Compendium of Materia Medica Treats Kidney Disease

Kidney diseases have been occurring in the world since ancient times, and regardless of the name, there are some methods for treating the kidney. Li Shizhen's Compendium of Materia Medica has long recorded some prescriptions for treating kidney disease. These prescriptions have certain scientific basis and are effective in the market. So what are the prescriptions for treating kidney disease in Compendium of Materia Medica?

Yiqi Huayu Bushen Decoction

[Composition] 30g raw Astragalus, 20g Epimedium, 15g Gastrodia elata, 10g cooked Aconitum, 10g Chuanxiong, 10g Carthamus tinctorius, 10g whole Angelica sinensis, 10g Chuanxiong, and 10g Polygonum multiflorum.

[Function] Tonifies Qi and removes blood stasis, warms Yang and promotes diuresis, nourishes the kidney and strengthens the body.

[Indications] Chronic nephritis of long duration, kidney qi deficiency, stagnation of collateral vessels, poor qi transformation, retention of water and dampness, damage to kidney function, and persistent disease.

[Usage] Use 90-120 grams of motherwort to boil the soup instead of water to decoct the medicine, one dose a day, divided into morning and evening.

[Formula explanation] The cause of chronic nephritis is relatively complex. Deficiency of both spleen and kidney is the intrinsic factor of the disease, wind, cold, dampness and heat are the predisposing factors of the disease, and dysfunction of the internal organs, qi and blood, and triple burner qi transformation is the pathological basis of the disease. In treatment, we should take both the symptoms and the root cause into consideration, use both tonifying and purging methods, invigorate Qi and resolve blood stasis, clear the bowels and eliminate turbidity, then the effect may be achieved. Therefore, it is treated with the method of invigorating Qi and removing blood stasis, warming Yang and promoting diuresis, and nourishing the kidney and strengthening the foundation, and the "Yi Qi Hua Yu Bu Shen Decoction" is formulated. In the formula, Astragalus is sweet and warm, and is responsible for replenishing Qi and strengthening the body, promoting blood circulation, and can also promote diuresis; Epimedium is pungent, sweet and warm in nature, and can nourish kidney yang and eliminate rheumatism; Aconitum is pungent and hot, and can replenish yang and benefit fire, warm the middle burner, and warm the lower abdomen. During the whole process of chronic nephritis, spleen and kidney yang deficiency is the main syndrome, and Astragalus, Epimedium and Aconitum are key medicines. Except for those with red tongue and intense dampness and heat, they should all be selected as the main medicines. Aconitum and Epimedium, in addition to warming the kidney, also have adrenal cortex hormone-like effects; Shiwei is sweet, bitter and neutral in nature, and can specifically promote diuresis and relieve stranguria, and can eliminate glomerular diseases, and has the function of inhibiting excessive Wei Qi; Chuanxiong is pungent and warm, and is the key medicine for promoting blood circulation and regulating Qi; Safflower is pungent and warm, and can promote blood circulation, remove blood stasis and promote new blood circulation, and has the function of lowering blood pressure; Angelica is sweet, pungent and warm, can replenish blood and promote blood circulation, and has a diuretic effect; Chuanxiong is bitter and warm, can promote diuresis, and can reduce swelling. When used in large doses, motherwort has a significant effect of promoting blood circulation and diuresis, and can eliminate protein in urine, which has been proven to be effective.

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