PKD Patients From Ukraine Lower High Creatinine Level In Our Hospital

Name: Emma 

Gender: Female 

Age: 50 Years old 

Country: Ukraine 

Diagnose: Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)

Patient Word:

A Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) patient from Ukraine comes to our hospital for unique Chinese medicine treatments to lower her high creatinine level 389umol/L. After 10 days of treatment, her creatinine level is reduced to 340umol/L. Let’s read the article to know her story.

Illness history

She has intermittent sorness of waist and tumidness for 20 years. Her creatinine level has been high for 2 years. Blood pressure is 130-160/80-100mmHg , occult blood is 2+ and creatinine level is 225-380umol/L. She is diagnosed with PKD, kidney stones in both kidneys and polycystic liver. Her local doctor just prescribed some medicines to control blood pressure. No other treatments were given. In order to seek better treatment, she comes to our hospital for treatment.

Treatment in our hospital

Treatment for PKD includes dietary therapy and Chinese medicine treatments.

1. Dietary therapy

She should follow a low sodium, low fat, low phosphorus, low potassium and high quality but low protein intake.

2. Chinese medicine treatments

Oral Chinese medicine soup

According to her symptoms and dialectics, she is given oral Chinese medicine soup.

Prescription: Codonopsis pilosula 15g, Astragalus membranaceus 20g, Parasitic loranthus 10g, Saposhnikovia divaricata 12g, yam 20g, Lovage rhizome 15g, Poria cocos 15g, fried atractylodes 12g, Ginseng 10g, Cassia twig 10g, Herba lycopi 12g, Scorpio 3g, Angelica sinensis 10g, longan aril 15g and raspberry 10g.

Decoct these medicines with water and then take juice 300ml. Divide it into 2 times. Take it orally.=

Medicated Foot Bath

According to her symptoms and dialectics, she is given medicated foot bath therapy.

Prescription: Codonopsis pilosula 20g, Mulberry twig 20g, Cassia twig 15g, Radix clematidis 20g, Dipsacus root 15g, The bark of eucommia 15g, folium artemisiae argyi 30g and rhizoma atractylodis 20g.

Decoct these medicines with water and take 2000ml juice. 2000ml juice and 2000ml water combine together. Put your feet into this medicated soup. Take it twice a day.

Hot Compress Therapy

According to her symptoms and dialectics, Hot Compress Therapy is given to her.

Prescription: Codonopsis pilosula 20g, Mangnolia officinalis 20g, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae 20g, Schizonepeta 20g, rhizoma zingiberis 15g, nutmeg 20g, tetrapanax papyriferus 30g, notopterygium root 30g,

Cortex lycii radicis 20g, citrus chirocarpus 20g, pleione bulbocodioides 10g, angelica root 20g, borneol 30g.

Decoct these medicines with water and make the gauze wet. Put two medicated bags on shenshu acupoint and Jingmen acupoint. Each time lasts for 50 minutes and twice a day is done.

After a period of our Chinese medicine treatment, her creatinine level is reduced to 340umol/L. Besides, she has a good appetite, better sleep and breath. With the treatment going on, she will become better and better.