# Kidney & Urinary — Across Traditions

> Kidney & Urinary — Across Traditions is a reference entry in the Nighantu. Comparing approaches to kidney & urinary across 5 healing traditions Ayurveda: 71 entries TCM: 101 entries Global: 89 entries Nutraceutical: 12 entries

*Comparing approaches to kidney & urinary across 5 healing traditions*

- **Ayurveda:** 71 entries
- **TCM:** 101 entries
- **Global:** 89 entries
- **Nutraceutical:** 12 entries

## Ayurveda Approach

- [Kushmanda](/herb/kushmanda/) *Benincasa hispida (Thunb.) Cogn.*
  Actions: Antioxidant, Nootropic, Medhya (Nootropic)
- [Akhuparni](/herb/akhuparni/) *Ipomoea reniformis Choisy (syn. Merremia emarginata (Burm.f.) Hallier f.)*
  Actions: Antioxidant, Anticancer, Nootropic
- [Narikela](/herb/narikela/) *Cocos nucifera L.*
  Actions: Antioxidant, Hepatoprotective, Wound Healing
- [Bhadra](/herb/bhadra/) *Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult.*
  Actions: Antioxidant, Hepatoprotective, Bronchodilator
- [Kshavaka](/herb/kshavaka/) *Amaranthus spinosus L.*
  Actions: Antioxidant, Hepatoprotective, Wound Healing
- [Kulattha](/herb/kulattha/) *Macrotyloma uniflorum (Lam.) Verdc. (syn. Dolichos biflorus L.)*
  Actions: Antioxidant, Bronchodilator, Antidiabetic
- [Tamalaki](/herb/tamalaki/) *Phyllanthus niruri L. / Phyllanthus amarus Schum. & Thonn.*
  Actions: Antioxidant, Anticancer, Antidiabetic
- [Ushira](/herb/ushira/) *Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash (syn. Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty)*
  Actions: Antioxidant, Wound Healing, Nootropic
- [Varshabhu](/herb/varshabhu/) *Trianthema portulacastrum L. (primary identity); also associated with Boerhavia erecta L.*
  Actions: Antioxidant, Anticancer, Antidiabetic
- [Gomutra](/herb/gomutra/)
  Actions: Antioxidant, Anticancer, Hepatoprotective
- [Hingu](/herb/hingu/) *Ferula asafoetida*
  Actions: Antioxidant, Bronchodilator, Antimicrobial
- [Kankola](/herb/kankola/) *Piper cubeba L.f.*
  Actions: Antioxidant, Anticancer, Antidiabetic
- [Kantakari](/herb/kantakari/) *Solanum xanthocarpum Schrad. & Wendl. (syn. S. surattense Burm. f., S. virginianum L.)*
  Actions: Antioxidant, Bronchodilator, Anti-inflammatory
- [Saptala](/herb/saptala/) *Euphorbia dracunculoides Lam.*
  Actions: Antioxidant, Anticancer, Laxative
- [Brihatyadi Kashayam](/formulation/brihatyadi-kashayam/)
  Actions: Antioxidant, Expectorant, Anti-inflammatory

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