Chinese Herbal Medicines Frequently Used to Treat Stage 4 Diabetic Nephropathy
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The purpose of this study was to search for clinical research papers related to Chinese herbal medicines for the treatment of stage 4 diabetic nephropathy (or diabetic kidney decease), and to analyze the principles of Chinese herbal medicines for the treatment of stage 4 diabetic nephropathy using the method of searching for published research data from the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) online database system of the People's Republic of China. There were 71 research papers related to this topic. The results have shown that the top five frequently used Chinese herbal medicines are: Huangqi, Danshen, Fuling, Shanyao and Dahuang. According to the research, most of Chinese herbal medicines have a sweet taste with a moderately warm property when entering the spleen meridian energy line. Therefore, it is clear that the principles of Chinese herbal medicine for treating stage 4 diabetic nephropathy are based on the underlying mechanism of disease, which is mainly caused by Yang deficiency in the spleen and kidneys. For this reason, the most commonly used Chinese herbal medicine is Huangqi, which has a sweet taste with warm, medium properties and can enter the spleen meridian energy line the most.
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