"Mild hydroureteronephrosis of the right kidney due to 5 mm distal ureteric calculus" diagnosed via ultrasonography of whole abdomen. Immediately started treatment with Berberis vulgaris Mother Tincture (10 drops in a quarter of lukewarm water 3 times/day) and drinking water (about 5 litres/day) After 5 days of above treatment, a contrast-enhanced CT scan was ordered (based on the complaint of heavy pain) which revealed "mild fullness of the right renal pelvis and nowhere calculus noted."