Many people of low income or even poverty resort to herbal and medicinal plant remedies , referring to ancient traditional folk medicine. For example, they use a drink to break up kidney and ureter stones. According to the writings of Gaber Ibn Hayyan (8th century), Ibn Sina (10th century), Dawood- Al-Antaki (16th century), and others, this drink is composed of the following ingredients :
1- Lemon Juice (without water / without sugar) ; squeezed from 5-7 fresh lemons
2- Fine Powder of Lapis Judaicus (Olive stone of Jerusalem) : 1 Spoon
3- Extract conc. solution of Cymbopogon schoenanthus (Halfa Herb) : 1 Spoon