腎結石在醫療術語上被叫做腎的結石。當一塊石頭順著腎臟的輸尿管向下運動至膀胱時，在此過程所產生的病痛，可能是在各種生理疾病中，最強烈的一個了。
然而，當結石位於腎盂中時，個體幾乎不會產生疼痛感。對於患有腎結石的個體，糾結的問題是：到底是不管這些結石，還是通過口服藥物將結石溶解，或者某種外科手術的方式將他們總體內取出。
鑑於腎結石疼痛，以及患者案例，通常都是採取通過尿液將結石排出體外的治療方案，這樣患病個體經常忽視這樣一個事實，即個體腎臟部分存在結石，從而個體把它當成是一種正常的生理過程。由於長時間的生活不規律，刻意改變生理習慣，久而久之，結石就在體內逐漸地形成了並且毫無症狀。當結石產生的生理表現症狀被個體察覺時，身體的不適會讓個體做出決策，採取治療還是讓其放任自流。
腎結石的最終形成之前，其生理表現症狀可以大致分為3個階段：
1.尿路中結石的形成階段：身體的正常排泄被干擾（最初始的原因在腎臟裡）。
2.腎結石急性極端：由於結石已經形成，所以個體在正常的生理排泄時會產生障礙或困難。
3.由於結石產生及形成導致尿路的不暢，身體本身會重新調整，從而形成一個新的動態平衡狀態。隨著結石體積的增長，當個體進行正常的尿液排泄時，會產生明顯的刺痛及困難。然而也存在這樣的情況，某些個體，在其體內某些部位存在結石，可是個體卻不受影響，並沒有產生明顯的生理症狀。
為了減輕疼痛感，減輕對輸尿管粘膜的刺激，通常採取傳統的治療手段：1.通過尿液將結石排出體外。2.通過外科手段將結石取出。有的時候如果位於腎臟骨盆的結石對個體並沒有產生不適症狀，讓它留在那裡也是一個不錯的建議。
在凱西的解讀資料中：凡事出必有原因，真正的健康是多方面的，不僅僅局限於生理上沒有疾病。外科手術有的時候是有必要的，但如果輕率魯莽的採取時，其弊遠大於利。在條件允許時，不合作、逃避和消極的態度，以及由於排泄不暢所積累的身體廢物是應該被糾正和調整的。這項單調沉悶的工作需要患病個體付出足夠的耐心才能最終成功。這些都是凱西解讀中，對於那些不太程度的泌尿系統結石的指導。
I.生理描述
一旦腎結石的生理症狀出現，這就表明有足夠的沉澱物和結晶體，在體內已經積累了很長時間，從而才形成我們所謂的“結石”（儘管這個稱呼並不合適）。結石是由人體血液中的很多物質組成的。腎臟分泌液扮演者清潔工的角色，一旦分泌液相對飽和，不在處於液體狀態，分泌液的沉積和結晶過程就開始了。依據個人體質和循環系統的差異，具體形成時間不等，症狀出現的時間也不同。通常情況下結石的形成可能需要幾週，有時是幾個月，甚至幾年。
這種病症是怎樣開始的？顯然，在現有條件下腎臟的排毒能力不足。凱西把血液的這種情況描述為'垃圾勢力的累積源於系統分散勢力的缺失（843-7）'，換句話說就是，“系統中有毒物質的積累源於它們沒有被通過適當的途徑排泄出去（1060-1）”，凱西認為，這是一個關鍵因素。
結石的形成不僅僅是源於血液中有毒物質的超標。從相關的解讀給出的生理學角度來說，血液循環到肝臟和腎臟時是被減弱的，因此就導致了循環能力的下降和排泄能力的降低。鑑於腎臟自身壓力的增加，積累沉澱過程開始了。但這只是中間的一個過程，整個過程的實際開始更為基本的。
從眾多的解讀來看，雖然消化過程一直有問題存在，但沒有特殊的參考資料來解釋導致排泄減弱的成因。然而，在其他資料中，“很久以前的一次脊椎的受傷，一次不經意的跌倒，被他人毆打，這些都會導致對於肝臟，腎臟的神經衝動異常（同樣也會影響脾臟，胰腺，腸道），從而擾亂身體的排泄功能（141-1,370-4,1055-1）”有一個案例，在懷孕和分娩期間，缺少對腎臟和排泄系統的呵護及調理導致了6個月後在體內的發現結石。在另一個案例中，解讀描述了我脊椎錯位（Subluxations）是另一個主要誘因。
