Phyllanthus niruri normalizes elevated urinary calcium levels in calcium stone forming (CSF) patients

Urological Research

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 362-366

  Nishiura, J L ^a   Campos, A H ^a   Boim, M A ^a   Heilberg, I P ^a   Schor, N ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Calcium stone formers; Hypercalciuria; Natural products; Nephrolithiasis; Phyllanthus niruri; Urinary calculi

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CITRIC ACID; MAGNESIUM; OXALIC ACID; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CALCIUM STONE; CALCIUM URINE LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERCALCIURIA; HYPEROXALURIA; HYPERURICOSURIA; HYPOCITRATURIA; HYPOMAGNESIURIA; IN VIVO STUDY; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MAGNESIUM URINE LEVEL; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; MICTURITION; PATIENT; PHYLLANTHUS; PHYLLANTHUS NIRURI; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; STONE FORMATION; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; BRAZIL; CALCIUM; CITRIC ACID; FEMALE; FREEZE DRYING; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXALATES; PHYLLANTHUS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POTASSIUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SODIUM; URIC ACID; URINARY CALCULI;

EID: 8744247101     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-004-0432-8     Document Type: Article

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