Chinese Medicine For Hematuria And Proteinuria In IgA Nephropathy

As an auto-immune disease, IgA Nephropathy is caused by deposition of immune globulin A in renal mesangial areas. Hematuria and proteinuria are typical signs of IgA nephropathy and they are not easy to be cured because they often re-appear or even become worse after each relapse.

Chinese medicines can be used alone or combined with western medicines to treat IgA nephropathy. It can help reduce side effects of hormones and help patients gradually get rid of hormones and immunosuppressants. It can also much lower the recurrence of IgA symptoms and make the curative effects lasting and durable.

If blood can be seen with naked eyes and the urine is cola-color or tea-color, it is called gross hematuria which often turn into microscopic hematuria which can only be detected with the help of microscope. Hematuria means red blood cells are being leaked into urine. Proteinuria means more than normal proteins pass through glomerular filtration membrane, that is the root cause of bubbles in urine.

So we can see that proteinuria and hematuria in IgA nephropathy is due to damaged renal tissues and renal filtering functions, therefore to treat proteinuria, hematuria and IgA nephropathy, we should not only focus on reducing protein in urine, blood in urine but also should aim at repairing damaged tissues and improving renal filtration functions so that proteinuria, hematuria and other symptoms such as swelling, high blood pressure, infections and chronic pains will all be alleviated.

Chinese medicines can help cleanse the kidneys, blood and internal environment, remove necrotic tissues, extracellular matrix and other pathological factors so as to prevent further renal damages.

Chinese medicines have the basic functions to eliminate blood clots, qi stagnation and promote blood circulation in the whole body so as to promote more blood, oxygen and other nutritions such as vitamins, trace elements, amino acids to the damaged renal tissues and revitalize their functioning.

Chinese medicines can promote the repairing and replication of DNA in the damaged renal cells so as to promote the repairing and regeneration of renal intrinsic cells so as to rebuild renal structure and renal functions.

Since Chinese medicines can solve the root problem of IgA nephropathy, once proteinuria and hematuria are treated, they are not easy to recur.