在身體的解讀中，前世的信息很少被提及。但是在生命解讀中，凱西資料的來源經常提到：“生活中沒有偶然，沒有意外。”因此，涉及到脊椎部位的一些事故或者特殊事件很可能就是對前世經歷，和一些其他病因——破壞性的人生態度，也可以說是因果報應。在其中一個案例中，腎結石的病症在這一世就再次出現（843-7）。凱西說這種反復出現的病症，是起因於心智和人生態度上的恐懼、過分敏感、憤怒和飲食問題。腎臟，肝臟，膽囊，胰腺，上消化道，和脾臟都在腎上腺的控制影響下（在內分泌的書籍上被叫做戰鬥飛行腺體）。正是通過提高腎上腺或者其他腺體內的荷爾蒙，才使得這些器官對激活交感神經的各種情緒和態度進行正常的反應。
現在我們意識到，相比腎臟中排泄物的積累過多，腎臟和肝臟的不協調狀態，積累在血液中的毒素或是由於因果報應來說，態度和情緒才是導致身體垮掉的最主要原因。
牢記身體對於環境，個體，事件的態度，即可以產生一個令人煩惱的環境，也可以產生一個有助於個體的環境，相應地影響身體機能。。。
面對必鬚麵對的，永遠不要用報復，生氣，憤怒或類似的態度，而是用和善，用靈性的果實，去面對前世輪迴的每一次經歷（解讀370-5）
II.治療的基本原理
貫穿於凱西的解讀中，他都反復強調堅持對於治療方法的重要性。例如，一個53歲的中年男子，370先生，患有多種結石，而且身體狀況每況愈下，凱西看到了使之身體恢復健康的可能性，說：“如果患病個體可以治療過程中堅持不懈，那麼這種態度對於身體機能的恢復會起到巨大作用，並產生有益的影響。（370-4）”
如果當患病個體的生理狀況相當複雜或者生理狀況極不穩定，容易出現緊急狀況時，凱西的所有建議都應該遵循——這些就每個個案都有詳細指導。對於一個患有結石的37歲女性患者，解讀說病症可以解決，但凱西告誡她說：“如果你在一開始花費足夠的時間去確定病因，並且在治療方法已經產生效果的時候，能夠不間斷，連續的堅持治療方案，那麼你將重新煥發青春，恢復以前的正常活動。如果你做不到這些，那麼請不要輕易開始！（解讀1054-1）”對於另一個案例，一名53歲的中年男子，他被凱西告之：“如果你什麼都不做，你將會面對一種極端的治療手段（外科手術），但是如果所有的建議你都能夠很好地配合治療，那麼從某種程度上講，這會給你的身體帶來有益的影響，你將重獲力量，精神煥發。（1060-1）”
如今，對於患病個體在實施這些建議的過程中，需要牢記的是：每個人都是不同的。沒有哪兩個解讀指導方針是完全相同的。然而對於生理症狀不明顯的，或者生理症狀劇烈的結石患者，被給出的出的治療方案（包含改變態度）必須被始終如一的貫徹執行。這是以一種維持平衡，保持建設性影響的方式幫助身體轉變生理機能。要記住：治療患者的生理疾病時，沒有在靈性上賦予希望，那麼就只會在物質界留下一個破壞性能量的身體而已。
腎結石的治療方法
在所有提及腎結石的解讀中，以下建議被認為是有效果的：
1，松節油敷布：準備不同長度的敷布，（843），1/2品脫的松節油添加到1.5夸脫的熱水中，5-6層厚度的絨布浸滿配好的溶液後，敷在膀胱及陰部區域，“滲透能力強松節油可以使尿道舒緩，放鬆（834-4）。”凱西還給出了有關這名患者的一些有趣信息：“我們發現如果堅持使用松節油敷布覆蓋此區域，松節油的穿透力會使得結石碎裂的足夠小,使得結石經由尿道排除，而不對尿道產生刺激。（843-5）”
對於一名35歲的中年婦女，一個中等藥力的方法被給出：2盎司的松節油加入到1夸脫的水中，蘸有溶液的敷布放置於腎臟部位，加以按摩至腹部。按摩油是，等量的羊脂油、樟腦油和松節油混合液。
