www.wjpps.com 3889 Samriti et al. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences ROLE OF HERBAL PLANTS IN THE TREATMENT OF LITHOTRIPSY Samriti Faujdar*, Sarvesh Kumar Paliwal, Sharda Sambhakar Department of Pharmacy, Banasthali University, Tonk-304022, Rajasthan, India. ABSTRACT Medicinal plants have been known as a rich source of therapeutic agents for the prevention of various ailments. It is a common disorder estimated to occur in approximately 12% of the population, with a recurrence rate of 70-81% in males, and 47-60% in females. Herbal drugs finds place in treating kidney stone. Now people motivate towards the herbal drugs due to the side effects associated with synthetic drug. The aim of the present review is to provide details of the plants used in the lithiasis. Keywords:- Lithotripsy, Diuretic, herbal plants, Salingbog, Gokhru. INTRODUCTION- Lithiasis is the formation of calculi or stone which is a concretion of material mainly mineral salts in any part of the body. Antilithics are the agents that prevent the formation or promote the dissolution of formed calculi. Lithiasis mostly occurs in any part of the whole urinary tract which includes the ureter, urinary bladder and kidney as well as it also occurs in the gallbladder 1 . Plants with lithotriptic activity 1. Tinospora cordifolia Tinospora cordifolia is a large glabrous, deciduous, climbing shrub of Menispermaceae family found in Tropical India 2,3 . Chemical constituents present in plants are alkaloids, diterpenoids lactones, glycosides, steroids, sesquiterpenoids, phenolics, aliphatic compounds WORLD JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES Volume 2, Issue 5, 3889-3897. Review Article ISSN 2278 – 4357 Article Received on 07 August 2013, Revised on 25 August 2013, Accepted on 30 September 2013 *Correspondence for Author: * Samriti Faujdar Department of Pharmacy, Banasthali University, Tonk (Raj.), India. faujdarsamriti@gmail.com ,