Kidney failure according to Chinese Medicine
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A herbal formula that might help with kidney failure
Da Huang Fu Zi Tang
Source date: 220 AD
Number of ingredients: 3 herbs
Key actions: Warms the Interior. Disperses Cold. Unblocks the bowels. Alleviates pain.
Why might Da Huang Fu Zi Tang help with kidney failure?
Because it is a formula often recommended to treat the pattern 'Exterior Cold invading the Interior' of which chronic renal failure is a symptom.
Other symptoms often associated with kidney failure
Abdominal pain Constipation Hypochondriac pain Chills Low-grade fever Cold hands and feet