Several phytoconstituents are useful in nephroprotection, nephrocuration,
and antiurolithiasis. In this chapter, the details of phytoconstituents that have
nephroprotective, nephrocurative, and antiurolithaitic properties are given. These
include allicin, andrographolide, berberine, betulin, capsaicin, carnosine, carvacrol,
catechin, celastrol, cerpegin, chlorogenic acid, chrysin, crocin, curcumin, diosmin,
edarabone, ellagic acid, epicatechin, esculentoside A, ferulic acid, flavoxicid,
ginsenosides, glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhizic acid, hypericin, kaempferol, kolaviron,
lacidipine, licochalcone A, lipoic acid, lupeol, luteolin, lycopene, made cassoside,
naringin, naringenin, paeonal, picroliv, proteins, quercetin, resveratrol, rutin, safranol,
saponins, silibinin, taraxasterol, thymol, thymoquinone, xanthorrhizol and zingerone.
Keywords: Antiurolithiasis, Nephroprotection, Nephrocurative, Phytochemicals.