在1472-16的解讀中，一個藥力更加弱方法被給出：1茶匙松節油加入到1加侖水中混合併加熱到90度，用絨布蘸取溶液敷在腎臟區域1小時左右，每週2次，然後用（1盎司的花生油+1盎司的橄欖油+1/2融化的羊毛脂；譯註：現在有成品叫做埃及按摩油，見我們的淘寶網站）三者的混合溶液進行按摩。
2，整脊療法的治療方法經常被建議。對於大多數案例來說，肩胛骨以下至腰部的脊椎部分，以及尾椎骨部分在操作時要特別留意，上背和頸椎部分也經常被提及。治療方法會根據個體的生理狀況和敏感部位適當的調節操作力度，或深或淺。
3，按摩經常被提及。各種按摩油類的組合也經常被建議使用。例如在843-6案例中，凱西建議用一種混合物（等量的橄欖油，酊沒藥，複方酊劑）來按摩，從腎臟區域到骶骨。先加熱橄欖油，再將其他兩種藥劑加入。按摩的目的是避免身體過度疲勞，使患者放鬆。另一種按摩精油的配置原料如下：等量的羊脂，松節油，樟腦和復方酊劑。
4，飲食在任何情況下都是一個重要的因素。只有那些易於消化的食物才可以吃。當症狀很強烈的時候，最好只適用熟的蔬果。作為一個保養的膳食，個體在一天中應該吃一頓只有生的蔬菜或水果組成的飯菜，一頓簡單的早餐（應避免柑橘類水果和穀類植物同時進食），午餐以蔬菜為主，烘烤過土豆皮是一個不錯的選擇，梨和葡萄都是最好的食物。如果允許的話，患者可以吃魚肉，家禽肉和羔羊肉作為蛋白質來源。但有一點要始終牢記；攝取食物時，切勿超過身體所能承受範圍。不要食用酒精，麵粉糕點，小甜點，也不要同時攝入大量的澱粉。凱西曾建議一位患者要充分的咀嚼食物，這樣會激活你的唾液腺，使得食物在進入體內時會產生乳酸微生物和鹼性物質（1060-2）。
5，毛蕊花敷布和毛蕊花茶也是被建議使用的，但出現的頻率並不高。
6，西瓜籽茶（就像是花草茶）在解讀中被發現對於改善腎臟狀況是有益處的，可是當發現有結石形成時，西瓜種子茶通常是不被建議的。
7，結腸清洗和灌腸是被建議的。這種方法能夠加速清理血液中垃圾物質的排出，減輕腎臟的排泄負擔並使之恢復到正常狀態。
8，濕電池療法和阻抗療法在解讀中也曾經被給出，但不能確定這些方法對減輕腎臟負擔有非常明顯的療效。在一個案例中，解讀中說震波會有助於結石的分解，我們設想，這裡指的是是電池設備。
9，一個混合油的處方被建議給一名患有腎炎和腎結石的患者。為了給腎臟和肝臟帶來更好的排泄功能和加速結石的分解，以下措施被建議給患者：伴隨整骨療法，每天吃1粒膠囊（解讀149-1）。
膠囊成分：
桉樹油Eucalyptol, 1滴
精煉的松節油， 1/2滴
杜松油Juniper oil， 1滴
10，將一包蘇打放置熱水中加熱，然後將其敷到膀胱區域。這種方法在其中一個案例（149-1）中曾被提及，有助於減緩膀胱和尿道的壓力。
11，蓖麻油敷袋被建議用來清除有害物質以防逐漸積累的毒素對身體造成更大的損害。1060先生瀉藥的使用時不利的，患者需要的是那些不僅有助於身體排泄，而且還能恢復機體活力，增加機體免疫力的物質。蓖麻油敷袋被建議每次敷3.5-4小時，每20-30分鐘換一次，並用厚的絨布覆蓋。敷袋的熱量以個體能忍受的最高溫度為宜，並在敷袋結束後進行輕度的整骨治療。2天后，有一次解讀說，很快該患者的情況得到明顯改善(他同時患有膽囊和腎臟結石)。凱西的解讀報告指出：“蓖麻油敷袋的使用會阻止結石在膽囊的沉積過程和在腎臟中的硬化過程，也會加速結石的分解以便於排出體外。”蓖麻油敷袋的使用還是很必要的。除此之外，結腸和灌腸清洗劑對於腸道的清理也使用幫助的。
12，對於一名被診斷患有腎結石的少年（解讀427-2），凱西給出這樣的治療方案：每隔兩天，在早飯之前使用一種混合物。
混合物成分如下：
Phosphate of soda， 1/2茶匙
Syrup of sarsaparilla， 2滴
杜松油， 1滴
