Urinary stones their cause and treatment as described in the sushrutasamhita.

T h e S u s h r u t a s a m h i t a i s o n e t h e t h r e e m a i n t e x t s o f A y u r v e d a , t h e o r i g i n a l i n d i a n s y s t e m of m e d i c i n e . P r i o r t o t h e b e g i n n i n g s of i s l a m i c i n c u r s i o n f r o m 1000 A D o n w a r d s , t h e A y u r v e d i c s y s t e m w a s e s s e n t i a l l y h i n d u , t h o u g h t h e r e i s e v i d e n c e of i n t e r c h a n g e w i t h o t h e r c u l t u r e s , m a i n l y a r a b a n d g r e e k ( 4 , 8 ) .