Chinese Herbs for Kidney Disease
Kidney Disease means the glomeruli affected with inflammation, which cause the kidney function decline. Chinese Herbs, with long history, helps improve kidney function and alleviate the symptoms.
Chinese herbs have thousands of kinds, which may involve natural herbs, plant, leaves, fruits, roots and some animal parts. And more than hundreds of them are helpful for kidney diseases.
According to your conditions, your herbalist will make a herbal formula. Thereby, before making herbal treatments for you, he or she needs a whole knowledge about your personal conditions.
Here are some common Chinese herbs for Kidney Disease for your consideration.
Couch grass
Used medicinally since about 25 AD, couch grass increases urine production and treats urinary tract infections such as cystitis and urethritis. Couch grass relieves and even partially dissolves kidney stones.
Uva ursi
Uva-ursi is one of the best urinary antiseptics. Used extensively in herbal medicine since the 2nd century, uva-ursi is primarily used to help disinfect and astringe the kidneys.
Parsley
Parsley is an excellent diuretic and as such it is used for edema and urinary stones. It is believed to increase the elimination of waste products like urea, and other acidic metabolites, and thus used for gout and arthritis.
Green tea
Green tea also reduces cholesterol and is used as a heart tonic. Green tea is a stimulant (containing caffeine) and has anti-inflammatory, astringent and diuretic properties.
Corn Silk
Corn silk has a lot of vitamin K and potassium. It is used for acute or chronic inflammation of the urinary tract, cystitis, prostatitis, night time urination, and urethritis. Corn silk is not a well studied herb, but it is a diuretic. In China, it is used for edema. It also has antiseptic properties, and is soothing to the urinary tract.
Rehmannia
Rehmannia is primarily used as a kidney tonic and also to detoxify the liver and to treat hepatitis. Rehmannia treats autoimmune disorders such as lupus, purpura etc.
All mentioned above is just a part of common herbs. However, whether they are proper for you, you need to consult a herbalist or you can leave your problem below. And we are glad to reply you as soon as possible.
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