How to treat wolf nephritis

Lupus nephritis, also known as systemic lupus erythematosus, is a disease of our body's own immune system. The main manifestation of this disease is damage to the kidneys. So how to treat wolf nephritis?

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment of Lupus Nephritis

According to the symptoms of lupus nephritis and the overall condition, Chinese medicine divides it into kidney yin deficiency type, spleen and stomach deficiency type, kidney deficiency and blood stasis type, and damp-heat accumulation type. For example, if there is persistent urine protein, low back pain, fever in the five hearts, or self-conscious internal heat, and a thin and rapid pulse, it is kidney yin deficiency, and it is treated with the method of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney. Liuwei Dihuang Pills and corresponding Chinese medicine for external application and infiltration treatment are selected. The main medicines include Rehmannia, Chinese yam, Cornus officinalis, Moutan bark, Poria, Alisma orientalis, etc. Research has shown that this prescription can adjust the body's immune function and reduce urine protein.

If a person suffers from fatigue, sallow complexion, lower limb edema, back pain, and proteinuria for a long time, it is due to deficiency of both spleen and kidney. The treatment should be to strengthen the spleen and kidney. Choose symptomatic micronized Chinese medicine prescriptions for external application or oral administration of Chunze Decoction with added ingredients. The main medicines include Astragalus, Codonopsis, Poria, Licorice, Polyporus, Alisma orientalis, etc.

Urine protein accompanied by occult blood, ecchymosis on the limbs, and local erythema is caused by kidney deficiency and blood stasis. It can be treated by tonifying the kidney and activating blood circulation. Oral administration of Zhibai Dihuang Wan plus Taohong Siwu Tang or external application of micronized Chinese medicine prescriptions with faster effects are the main drugs. The main drugs are fine Rehmannia, Cortex Moutan, Peach Kernel, Safflower, Salvia miltiorrhiza, Angelica sinensis, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Phellodendron chinense, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, etc.

If there are protein, red blood cells, white blood cells in the urine, low back pain, fever, irritability, edema, yellow greasy tongue coating, slippery and rapid pulse, it is a manifestation of internal accumulation of dampness and heat, which turns into poison. The treatment should be to promote dampness, clear heat and detoxify. Use Wuling Powder with added ingredients or use the corresponding micronized Chinese medicine prescriptions. The main medicines include Poria cocos, Poria cocos, Alisma orientalis, Atractylodes macrocephala, Verbena officinalis, Serissa chinensis, Sophora flavescens, Adzuki bean, etc. Some clinical drugs can reduce urinary protein and treat lupus nephritis. They can be used in various types of symptoms, such as Astragalus, Houttuynia cordata, Serissa, cicada shell, Euryale ferox, Lodestemon cablin, Coix seed, Glehnia littoralis, Ghost arrow feather, and Epimedium.

Lupus nephritis is part of the active damage of lupus. With the comprehensive treatment of lupus, urine protein will improve. Some patients still have refractory proteinuria after their systemic condition improves. These patients need to insist on external application or taking Chinese medicine for a long time to improve urine protein. Do not stop taking Chinese medicine if there is still urine protein after taking it for a short time, which will reduce the treatment effect.