OREANDA-NEWS   Dozens of ads have appeared on Russian services from people who sell kidney stones extracted after surgery. This is reported by "Shot Check".

Prices range from a couple thousand rubles for small specimens to 100 thousand for an "elite" stone, which, according to the seller, "glows and sparkles." Some people call the stones "jewels." The Russians plan to spend the proceeds from the sale, including on medical treatment. At the same time, a related business is developing: buyers have illegally begun to export human and animal stones to China, where they are allegedly used in folk medicine.

Veterinary clinics offer pet owners to take pet stones to make jewelry — beads, pendants or earrings. Human samples are advised to be dried and coated with epoxy resin, otherwise they may crumble. The demand for the unusual product seems to be there and continues to grow.