Bladder stones, remedies

LUDUS LAPIS — A Stone Removed from the Bladder, a Remedy for all Species of Calculus. 

Pumpkin, Curcubita sp., is a member of the gourd family, Curcubitaceae, that also includes melons, cucumbers, squash, and gac. In 2003, the United States production of pumpkins was approximately 335,000 MT (http //usda.mannlib.comell.edu/ reports/nassr/fruit/pvg-bban/vgan0104.txt). In some mid-eastem African countries, dried pumpkin seeds have been used to treat tapeworm when eaten on an empty stomach (53). Also, for many years in Europe, pumpkin seeds have been used as a remedy for micturition. Pumpkin seed oil has also shown possible beneficial affects in retarding the progression of hypertension (54), potential anti-inflammatory activity in arthritis (55), and may be effective in reducing the risk of bladder-stone disease (56). 

Traditional Medicine. Used as a tonic, diaphoretic, and diuretic as well as in removing and preventing kidney and bladder stones. Used in American Indian tradition as diuretic, cathartic, emetic externally bark for wounds, burns, sore muscles, sprains folk cancer remedy (foster and duke). 

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