Every time a patient's friend experiences kidney disease and foot swelling, they always take it for granted, unaware that this condition is a type of kidney disease. Without timely treatment, it can have serious harm. So how should traditional Chinese medicine treat this condition? Experts say that it is best to fundamentally treat the patient's cause, and only through specific treatment can the patient's disease be cured. So, let's take a look at how traditional Chinese medicine treats kidney disease and foot swelling.
How to treat nephrotic foot swelling with traditional Chinese medicine:
(1) Phlegm dampness, blood stasis and heat, obstruction of joints: Treatment: It is recommended to promote blood circulation and unblock collaterals, clear heat and promote dampness. Prescription: Use Taohong Siwu Hexuanbi Tang with modifications. Medicinal: Peach kernel, safflower, raw ground, red and white peony, Angelica sinensis, Chuanxiong, almond, French Pinellia ternata, Forsythia suspensa, stir fried gardenia, Fangji, Yimi, evening silkworm sand, turmeric slices, Haitong bark, and talcum.
(2) How to treat nephrotic foot swelling in traditional Chinese medicine? Spleen and kidney qi deficiency, retention of water and dampness: Treatment method: It is suitable to replenish qi, nourish kidney, and promote dampness. Prescription: Use Shen Qi Di Huang Tang and Wu Ling San. Medicinal: Codonopsis pilosula, raw Astragalus membranaceus, cooked glutinous rice, yam, cornus officinalis, salvia bark, Poria cocos, Alisma orientalis, Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephala, Cinnamomum cassia, Plantago seed.
(3) Deficiency of both qi and yin, obstruction of kidney meridians: Treatment: Suitable for supplementing both qi and yin, promoting blood circulation and unblocking collaterals. Prescription: Modified with Shenqi Maiwei Dihuang Tang. Medicinal: Radix Pseudostellariae, Radix Ophiopogonis, Fructus Schisandrae, Radix Astragali, Radix Astragali, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Fructus Corni, Fructus Salviae, Rhizoma Alisma, Fructus Plantagini, Radix Salviae Miltiorrhizae, Rhizoma Zelan, Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae. Na Dai Ou Ai Jia Huang Lian, Zhu Ru, Sha Kou Ren.
After reading the above three methods introduced in the previous text, patients should identify the reasons for their own illness, prescribe medication according to their own condition, take effective measures to treat their condition, be positive in life, exercise more, cultivate good personal hygiene habits, adjust their dietary habits, and until their body returns to health.