每隔5天向混合物中加入1滴硝酸鈉（sweet spirits of nitre）。
13，生活態度對於是否形成建設性的思想和是否有幫助具有指導作用。滿懷信心，信念可以取代焦慮，憂慮，這是很必要的。在凱西的某些特殊解讀中，約翰福音的第14章節被建議經常閱讀。
14，對於一個有明顯症狀的腎結石患者，凱西建議採取整骨療法和草藥茶。溶劑為1加侖雨水。
配方如下：
Sarsaparilla root 4盎司
櫻桃樹皮 2盎司
Yellow dock root 2盎司
Calisaya bark 2盎司
Black root 2盎司
曼德拉草根 30個
Buchu 葉子 10片
將各種混合物放在一起煮至原體積的1/4，加入3小杯量的塔魯香脂balsam of tolu，再加入4盎司的純穀物釀造的酒精。每天4次，每次吃2茶匙。
15，解讀偶爾也推薦外科手術的解決辦法。對於一位患有很大一塊結石的56歲中年婦女，凱西指出：“結石的形成是因為肝臟與腎臟之間血液循環的互補協調導致的。考慮到結石的形狀和情況，我建議使用外科手段。（解讀3623-1）”
III.被建議的治療性的攝食方法
為了防止結石的體積增長，凱西的解讀建議，個體要重視自己對事情的態度與情緒，要做出正確的調整。患病個體要養成良好的膳食習慣，不可以吃各類的油炸食物，不可以吃紅肉（在大多數情況下）、精製麵粉、各種精製的糖果食品，此外，如果很多食物搭配不合理也會對身體不良影響，如穀類食物和柑橘類水果。現在有很多書籍都涉及到凱西談論的膳食結構問題，供大家去查詢資料。各種各樣的綠葉蔬菜，各種水果都是對身體非常有益處的，魚肉，羔羊肉和家禽肉是很好的蛋白質來源。
無論個體是否患病，經常性的鍛煉，整骨療法和脊椎指壓治療法都會身體產生極大的益處。
如果整骨實踐起來有困難，那麼全身的按摩是一個很不錯的選擇。
對於一些生理症狀強烈的患者，誘導其放鬆是很重要的，因為放鬆時結石就可以順利的通過尿道而不需要手術。松節油敷袋和蓖麻油敷袋都需要，2者都是有助於結石的分解，所以都是有幫助的。整骨療法在許多案例中也是經常被重視的，整骨療法會使個體放鬆，重新調節腎臟和肝臟的循環並使之相互協調。洗腸和灌腸也是很有幫助的。在上文第9條涉及到的指導原則是很有幫助的，而且在整個治療過程中，個體能否使自己完全的放鬆是很重要的。（在凱西的解讀中，生物反饋還沒有面世。這是一種使個體學會放鬆身體一種方式。）
個體應該採取一種積極的態度，相信目前的困難是完全可以被克服的。但是應該牢記，腎臟結石可能會帶了很強烈的疼痛，麻醉劑會使個體放鬆，從而輸尿管擴張以便於結合的排出。外科手術被當做最後的辦法。
對於慢性腎結石患者，以上被提及到的各種用來阻止結石擴大的方法都應該被利用，來使得身體保持在良好的狀態以便於結石的逐漸分解，排除。如果結石過大，不易分解的話，那麼當通過輸尿管是會產生強烈的疼痛感。松節油敷袋和已指明各種方法都可以長時間的應用。每個個體要依據自身的情況進行合理的選擇。對於位於腎臟骨盆位置的結石來說，治療起來有些複雜。很多案例都顯示出，個體心理上的波動，會對結石的治療造成一定的困難。如果凱西的解讀被正確看待，任何一種狀況幾乎都可以被處理。採取如祈禱等任何有助於改善身體狀況的各種行為都是有必要的。選擇適合自己的治療方法。
不管當個體遇到什麼樣的困難時，凱西對53歲腎結石患者的建議，都值得我們牢記：
在你深度冥想狀態下，讓你的祈禱包含：
天父，神，你就是生命！你就是希望！你就是公義！你也是慈悲！你的僕人願得到你的關懷、你的愛；願我的思想得到潔淨，從而我的身體得到清潔，使得我可以面對你的神聖，並被允許以你的名服務他人；願你的大愛的榮耀，越來越多地展示在地球上，如同基督展示的那樣...
