Polycystic kidney belongs to the category of “lumbago”, “accumulation” and “blood in urine” in Chinese medicine, and the treatment of polycystic kidney in Chinese medicine generally includes strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidney, inducing diuresis and seepage of dampness (promoting the operation of water to get rid of dampness), clearing heat and promoting dampness, promoting circulation of Qi and activating blood, etc. The treatment of polycystic kidney in Chinese medicine generally includes strengthening the spleen and tonifying the kidney, promoting the flow of water and dampness (promoting the flow of water to get rid of dampness), clearing away heat and dampness, and promoting the flow of Qi and blood.
Polycystic Kidney is mostly caused by congenital insufficiency, loss of kidney essence and deficiency of kidney qi. When kidney qi is weak, qi and fluid metabolism are out of order, and water and dampness become congested; and when qi and blood do not run smoothly, qi stagnation and blood stasis occur. In addition, too much labor and injury to the spleen and qi, spleen and kidney are both deficient.
Therefore, TCM treatment of Polycystic Kidney should be evidence-based. In case of spleen and kidney yang deficiency, dampness and blood stasis obstruction, warming yang and activating blood circulation to promote water circulation should be used, and the formula should be Jisheng Kidney Qi Tang plus subtractions; in case of liver and kidney yin deficiency, nourishing the liver and kidney should be used, and the formula should be Ma Jugu Di Huang Tang plus subtractions.
For those with paralytic obstruction of blood channels, the formula of Blood and Blood Vessel Movement Tang plus subtractions should be used; for those with dampness-heat accumulation (dampness and heat evils accumulate each other in the body), heat should be cleared and dampness should be relieved, and the formula of Bazheng San plus subtractions should be used; for those with dampness-heat middle obstruction (dampness and heat evils accumulate to form stasis and blockage), the formula should be used to clear dampness-heat and activate blood and blood channels.
There is no satisfactory treatment for polycystic kidney, it is recommended to apply traditional Chinese medicine on the basis of western medical treatment to improve the quality of life of patients, do not take unauthorized treatment to avoid delaying the condition.