Astragalus is generally not a treatment for urinary protein, but can be used to assist in the treatment of proteinuria if the patient has symptoms related to spleen and lung qi deficiency.
Astragalus has the effect of elevating yang and lifting the sunken organs, strengthening the spleen and tonifying the middle, diuretic, muscle growth, benefiting the guards and consolidating the surface, etc. It can be used for the treatment of qi deficiency and self-sweating (involuntary sweating during the daytime, which is aggravated by a little bit of sweating), deficiency of the spleen qi, deficiency of the lung qi and deficiency of qi and blood, etc. It is also used to treat the symptoms of proteinuria. Note that Astragalus should not be used if the surface is solid and the evil is strong, or if the heat toxin is still strong at the beginning of sores or after ulceration.
Protein is detected in urine routine, which may be caused by prolonged strenuous exercise or frequent intake of beef, fish and other foods with high protein content, which is a normal physiological phenomenon and can be left untreated, and will usually recover on its own after resting or adjusting the diet.
In addition, patients with pyelonephritis and other diseases will also appear proteinuria, for patients with pyelonephritis, you can follow the doctor’s instructions with cefixime, amoxicillin and other antibiotics for treatment. In addition, patients with urinary protein may also be kidney stones, renal tuberculosis, hyperthyroidism and other diseases.
Astragalus does not have the efficacy of treating urinary protein, if a patient with proteinuria has symptoms related to spleen and lung qi deficiency, then astragalus can be used to assist in the treatment to help alleviate the discomfort.
Patients in the urine examination of protein need to consult a doctor in time, according to the cause of the doctor’s advice to choose the appropriate measures to treat, do not take the medicine.