並一定要持續實踐給出的建議，這些會帶來療愈，因為地上的所有力量都是屬於上主的。(解讀370-5)
原文：
OVERVIEW OF KIDNEY STONES
Kidney Stones are termed renal calculi in medical language. When a stone passes down the ureter from the kidney to the bladder, the pain produced is perhaps the most severe of all pains man experiences in bodily illnesses.
When the stones remain in the pelvis of the kidney, however, there is often little or no pain. The problem facing the individual who has a kidney stone is either to leave it alone or to remove it by dissolution or surgery of one type or another.
In considering the cause and the treatment of these calculi found so frequently in the urinary tract, one should always look at the disease syndrome as a physiological process rather than as a static condition of a stone in place. For there are causative factors which gradually distort the physiology of the body in such a manner that over a long period of time a stone is formed, bit by bit - often without sign or symptom. When the condition is discovered, the aberrant functioning is finally recognized and must be either treated or left alone. There is always a choice.
Three stages of kidney stone pathology may be roughly defined: (1) tendencies toward calculi in the urinary tract - a condition wherein normal eliminations are breaking down (the trouble has its inception in the kidneys); (2) the acute or semi-acute stage, in which stones have formed and are in the process of passing or causing chronic trouble; and (3) the body has come to a relative balance and manages to maintain a homeostasis in spite of one or more stones in the kidney's pelvis. In this kind of a problem the stone may deteriorate at any point and cause acute pain and difficulty as it starts to pass down the ureter. On the other hand, some individuals live out their lives with a stone in place and may never be bothered by any discernible trouble.
The traditional course of events is to ease the pain, soothe the mucous membranes of the urinary tract, and either let the stone pass or remove it surgically. Sometimes, it is the better part of judgment to let it merely remain in the pelvis of the kidney if it is not causing a problem.
In the Cayce material, the viewpoint is taken that there is always a cause, and the correction of the condition involves restoration of a more normal physiology. Surgery is sometimes needed, but when undertaken unadvisedly can frequently cause more harm than benefit. The incoordinations, subluxations, destructive attitudes, and accumulations from inadequate eliminations must always be attended to and corrected if possible. And this job sometimes becomes more tedious than many sufferers are willing to undertake with enough persistence to be successful. However, this is the story that comes out of the Edgar Cayce readings given for those who were experiencing one degree or another of urinary calculus.
I. Physiological Considerations
The onset of symptoms from a kidney stone announces that a process has been going on for a long time during which sufficient precipitated or sedimented material has accumulated to form what we call a stone (although not the best name for it). The stone can be composed of a number of materials found in the body's bloodstream. However, the liquid excreted by the kidney as it performs its eliminatory function may be saturated to such a degree that portions are no longer in solution, and the crystallization process or sedimentary process begins. The length of time it takes to form a stone that would cause symptoms is really unknown; it probably differs with individuals and circumstances. But it most certainly takes weeks, months, or sometimes even years.
How does such a condition begin? Obviously, there are more substances to be eliminated by the kidney than is possible under existing conditions. Cayce describes the condition of the blood as having "refuse forces accumulated by the activity from the lack of distributing forces in the system." (843-7) Or said another way, "the toxic forces that are being carried in the system without proper eliminations through their proper channels" are among the causative factors. (1060-1)
But it is not simply the overflow of toxins in the bloodstream. From the standpoint of physiology as seen in the readings, circulation to the liver and kidney is impaired, thus causing a decrease and an incoordination in the eliminatory process. Because of the stresses on the kidneys themselves, accumulations begin. But this is still an intermediary step. The actual beginning of the problem is more basic.
In many of the readings, no specific reference was made to the causes of impaired elimination - although trouble in the alimentary process was always present. In other references, however, an injury to the spine, a fall, a blow - often forgotten - produced faulty neurological impulses to the liver and kidney (often also to the spleen, pancreas, and intestinal tract), which in turn brought on incoordination and disturbed functions. (141-1, 370-4, 1055-1) In one instance, lack of proper care of the kidneys and eliminations during pregnancy and following delivery brought on the stone six months later. Subluxations were causative in another instance.
