalfa pills I dont have any idea of as to where is it available. I am from a small island nation of Fiji in the South Pacific. X-rays detected one stone in my upper right ureter between 12- 15mm in size. Urologist already placed a stent in early April. A later X-ray in June revealed that there is another one developing in my left kidney. On June 24 they were unsuccessful with a lithoclast procedure. Please help me in my efforts to dissolve the big stone. Thank you.
Janice

Make sure that the water you drink is pure, that it does not have minerals…..use Celtic salt on your foods so that the minerals go to the intestines, not the kidneys. Keep the amount of protein you eat down…high protein diets contribute to stones.
sherri lin

no no no
she could never,
and the pain
parsley tea will desalve them. might take a month or so
drink a cup every hour
use six bunches of fresh parsley in a few quarts of water.
steep dont let boil for 20 min. every day
also you can alternate with fresh lemon juice.a cup every hour the same way. make sure you use distlled water.it has a leaching affect. distilled water should only be drank during cleansing times,not regularly, we need our minerals.
lemon juice in distilled water mixed with B grade natural maple surup. found at health food stores. Maybe a teaspoon per cup or more to taste one lemon per one cup water is the real clense, you get use to the flavorand learn to love it. natural maple surup has alot of minerals. very good for you. but you can use honey r agava
Tom

I used to wake up in the morning feeling sick and nausies until one day it was accompanied by pain in the rear side, where the kidney is, i went to hospital and they x-rayed me and found it was a kidney stone, they put me on the medication Tamsulosin which made me worse,so i went on the net and and followed the protocol for olive oil and lemon juice and after 3 doses of that my stone come out
Sylvain

Cranberry juice 100%
Kelly

A great remedy that my husband discovered is Juniper Berry tincture. This is my 3rd bout with kidney stones. The first one in 2000 landed me in the hospital with surgery and it was the worst nightmare of my life! The urologist inserted a stent for further stones, well an Xray would have shown him there were no more stones, but the medical industry loves our money! The second stone came in 2008 and I was out of state. I called my husband and begged him to find me a remedy that did not require surgery. He called Wendy Wilson of Apothecary Herbs and she overnighted the tincture. The tincture dissolved the stone and I was pain free. Now after 4 years, I had another one rear its ugly head and I went to the ER for pain relief after 3 days of vomiting I couldn’t handle the pain any longer. I got back on the Juniper Berry and have been pain free for 3 weeks now and I do believe that once again, the stone was dissolved. DO NOT TRUST the medical profession! They’re all idiots! Homeopathic remedies and a good diet is the best cure. Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food!!
Dina

Someone told me to drink carbonated water with lemon in it. Celery surely helps;
Binu

happy to read and suggest this. BUT u missed one wonderful herbal food GANODERMA LUCIDEM,
susndee

Am I right to think kidney stones and gout are related? My husband has both. Does anyone know.
ghc_health

Susndee,
Thank you for your recent post! Kidney stones have a lot in common with gout, but what everyone should really know is that gout can lead to the development of kidney stones. They are both formed from the same causes such as
Dehydration
Uric acid
Kidney Failure
Alcohol consumption

We are convinced that Apple Cider Vinegar has the potential to help with more ailments than any other folk remedy. Over the past 11 years many have reported healing from drinking Apple Cider Vinegar and we have had great results with sinus infections, acne, high cholesterol, flu, chronic fatigue, candida, acid reflux, sore throats, contact dermatitis, arthritis, and gout. Apple Cider Vinegar also breaks down fat and is widely used to lose weight. It has also been reported that a daily dose of apple cider vinegar in water has high blood pressure under control in two weeks!

we suggest drinking ACV in your daily water, this can be found on our site and is suggested as followed:

Example: If you weigh 150 pounds you should drink 75 ounces of “Super Water” daily. I also recommend drinking this water after your cleanse on a regular basis to maintain good intestinal and overall health.

How to Make Dr. Group’s Toxin-Free “Super Water”

Start with one gallon (128 ounces) of distilled, purified or Wellness Water®, preferably stored or purchased in a glass container. Remove 2-3 ounces of water so that you can add the additional ingredients listed below.
Add three tablespoons of raw non-pasteurized organic Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) to the gallon of water. Shake well. If the taste is too strong for you to handle, reduce to 2 tablespoons per gallon until you become accustomed to the taste.
Optional: Add the juice of ½ organic lemon and 1-2 ounces Organic Aloe Vera Juice per gallon of “Super Water”. This is not necessary but will improve your colon cleansing results.
Personal Note: Distilled water works beautifully to help detoxify the body. However, if you regularly consume distilled water it may cause a mineral depletion from your body. Therefore, I recommend always adding Organic Apple Cider Vinegar to distilled water to replace the essential minerals normally absent.

If you find that you have any other questions, please feel free to contact the Global Healing Center, and we will be more than happy to help you.

Thank you again for your post, take care and be well!
http://www.facebook.com/CarolynBeachGal Carolyn Mullin

Thank you so much because I have kidney stones right now and have seen the Dr. but I need more help right away. I have much of this on hand
and can follow it!
roipolloi

I just had an operation to break up and remove kidney stones and am now on a low oxalate diet, avoiding stone forming foods like kidney beans and celery.
http://www.facebook.com/leony.marcelino Leony Marcelino

I will definitely go for the apple cider vinegar for the stones
pauline

thanks
Maria Portela

I’ll try this thanks!
I.S.

