Re: Stage 5 Kidney Failure...
in addition to the kidney herbs by Schulze's incurables program, I found these herbs help with kidney disease
see the link for more info
the article is found here
http://www.liebertonline.com/doi/abs/10.1089/act.2007.13106
to put some of the more common ones here and the complete list follows
herbs that improve renal function..among them are ephedra, astragalus, panax ginseng,
licorice root (research this herb for cautions), Chinese rhubarb, milk thistle, stinging nettle seed, cordyceps, gota kola. and cayenne.
here is the complete list and abstaract
Abstract
Chronic kidney failure is a significant problem in modern society. Botanical medicine can be used to help forestall the need for dialysis by treating the causes and effects of renal failure, as well as reducing the many adverse effects of dialysis itself.
Botanicals used to treat kidney failure include: Rheum palmatum (Chinese rhubarb, da huang), Ephedra distachya (ephedra) stem, Geranium thunbergii (Thunberg’s cranesbill) root, Cinnamomum cassia (cassia) bark, Bao yuan da huang tang (a decoction of Panax ginseng [Asian ginseng] root, Astragalus membranaceus [astragalus] root, cassia bark, Glycyrrhiza uralensis [licorice] root, and Chinese rhubarb), Lespedeza capitata (round-headed lespdeza), Silybum marianum (milk thistle) seed, Urtica dioica (stinging nettle) seed, Parietaria judaica (pellitory-of-the-wall) herb, Orthosiphon stamineus (Java tea), Cordyceps chinensis (cordyceps, Chinese caterpillar fungus), Centella asiatica (gotu kola), and Capsicum spp. (cayenne).