In the physical readings, past lives are seldom mentioned, but in the life readings the Cayce source often stated that there are no accidents. So these so-called accidents to the spine might be viewed as karmic responses to past-life experiences and represent the other major etiological factor - destructive attitudes. In one instance, the kidney stone recurred. (843-7) Cayce suggested that the repeat performance came from mental attitudes of fears, oversensitivity, and anger, and from nonadherence to diets. The kidney, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, upper intestinal tract, and spleen are all under the influence of the adrenal glands (called in the endocrinology texts the "fight-flight glands"). These organs normally respond to any emotions or attitudes that activate the sympathetic nervous system through the adrenals or the hormones that arise in those glands.
We see, then, that the supersaturated conditions existing in the kidney excretions, the incoordinations between the liver and the kidneys, the toxins accumulated in the bloodstream, and even the injuries which might bring about some of the problems may all have as an underlying essence, as a primary cause, the attitudes and emotions that cause destruction in the body.
Remember that the attitude of the body - towards circumstances, towards individuals, towards conditions - ever has much to do with creating an environment for disturbing or for helpful things as related to the bodily functions...
Know that there are ever those experiences to be met in the experience of each soul, that must be met. Meet these, not in anger, not in wrath but in gentleness and the fruits of the spirit; not in swearing vengeance or any of those attitudes. (370-5)
II. Rationale of Therapy
Throughout the Cayce readings, repeated references are made to the importance of persistent follow-through in therapeutic measures. In this particular problem, the theme is the same. For a 53-year-old man, [370], with passage of a stone and a deteriorating physical condition, Cayce saw the possibility of building the body back to normal, "if there is the persistence and consistence in the activities, the application and the attitudes of the body towards a constructive influence throughout its bodily functioning itself, as well as its applications to those things that may make for helpful influences." (370-4)
In cases in which the problem is quite complicated physiologically or the physical condition can easily turn into a critical situation, then all of Cayce's suggestions must be followed - these were the instructions. To [1054], a 37-year-old woman who had a calculus, it was pointed out that the problem could be eliminated; but, he warned her, unless they are "done consistently and persistently, for a sufficient period to insure that the causes in the first, and the effects that have already been produced, have been rejuvenated and resuscitated for their normal activity, then don't begin them!" (1054-1) And another, a 53-year-old man, [1060], was told he would run into extreme measures of therapy [surgery?] "unless all are done. . ." But, he added, if those suggestions would be done cooperatively and in a way that would aid the body to produce helpful influences, "resuscitating forces, revivifying energies, may be brought about in the body." (1060-1)
In applying these suggestions to individuals today, it must be kept in mind that every person is different. No two readings contain exactly the same directions. Thus with mild, severe or asymptomatic renal calculi, a given course of therapy - including consideration of attitudinal changes - must be followed with patience and persistence. It is always a process of aiding the body in altering its functioning physiology in such a manner that balance is maintained and constructive influences are always kept. And it is well to remember that healing the body physical without giving it hope in the spiritual is to save a body for destruction in materiality.
Therapies for Renal Calculus
In the readings studied, including all those currently indexed under kidney stones, the following suggestions were identified as being helpful:
Turpentine stupes: These were prepared in different strengths. For [843], 1/2 pint of spirits of turpentine was added to one to one-and-a-half quarts of hot water. Heavy flannel, five to six thicknesses, was dipped in the solution and applied over the bladder and pubic area, "so that there may be the relaxation of the urethra and the penetrating forces of the turpentine to alleviate." (843-4) Cayce gave some interesting information to this man: ". . we find that the application of the turpentine stupes over the area as indicated would offer a means for causing a disintegrating of the stone sufficient for its passage without operative forces; because of the very nature of the penetrating influences of the turp." (843-5)
For a 35-year-old woman, [540], a milder solution was suggested: two ounces of turpentine to a quart of water. The pack was to be placed over the kidney area, and a massage done afterward to the abdomen with a mixture of equal parts of mutton tallow, spirits of turpentine, and spirits of camphor.
And in reading 1472-16, an even more dilute solution of spirits of turpentine was suggested - one teaspoonful to a gallon of water, heated to 90 degrees. The flannel cloth dipped in this solution was to be applied for an hour across the kidney area twice a week, followed immediately by massage with a solution of peanut oil (one ounce), olive oil (one ounce), and melted lanolin (one-half teaspoon).
Osteopathic manipulations were suggested frequently. Most often those areas of the spine below the shoulder blades and down into the lumbar and coccygeal vertebrae were designated as needing most attention, but the upper dorsal and the cervical were frequently mentioned. Treatments were to be given sensitively, deeply for some and very gently for others, depending on their need and, of course, their physical condition.
