Viburnum opulus: could it be a new alternative, such as lemon juice, to pharmacological therapy in hypocitraturic stone patients?
Preclinical
Abstract
Viburnum opulus (guelder rose) juice, rich in citrate and potassium, was evaluated as a natural alternative to lemon juice for raising urinary citrate in hypocitraturic kidney-stone patients, indicating a potential role in urolithiasis prophylaxis.
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How to cite
Tuglu, D., Yilmaz, E., Yuvanc, E., Erguder, I. and others (2014) 'Viburnum opulus: could it be a new alternative, such as lemon juice, to pharmacological therapy in hypocitraturic stone patients?', Archivio Italiano di Urologia e Andrologia, 86(4), pp. 297-299. doi:10.4081/aiua.2014.4.297
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