TCM treatment of high proteinuria

High urine protein may be caused by liver and kidney diseases, so we must understand the correct and effective methods of treatment. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment and conditioning is also more appropriate. Pay attention to diet, limit protein intake, and take measures such as medication, exercise, and diet to regulate.

1. Folk remedies for treating proteinuria

Take 30 grams of water chestnuts, soak them in advance for 1 hour, then add water and bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until the water chestnuts are soft.

Take 1 dose daily, divided into 2 doses. This prescription is effective for all types of renal proteinuria.

Gorgon fruit grows in ponds and lakes. It tastes sweet, flat, astringent, and non-toxic. It enters the spleen, kidney, heart, stomach, and liver meridians and can quench thirst and benefit the kidneys. It is used to treat incontinence, spermatorrhea, leukorrhea, and leucorrhea, and is recorded in "Compendium of Materia Medica" and "Shennong's Herbal Classic". It is mostly used clinically to treat nocturnal emission, leucorrhea, frequent urination and other symptoms.

Proteinuria refers to the increase in protein content in human urine. Under normal circumstances, due to the filtration effect of the glomerular filtration membrane and the reabsorption of the renal tubules, the protein content in the urine of healthy people is very low, and the daily excretion is less than 150 mg. When the protein content in urine increases, it can be detected by routine urine examination, which is called proteinuria. If the urine protein content is ≥3.5g/24h, it is called heavy proteinuria. Proteinuria is a typical symptom of chronic kidney disease, which may be glomerular proteinuria, tubular proteinuria, or renal tissue proteinuria. If proteinuria occurs, it can generally be supplemented through diet. It is appropriate to eat high-quality protein to better replenish the protein lost in the body.

2. Protein-rich foods

In terms of treatment, renal proteinuria is a difficult disease to treat and recovery is relatively slow. Traditional Chinese medicine can be used to treat it through methods such as tonifying the kidney and consolidating essence, removing dampness and clearing turbidity based on syndrome differentiation. The Gorgon fruit in this prescription can be used as an auxiliary treatment method for renal proteinuria. Because Gorgon fruit has the effects of nourishing the kidney and clearing turbidity, strengthening the spleen and removing dampness, it can improve the body's water metabolism and play a certain role. However, renal proteinuria is best treated with a combination of diet, exercise, and medication. In terms of exercise, we recommend the "Two Hands Climbing the Feet to Strengthen the Kidneys and Waist" in Ba Duan Jin, the "Deer Play" in Wu Qin Xi, and the guiding method for the winter solar term in the 24 Solar Terms Guiding Method.

3. Tips for patients with kidney disease:

Patients with kidney disease should eat a high-quality, low-protein diet, and the daily protein intake should be controlled at 0.6~0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight. For patients with uremia during dialysis treatment, especially peritoneal dialysis, the amount of protein consumed daily should be increased to about 1.2 to 1.5 grams per kilogram of body weight. Patients with nephrotic syndrome lose a large amount of protein in the urine. If their renal function is normal, it is recommended that they eat a high-protein diet to correct hypoproteinemia, reduce edema, and improve or enhance the body's resistance.

If a nephritis patient develops azotemia or early renal insufficiency, protein intake should be limited. Otherwise it will accelerate the deterioration of renal function.

In short, different diet recipes should be adopted for different conditions. When kidney disease patients have large amounts of proteinuria, there is no need to panic; when small amounts of proteinuria appear, the severity of the disease should not be ignored. It is best to diagnose the disease in time and develop an appropriate plan to treat proteinuria. Completely restore kidney function from the perspective of kidney pathological damage and eliminate proteinuria.