Open AccessBiochemical and pathological study of hydroalcoholic extract of Achillea millefolium l. on ethylene glycol-induced nephrolithiasis in laboratory rats
Author(s) -
Hassan Hassani Bafrani,
Yekta Parsa,
Soheila Yadollah-Damavandi,
Ehsan Jangholi,
Soheil AshkaniEsfahani,
Mohammad Gharehbeglou
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
north american journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2250-1541
pISSN - 1947-2714
DOI - 10.4103/1947-2714.147981
Subject(s) - achillea millefolium , medicine , calcium oxalate , urinary system , dose , oxalate , ethylene glycol , traditional medicine , urine , pharmacology , chemistry , organic chemistry
Nephrolithiasis is of the most prevalent urinary tract disease. It seems worthwhile to replace the conventional treatments with more beneficial and safer agents, particularly herbal medicines which are receiving an increasing interest nowadays.