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ADPKD is an autosomal dominant disorder in the kidney. Though it is hereditary and congenital, its progression and damages have much to do with qi stagnation and blood stasis.
Since it is congenital, there is at present no cure for it, however that does not mean patients should do nothing to it. Though it can not be cured, we can slow down its progression and reduce its damages to the kidney and other organs and systems so as to delay its progression into end stage renal disease and extend the patients’ life expectancy as long as possible. Chinese medicines have particular effects on alleviating symptoms and treating ADPKD through clearing blood stasis and promoting blood circulations according to its pathogenesis. Researches have found that Chinese medicine---ground beetle have the functions of preventing and slowing down PKD progression.
The main components of ground beetle are 17 kinds of amino acids, 28 kinds of trace elements, sterol and linear chain aliphatic compounds.
It has the following functions of anti-thrombus, dissolving thrombus, inhibiting platelet aggregation and adhesion rate, reducing oxygen consumption of heart and brain, slowing down the formation of atherosclerosis and protecting liver functions.
Due to the continuous enlargement of these numerous cysts in bilateral kidneys, the surrounding renal tissues will be oppressed and there will be ischemia and hypoxia which will cause increase blood pressure and impairments of renal intrinsic cells and tissues. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for ADPKD patients and the illness condition will become worse and worse and in the end will develop kidney failure. Ground beetle can clear and dissolve blood stasis so as to promote blood circulation and increase blood and oxygen supply and other nutrition for repairing damaged renal cells and tissues and improving kidney functions.
What is more, ground beetle has many other functions and benefits to the body such as traumatic injuries, bone fracture and bruising pain, etc.
