There are two common prescriptions in TCM for kidney disease treatment

Kidney disease is one of the diseases that pose the greatest threat to human health. When people develop kidney disease, their lives are often endangered as their kidney function fails. Therefore, treatment for kidney disease should be carried out as soon as possible.

1. Spleen deficiency and dampness

Main symptoms: pale complexion, fatigue, cold limbs, tiredness, edema of limbs, oliguria, loose stools, pale tongue

Red, white turbid tongue coating, slow or slippery pulse.

Treatment: Strengthen the spleen and replenish qi, eliminate dampness and reduce swelling

Prescription: Sijunzi Decoction combined with Wupi Drink with modifications: Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, Poria cocos, Licorice root, cicada shell, Perilla leaf, corn core, tangerine peel, dried tangerine peel, ginger peel, mulberry bark, and peach kernel.

2. Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency

Main symptoms: Obvious edema all over the body, especially below the waist and abdomen, which is deeply sunken and difficult to lift with finger pressure, often accompanied by pleural effusion and ascites, cold body and limbs, lack of energy, pale face, pale and fat tongue with teeth marks on the edges and white tongue coating, and deep, thin and weak pulse. Those with spleen deficiency often have loose stools, fatigue and poor appetite; those with kidney yang deficiency often have sore waist and cold limbs, clear and long urination, and frequent urination at night.

Treatment method: Warming Yang and promoting diuresis

Prescription: Zhenwu Decoction with added ingredients: cooked aconite root, Poria cocos, white peony root, ginger, Atractylodes macrocephala, Psoralea corylifolia, Alisma orientalis, roasted licorice, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Chinese angelica, and Zedoariae rhizome.