Massage has already been mentioned. Various combinations of oils have been suggested. In 843-6, for instance, Cayce suggested a combination made up of equal parts of olive oil, tincture of myrrh and compound tincture of benzoin, this to be massaged across the lower back from the kidney area to the sacrum. Instructions were to heat the olive oil, then add the other two constituents. The massage was to prevent "the body from tiring so" and to relax the patient. Another common massage formula is equal parts of mutton tallow, spirits of turpentine, spirits of camphor and compound tincture of benzoin.
Diet is a factor in all instances. Only foods that are easily assimilated should be eaten. If foods are taken at all, cooked vegetables and cooked fruits could be eaten when the problem is acute. As a general maintenance diet one should eat one meal consisting of only fresh raw vegetables or fruit, a simple breakfast (avoid combining citrus and cereal at the same meal), and a dinner of principally vegetables. Baked potato peel is very good; pears or grapes are perhaps the best fruit. When able, such patients may eat fish, fowl or lamb as protein. It must be kept in mind that the diet should always be such as not to add more to the body than the body can tolerate and use adequately. This means no alcohol, pastries, or desserts; avoid sugars and to a great extent starches. Cayce reminded one person that chewing food well would activate the salivary glands to supply the "lactics - or the alkalines - as they enter the system." (1060-2)
Mullein stupes and mullein tea were both recommended, but infrequently.
Watermelon seed tea (made like any herb tea) has been found in the readings to be beneficial in all kidney conditions, so it is not surprising to find it mentioned where stones have been formed. It was not a frequently recommended suggestion, however.
Colonics and enemas are suggested for both these procedures increase the elimination of toxins from the bloodstream, giving relief to the kidneys in their attempts to return to normal conditions.
The wet cell battery, radio-active appliance, and diathermy were all suggested to at least one of these individuals for whom readings were given, but it cannot be determined for certain that they were specifically for relief of the kidney condition. In one instance, reference was made to "vibrations" which would help to disintegrate the stone, and we might assume that that was meant to refer to the wet cell battery.
A prescription of oils to be taken orally was suggested for a man with nephritis and a kidney stone. To stimulate the dissolving of the "sediments" and to bring about better eliminations through the liver and kidneys, the following (in reading 149-1) was suggested to be taken in a capsule once daily, along with osteopathic treatments:
Eucalyptol, 1 minim
Rectified oil of turpentine, 1/2 minim
Oil of juniper, 1 minim
A pack of baking soda, saturated in hot water and applied over the bladder area, was suggested in one case ( 149- 1) to ease stresses in the bladder and urethra.
Castor oil packs were recommended to aid elimination of toxic forces that had gradually built up destructive influences in the body. Laxatives for [1060] at that time were not good; rather he needed something that would not only aid eliminations but also build up vitality and resistance within the body. It was suggested that the packs be used for three-and-a-half to four hours, changed every 20 to 30 minutes, using two to three to four thicknesses of heavy flannel. They were to be applied as hot as could be endured and gentle osteopathic manipulations were to be done during the period when the packs were being used. Two days later, another reading was taken on the man, who had by then greatly improved (he had gall bladder gravel as well as kidney stones). Cayce's psychic report was that the sedimentary conditions in the gall bladder and the hardening in the kidneys "have in a manner been dissolved by the use of the oil packs and the manipulations that have aided same to be expelled from the body itself." The one session with the packs was all that was needed. After that, colonics and enemas provided cleansing for the intestinal tract.
For a teen-ager (427-2) who was diagnosed as having stones, or "sediments" in the kidneys as Cayce called it, a prescription was given to be taken "every second day" in the morning before breakfast:
Phosphate of soda, 1/2 teaspoon
Syrup of sarsaparilla, 2 minims
Oil of juniper, 1 minim
And, every fifth day, one minim of sweet spirits of nitre was to be added to the mixture.
Attitudes were always directed toward constructive thinking and helpfulness. Anxieties were to be replaced by faith in the knowledge that help is available. The 14th chapter of St. John was recommended at least once in these particular readings, to be read every night before retiring.
