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Your question as to toxicity of "Ginjal Seahorse Ghensen." I am not sure what all the ingredients are, sometimes
words get misspelled in translation. Here is what I recognize with the following ingredients Hippocampus is another
word for Seahorse the animal in the ocean. It is also a term which refers to a part of the brain of some animals
including humans. This is an interesting ingredient, Indian and Chinese traditional medicine use animal parts as herbs
in medicine. I would question this ingredient, not sure of its use or toxicity.
Panax Ghinseng this is Chinese or Korean Ginseng plant, Which is considered an adaptogen, boosts energy and an
old man's medicine. It is not toxic in normal quantities.
I don't not know what Sonchi Folium, Orthosiponis Folium and Strobilanthi Folium are. Folium means thin layer, leaf,
page or paper in some languages.
The Western Herbs I would recommend are the following:
Common Name: Collinsonia, Stone root, Rich weed, Horse balm
Latin Name: Collinsonia canadensis
Use For: Urinary irritation with gleaty discharge, urinary calculi(gravel or stones)
Common Name: Gravel Root, Jo Pye Weed, Queen of the meadow
Latin Name: Eupatorium purpureum, preferably E. maculatum, E. fistulosa
Use For: Urinary tract pain with urinary calculi, increases elimination of urinary calculi and helps to numb the area. For
painful urination. Good for gouty arthritis because it increase uric acid excretion, not for long-term use, less than 6
months in duration, cycle off then back on after a couple weeks. Given the name Gravel Root because it helps with
gravel or kidney stones (i.e. urinary calculi). This herb wont dissolve the stone but will help pass by dilating urinary
passages. It also changes the pH of urine, helps to prevent formation of future kidney stones in some cases.
Common Name: Hydrangea, Seven Barks
Latin Name: Hydrangea arborensis
(not cultivated Hydrangea or the house plant Hydrangea)
Used For: Urinary pain associated with urinary calculi and painful urination use with Kava. Kava and Hydrangea are
the best urinary tract pain killers, relieves pain by relaxing urethra and ureters, so they can help pass small stones.
Common Name: Kava Kava, Awa Awa
Latin Name: Piper methysticum
Used For: Urinary tract Pain, anxiety, restlessness, Stress
The following plants have Oxalic Acid in them and should be avoided!
Chenopodium album. -- Lambsquarter; 140,000 - 300,000 ppm in Plant;
Fagopyrum esculentum. -- Buckwheat; 111,000 ppm in Leaf;
Averrhoa carambola -- Carambola, Star Fruit; 50,000 - 95,800 ppm in Fruit
Piper nigrum -- Black Pepper, Pepper; 4,000 - 34,000 ppm in Fruit;
Byrsonima crassifolia -- Nance; 27,300 ppm in Bark
Portulaca oleracea -- Purslane, Verdolaga; 1,679 - 16,790 ppm in Plant
Papaver somniferum -- Opium Poppy, Poppyseed Poppy; 16,200 ppm in Seed;
Rheum rhabarbarum -- Rhubarb; 4,400 - 13,360 ppm in Plant;
3,000 - 11,000 ppm in Leaf;
Camellia sinensis -- Tea; 2,192 - 10,000 ppm in Leaf;
Lactuca virosa -- Bitter Lettuce; 10,000 ppm in Latex Exudate;
Spinacia oleracea -- Spinach; 6,580 ppm in Leaf;
Murraya sp -- None; 22 - 5,240 ppm in Fruit;
Musa x paradisiaca -- Banana, Plantain; 22 - 5,240 ppm in Fruit;
Theobroma cacao -- Cacao; 1,520 - 5,000 ppm in Seed;
Zingiber officinale -- Ginger; 5,000 ppm in Rhizome;
Prunus dulcis -- Almond; 4,073 ppm in Seed;
Anacardium occidentale -- Cashew; 3,184 ppm in Seed;
Rumex acetosa -- Garden Sorrel; 3,000 ppm in Leaf;
Tamarindus indica -- Kilytree, Tamarind; 1,960 ppm in Leaf;
Colocasia esculenta -- Taro; 1,334 ppm in Root;
Brassica juncea -- Mustard Greens; 1,287 ppm in Leaf;
Capsicum annuum Bell Pepper, Cherry Pepper, Cone Pepper, Green
Pepper, Paprika, Sweet Pepper; 257 - 1,171 ppm in Fruit;
Moringa oleifera -- Ben Nut, Drumstick Tree, Horseradish Tree; 1,010 ppm in Fruit; 1,010 ppm in Leaf
Ipomoea batatas -- Sweet Potato; 1,000 ppm in Root;
Glycine max -- Soybean; 770 ppm in Seed;
Physalis ixocarpa. -- Tomatillo; 109 - 536 ppm in Fruit;
Beta vulgaris subsp. subsp. vulgaris -- Beet, Beetroot, Garden Beet,
Sugar Beet; 404 ppm in Root;
Avena sativa -- Oats; 400 ppm in Plant;
Cucurbita pepo -- Pumpkin; 400 ppm in Juice;
Brassica oleracea var. capitata -- Cabbage, Red Cabbage, White
Cabbage; 59 - 350 ppm in Leaf;
This is an interesting article on Calcium in the Diet:
Dietary Calcium Lowers Kidney Stone Risk from the publishers of the New
England Journal of Medicine For years, people with kidney stones have been
told to avoid dairy products, based on the belief that a high-calcium diet
increases the risk of the stones. But growing evidence suggests that the
opposite is true. A 12-year study of more than 91,000 women found that
those who ate diets rich in calcium were 35 percent less likely to develop
kidney stones than women who ate little calcium, according to a report in
the April 1 Annals of Internal Medicine. A prior study showed similar
results in men. But calcium supplements don't seem to provide the same
protection. Women who got their calcium from pills had a 20 percent higher
risk of kidney stones compared to nonusers, researchers found. Why the
difference? Most kidney stones are composed of calcium and oxalate, an acid
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