~ 1780 ~    Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2017; 6(5): 1780-1787 E-ISSN: 2278-4136 P-ISSN: 2349-8234 JPP 2017; 6(5): 1780-1787 Received: 27-07-2017 Accepted: 28-08-2017 Salman Ahmed Lecturer, Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan Imran Ahsan Mallick Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Dow College of Pharmacy, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan Muhammad Mohtasheemul Hasan Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan Correspondence Salman Ahmed Lecturer, Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan Exploring globally used antiurolithiatic plants of A to L families: Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Lamiaceae revisited Salman Ahmed, Imran Ahsan Mallick and Muhammad Mohtasheemul Hasan Abstract Urolithiasis is a common worldwide problem with high recurrence. This review covers forty four (44) families starting from alphabet A to L and includes Bignoniaceae (05); Araceae, Burseraceae, Combretaceae (04); Annonaceae, Berberidaceae, Betulaceae, Gentianaceae, Gesneriaceae (03); Aizoaceae, Adiantaceae, Alismataceae, Aristolochiaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Bombacaceae, Cannabaceae, Cyperaceae, Geraniaceae and Iridaceae (02); Acoraceae, Adoxaceae, Armatellaceae, Aquifoliaceae, Araliaceae, Averrhoeaceae, Basellaceae, Begoniaceae, Bromeliaceae, Cactaceae, Calophyllaceae, Campanulaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Caricaceae, Celastraceae, Clusiaceae, Dracaenaceae, Dryopteridaceae, Elaeagnaceae, Grossulariaceae, Hyacinthaceae, Hydrangeaceae, Hypoxidaceae, llecebraceae and Juglandaceae (01) plant used globally in different countries. The plants of three families Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Lamiaceae are revisited to provide updated information. This review will not only be useful for the general public but also attract the scientific world for antiurolithiatic drug discovery. Keywords: Urolithiasis, antiurolithiatic, natural products, drug development. Introduction Urolithiasis is a common worldwide problem with high recurrence. Medicinal plants have been used in different countries and cultures for not only prophylactic management but also for treatment. Present paper is one of the parts of our study entitled “Searching globally used antiurolithiatic plants belonging to different families”. The plants of the ninety three (93) families including Acanthaceae, Amaranthaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Anacardiaceae, Apiaceae, Apocynaceae, Arecaceae, Asparagaceae, Aspleniaceae, Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, Brassicaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Capparidaceae, Caryophyllaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Convolvulaceae, Costaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Cupressaceae, Ebenaceae, Equisetaceae, Ericaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Fagaceae, Hypericaceae, Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Liliaceae, Lythraceae, Magnoliaceae, Malpighiaceae, Malvaceae, Meliaceae, Menispermaceae, Molluginaceae, Moraceae, Moringaceae, Musaceae, Myoporaceae, Myrtaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Oleaceae, Onagraceae, Orchidaceae, Oxalidaceae, Paeoniaceae, Papaveraceae, Parmeliaceae, Parnassiaceae, Pedaliaceae, Periplocaceae, Phyllanthaceae, Pinaceae, Piperaceae, Plantaginaceae, Platanaceae, Poaceae, Polygalaceae, Polygonaceae, Polypodiaceae, Portulacaceae, Primulaceae, Punicaceae, Ranunculaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rosaceae, Rubiaceae, Rutaceae, Salicaceae, Salvadoraceae, Santalaceae, Sapotaceae, Saxifragaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Simaroubaceae, Smilacaceae, Solanaceae, Tamaricaceae, Theaceae, Tiliaceae, Tropaeolaceae, Typhaceae, Ulmaceae, Urticaceae, Valerianaceae, Verbenaceae, Violaceae, Vitaceae, Xanthorrhoeaceae, Zingiberaceae and Zygophyllaceae [1-10] have already been discussed. The present review article covers forty four families starting from alphabet A to L. The medicinal plants of these families used against urolithiasis in different countries including Albania, Algeria, America, Bangladesh, Bosnia, Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Eastern Albania, India, Iran, Italy, Kyrgyzstan, Mexico, Pakistan, Palestine, Peru, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Trinidad, Tunisia, Turkey, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. The plants of three families Asteraceae [3] , Fabaceae [5] and Lamiaceae [7] against urolithiasis have already been discussed and now are revisited to provide updated information (Table-2). Their historical antiurolithiatc background have also been shared in well known books of Dioscorides (De Materia Medica), Pliny the Elder (Naturalis Historis), Ibn Sina (Al Qanoon Fit Tibb), Al Razi / Rhazes (Al-Hawi fi al-Tibb) and Al-Baitar (Kitāb al-Jāmiʿ li-Mufradāt Al Advia Wal Aghdia). The summarized information is presented in Table-1 and 2.