For a man of 34 years who was experiencing an acute attack of kidney stones, Cayce suggested (in reading 5580-1) osteopathy and the following herbal remedy: To one gallon of rain water, add
Sarsaparilla root, 4 ounces
Wild cherry bark, 2 ounces
Yellow dock root, 2 ounces
Calisaya bark, 2 ounces
Black root, 2 ounces
Mandrake root, 30 grains
Buchu leaves, 10 grains
Reduce by simmering to one quart. Strain while warm. Add three drams of balsam of tolu cut in four ounces of grain alcohol. Give two teaspoonfuls four times daily.
Finally, surgery was occasionally prescribed. For a 56-year-old woman with a large stone, Cayce saw "accumulations in the kidney itself from conditions where incoordination between the circulations of liver and kidneys has caused sediments to form, irritations that, as to size and condition, will require operative measures ... We would operate." (3623- 1)
III. Suggested Therapeutic Regimen
For prevention of stones, the Cayce readings suggest that one should always look first to one's attitudes and emotions. Make corrections there, if needed. Then adopt a good basic diet which avoids fried foods, red meats (for the most part), white flour and white sugar products, and certain combinations of foods (such as cereals and citrus at the same meal). There are many publications on the market now dealing with Cayce's suggestions about diet, and these should be consulted. Lots of green vegetables and fruits are good, with fish, fowl and lamb supplying the protein.
Exercise regularly. Osteopathic or chiropractic treatments at intervals, even when one feels normal, are good procedures to follow. Full-body massages are good alternatives to the manipulations, especially if the latter are not available.
For the acute case of kidney stones, it is vitally important that relaxation be induced, so that the stone can pass without surgical interference. Here, the turpentine stupes can be used as well as the castor oil packs. Both of these tend to help break up the stone, and so are helpful. Osteopathic manipulations are very important in these instances; they aid in the relaxation of the tissues and help in the coordination of the liver and kidneys. Colonics or enemas are also helpful. The eucalyptol prescription in step 9 above might be helpful and, of course, it is very important that the patient help all he can by allowing his body to relax. (While biofeedback had not even been thought of when Cayce gave his readings, it is one way of training people to relax portions of their bodies.)
Attitudes should be of the nature of believing that the condition can be overcome. But it should be remembered that acute renal calculus is a very severe condition, and the aid of a narcotic to relax the ureter and the possibility of surgery as a final necessity should not be ruled out.
For the chronic case of renal calculi, all of those measures suggested for prevention should be utilized, keeping the body in a constructive phase and letting dissolution of the stone come about gradually - if it does come about at all. If the stone is large, such as a "staghorn" calculus, pieces may break off as dissolution occurs; these could cause acute problems as they try to pass down the ureter. Turpentine stupes may be used over a long period of time - and other measures that have been suggested in this commentary - but it must always be recognized that each person must make choices for himself. A large stone residing in the pelvis of the kidney is not an easy thing to correct. In many instances because of the psychological makeup of the individual, it may not be easily possible for the condition to be corrected. On the other hand, if the Cayce readings are to be taken at face value, it is always possible to clear up any condition. Choice is necessary as well as prayer, then definitive action to arrive at the method and the correction.
But no matter what the problem one faces regarding kidney stones - their formulation or their presence - the instruction that Cayce gave to a 53-year-old man suffering from a kidney stone should be kept in mind:
And let thy prayer oft be, in thy deeper meditation:
Father, God, Thou art life! Thou art hope! Thou art justice! Thou art mercy! In these may I, Thy servant, claim Thy care, Thy love; that my body may be cleansed as my mind may be cleansed, that I may be before Thee holy and acceptable unto Thee to do service to my fellow man in Thy name; and that the glory of Thy love as manifested in the Christ, my Savior, our Savior, may be manifested more and more in the earth...
And be consistent as to the applications of those suggestions and those activities that may bring about this; for every force and every power in the earth is of Him. Will you use it in His service or in defying Him in thy vain glory? (370-5)
[Note: The preceding overview was written by William A. McGarey, M.D. and is excerpted from the Physician's Reference Notebook, Copyright © 1968 by the Edgar Cayce Foundation, Virginia Beach, VA.]
Note: The above information is not intended for self-diagnosis or self-treatment. Please consult a qualified health care professional for assistance in applying the information contained in the Cayce Health Database.
【註：此文由醫學博士William McGarey撰寫，摘自他的著作《Physician's Reference Notebook》】
注意：以上信息不是鼓勵用於自行診斷和自行治療。請向合格的衛生保健醫療等相關專業人士在參閱凱西健康資料庫後諮詢。
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