I get kidney stones every few months. I started using Uvin-H tea, one cup a day, hot or cold and I havn’t had a reacurrence in over a year now. No sugar, but you can use stevia
http://www.facebook.com/vincentberlingeri Lincent Waffles Berlingerint

but it says in this article kidney beans and celery are good? I know that kidney stones form mostly from calcium 80% about and uric acid 14% and there are diffrent causes calcium is diet? uric metabolic? I am nervous to try the celery now that you said it causes them please clarify
aleisa

i have been having a kidney stone for a month, its very painful.the doctor here just tell me drink a lot of water, the side of my stone is 6 to 8 mm.can anybody tell me what i can do, or if it pass too long its very dangerous for my, i have been drinking water, taking chanca piedra but nothing, i’m worried
ghc_health

Aleisa,
Thank you for your post! I have also dealt with stones and have successfully been able to over come them. What I may suggest is contacting the Global Healing Center and discussing this concern, we will be more than happy to help you.

Thank you again for your post, take care and be well!
ila hatter

My husband was a monthly stone former for 40 years.(calcium oxalate) Multiple lithotrypcy procedures plus surgery. Finally found a Nephrologist who put him on prevention: Magnesium,, B6, Potassium Citrate (prescription) and distilled water. He hasn’t had a stone 12 years!
arshad

my father is patient of kidney stone .he is already operation of left kidney .but the kidney is small so what can i do this plzzzzz contact mq in this email.arshadkhankhan841@yahoo.com
sk

go for scanning
Karen

Avoid black teas, always. A few years ago, in an effort to be more healthy and cut my coffee consumption, I started drinking 2-3 cups of black tea a day. Within 2 months I developed my very first kidney stone. I’m a decade-long vegetarian with no family history of kidney stones. Imagine my shock. Turns out, black tea is loaded with oxalates, the stuff that makes calcium bind together and form stones. I was back on track after a painful experience, three months of fresh lemon water, nettle tea, and pomegranate juice. No black tea, ever again.
Sid

You forgot to mention Chandra epidural. An herb. Works great!
Sid

I meant Chandra peidra
DrJack37

Wanted to say thank you, and thank you again, for posting these remedies. With many bad family experiences of US health care, I want nothing to do with it. Started getting a soreness in lower-left side and back, then more direct pain (most likely kidney stones)—and since I found your webpage, for 3 days have used the lemon juice/olive oil/water/apple vinegar method once a day, with excellent success. Also read elsewhere to stop soft drinks (would have maybe 2 ginger ales a day), and did so. Knock on wood—-pains are gone! VERY grateful for this generous healing help.
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NtrlFoodFan

I had kidney stones and kidney infections years ago. I stopped taking sports drinks (turned out the local water was high in calcium and they bound together), and use pure water instead; cranberry and pomegranate unsweetened (or no artificial swtnrs), eat dandelion leaves, asparagus, artichoke and the water they are cooked in. Most importantly: eat naturally, and definitely drink a large glass of warm water with 1 tspn apple cider vinegar and 1Tblspn real lemon juice upon waking, which helps with several things. But each person is different, if you can: consult your doctor first. I dont’ have money for insurance or doctors, so food must be my only medicine.
NtrlFoodFan

BTW, I used to take alfalfa pills when I was a teenager, it cleared my skin. I will look for those again…
umu maryum

I have 4mm multiple stones please tell me what to do
Albularyo

85% of kidney stones are crystallized acid with sharp points, such as Uric Acid and Calcium Oxalate and as along as the urine is acid, they cannot dissolve. They like to get stuck in one of the 2 narrow renal tubes connecting the kidneys with the bladder, and will give you periodic pain attacks on the left or right side of your back bone. You need to buffer the urine to get them to dissolve, and this can be done with a heaping teaspoon of Bicarbonate of Soda and lots of water. Usually the crystals reduce in size to pass within the hour. You can catch them in a tea sieve and have them analysed. ,,,,or mount them on some jewelry, whichever.
Ingabonga610

Hello,

Would you recommend the same recipes to be used during pregancy?
Kathy string

I am a little confused as to how much alfalfa pill to put inhowmuch water. Kathy or anyone please clarify
http://www.facebook.com/lincoln.manutai Lincoln Manutai

They are both related meaning toxic. Alkaline the body and you will rid all disease.
Tired

Most people can’t afford the supplements or the kits that are offered . But would love for you to offer more recipes on how to use the product Raw Unpasteurized Apple Cider Vinegar in their daily food. I love the fact that I’m able to obtain the information that I need via the Global Health & Healing Center. Especially you Dr. Edward Group lll. Keep up the good work we need more caring doctors like like you out there.
Sebringsue

Several years ago my boyfriend developed a kidney stone, it was very tiny but as completely impacted and was told “he would have never been able to pass it”. Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon hospital stay that included surgery and a stint, and oh yeah, the $76,000 bill, that stone was taken care of.. When he began having the same type symptoms a few years later, I immediately started searching for home remedies. I was lucky when I found the Dr.s list. I tried the apple cider vinegar, olive oil and lemon juice and within 45 minutes he told me his pain was gone, after several days of taking the remedy he passed the stone. Thank you for posting this information, I know how much it helped him.