Chinese Rhubarb Works Well for Kidney Disease

Chinese rhubarb is one of the most widely used in Chinese medicines, it has been used in clinical to treat kidney disease for many years. Here we will help kidney disease patients learn more about Chinese rhubarb.

Chinese rhubarb roots are harvested in the fall from plants that are at least six years old. The roots are then dried for later use. The root is used as an antiseptic, antitumor, anticholesterolemic, demulcent, purgative, stomachic and tonic. Chinese rhubarb enhances the appetite when it is taken before meals in small amounts, that it also promotes blood circulation and relieves pain in cases of injury or inflammation, inhibits intestinal infections. and can also reduce autoimmune reactions.
The application of Chinese Rhubarb for treating kidney problems:
1. Urinary tract infection
It is used to deal with urinary tract infection. According to the report, some other traditional Chinese medicines, like rhizoma smilacis glabrae and golden cypress etc. together with Chinese Rhubarb treat 23 cases of pyelonephritis, 19 of them get clinical remission in the end. Additionally, Rhubarb works for correcting urocystitis and acute urinary tract infection.
2. Renal proteinuria
A great deal of kidney disease patients have proteinuria, which can also be treated by this drug. Detailed formula is not going to be released but 30 cases of albuminuria are all treated well.
3. Renal Failure
Dialysis and kidney transplantation could help prolong one’s life expectancy but cost a lot. Chinese Rhubarb is applied to remedy acute or chronic renal failure induced by diverse reasons, like chronic nephritis, chronic pyelonephritis, polycystic kidney disease or Henoch-Schönlein purpura nephritis etc.
Benefits of Chinese Rhubarb
Chinese rhubarb has a long history of usage in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The clinical researches reveal that PKD patients can the following benefits from correct use of this herb.
1. Lower high blood urea nitrogen (BUN)
As with high creatinine level, high BUN is also an indicator of kidney damage. Chinese rhubarb is able to degrade nitrogen compounds in the blood, so wastes especially blood urea nitrogen can be removed from the body.
2. Have a laxative effect
People with Polycystic Kidney Disease may suffer from constipation, which causes excessive waste products and toxins building up in the body. Chinese rhubarb can be used as a natural laxative to ease patients’ constipation.
3. Improve kidney function
No matter how PKD patients’ condition is, kidney function is always their biggest concern. Through regulating the nerve humoral immune system, this herb shows an obvious effect on improving patients’ kidney function.
Why does Chinese Rhubarb take effect?
1. antibacterial and anti-inflammation
2. it acts as a diuretic and cleanses your stomach and intestines
3. reduce the production of urea nitrogen and promote the synthesis of protein
4. It enhances blood circulation, removes blood stasis and also works for anticoagulation.
5. Stop bleeding
6. Improve the lipid metabolism
7. Regulate immune system
8. Inhibit the proliferation of glomerular basement membrane
9. Restrain the hypermetabolism of glomeruli