Proteinuria belongs to the category of Chinese medicine “urine turbidity”, cornhusk and astragalus diuretic effect on “urine turbidity” has a certain effect, but the effect of a single medicine is very small, can be combined with specific symptoms to identify and treat.
The first stage of urinary turbidities is characterized by dampness and heat, which is a solid evidence, the treatment should be clearing heat and diuresis; the disease has long been spleen and kidney deficiency, the treatment should be cultivated to supplement the spleen and kidneys, and consolidate the lower element. Specifically, it is divided into the type of dampness and heat, spleen deficiency and qi deficiency, and kidney deficiency.
Astragalus is sweet in taste and warm in nature, belonging to the spleen and lung meridian, with the effect of strengthening the spleen and tonifying the middle, diuretic and eliminating swelling, and elevating yang and lifting the sun (elevating the yang qi of the organism to lift the sunken organs).
Cornhusk is sweet in taste and neutral in nature, and belongs to the bladder, liver and gallbladder meridians. It has the effects of diuretic, subduing swelling and clearing the liver and gallbladder. It should be used with caution in cases of yin deficiency and low fluid.
The diuretic effect of the two medicines has a certain effect on urinary turbidity, but the effect of single medicine is very little, it is recommended to consult a doctor in time, by the doctor with the medication.
If the urine is turbid with dampness and heat, manifesting as turbid urine or clots, floating oil, or burning sensation in the urethra, the treatment should be to clear away heat and dissolve dampness, and to separate and drain the turbidity, the formula is castor seed. It is prohibited for people with cold spleen and stomach.
If the urine is cloudy due to deficiency of the spleen and qi, manifesting as recurrent episodes of cloudy urine, cloudy as white pulp, and fatigue (mental exhaustion and physical weakness), the treatment should strengthen the spleen and enhance qi, and elevate qing to consolidate and regulate the body, and the formula is tonifying zhong yi qi soup. Avoid eating fat, sweet, thick and greasy food.
If there is deficiency of the kidney, manifesting as white urine like cream, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, mental depression, etc., the treatment should be warming the kidney and fixing astringency, and the formula should be Right Angelica Pill. It is forbidden for pregnant women.
If the symptoms of turbid urine appear, you should consult a doctor in time and use the medicine under the doctor’s guidance.