Bryophyllum Pinnatum Tea as a Novel Treatment for Recurrent Kidney Stone Formers

Summary

The aim of this randomized placebo-controlled double-blind crossover clinical trial is to test the ability of a traditional tea made from the leaf of the Bryophyllum pinnatum (B. pinnatum) plant in decreasing urinary calcium content in patients with recurrent calcium-based kidney stones.

Timeline

Start

2024-11-07

Primary completion

2025-12-31

Completion

2025-12-31

Publications

• Background Chik C, Larroque AL, Zhuang Y, Feinstein S, Smith DL, Andonian S, Ryan AK, Jean-Claude B, Gupta IR. A Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)- and Mass Spectrometry (MS)-Based Saturation Kinetics Model of a Bryophyllum pinnatum Decoction as a Treatment for Kidney Stones. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 May 12;25(10):5280. doi: 10.3390/ijms25105280.

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