(1) Drug Therapy
1) Internal Medicine
a. Wind-cold
Therapeutic Methods: To release the lung and induce diuresis, separate and disperse inside and outside.
Prescription: Modified Yuepi Tang and Wupi Yin.
b. Wind-heat
Therapeutic Methods: To disperse wind and clear away heat, cool the blood and resolve toxin.
Prescription: Modified Yinqiao Powder adds the cicada slough, silkworm larva, red peony, the root bark of the peony tree, etc.
c. Dampness and Heat
Therapeutic Methods: To clear away heat and promote dampness or resolve toxin.
Prescription: Modified Mahuang Lianqiao Cixaodou Tang and Wuwei Xiaodu Yin
d. Insufficiency of the Spleen and Kidney
Therapeutic Methods: To invigorate spleen and excrete dampness, activate yang and induce diuresis.
Prescription: Modified Wupi Yin and Wuling Powder
e. Yin-deficiency and Tepidity
Therapeutic Methods: To nourish kidney-yin and clear away dampness and heat.
Prescription: Modified Zhibai Dihuang Tang.
2) External Medicine
a. The application with Chinese medicine method is that the Chinese medicine is penetrated into the kidney area via the electromagnetism and takes effects on the points of Shenshu and so forth directly; then the absorption of Chinese medicine by the skin will be accelerated and the meridians of the whole body will be dredged; besides, it also regulates the balance between the yin and yang and with an effect in eliminating pathogen to support vital qi , addressing both the symptoms and root cause and promoting the recovery of the body.
b. Smoking-acupuncture with the Chinese medicine: To clear, wash, nourish, and strengthen the kidney via the methods of smoking, moxibustion, nourishing and then repair the injured kidney function.
(2) Massage Therapy
Points Selected: Qihaishu (BL24), Guanyuanshu (BL 26), Tianshu (ST25), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Pishu (BL20), Sanjiaoshu (BL22), and Shenshu (BL23)
Manipulation: Take a supine position and press the Guanyuan, Qihaishu (BL24), Tianshu (ST25), and Sanyinjiao (SP6) with the thumb for 2 minutes respectively; then take s prostrate position, first push the both sides of the spine in the waist until the heat sensation is gained and then press the Pishu, Sanjiaoshu and Shenshu for 2-3 minutes respectively until the sour and swelling sensation is gained; at last, take scraping method on the both sides of the waist for 1-2 minutes.
2) TCM holds that the ear is the external key of the kidney. So press the ear can take good stimulation on the kidney; on the other hand, the ear is densely covered with the points of the five zang and six fu; so press and rub the ear and bat the auricle gently is good for the whole body and it belongs to the holographic therapy.
Manipulation: Rub and pinch the ear in the morning and night every day is good for the kidney and even the whole body.
(3) Cupping Therapy
1) Selected Points: Guanyuanshu (BL 26), Sanyinjiao (SP6) and Quchi (LI 11).
2) Manipulation: Take a jar with the caliber of 2 centimeter and take cupping after acupuncture for qi; keep the cup sucked in place for 15 minutes; take it once daily and 15 times is a course of treatment.
(4) Foot Massage
1)Basic Reflection Zone: Kidney and ureter.
Related Reflection Zone: Bladder and lymph gland.
Symptom Reflection Zone: Heel.
Course of the Reflection Therapy: 10~15 times for one course of treatment, 30-40 minutes for one time, and 1-2 times a day. Take rest for 1-2days between two courses of treatment. During this period, put the feet in pale salt water to recover the sensitivity of the feet to massage.
2) Prescription for Foot Massage:
a. Mahuang Jiebiao Tang
Take moderate amount of the Ephdra sinica Stapf, notopterygium root, rhizoma atractylodis, radix Bupleuri, caulis perllae, tenuifolia, radix sileris, fructus arctii, winter rattan, sallow and scallion stalk and pick them clean; soak in moderate water for 5-10 minutes and then decoct for the juice. Put the feet in the warm decoction for 30-60 minutes each time; take it twice daily for 7-10 days and take one dose on the same day.
b. Red Phaseolus Bean Soup
Take 750g of the red phaseolus bean and soak them in water for 5-10 minutes and then decoct for the juice. Put the feet in the warm decoction for 30-60 minutes each time; take it twice daily for 7-10 days and take one dose on the same day. It is applicable to the insufficiency of the spleen and stomach and it is helpful to strengthen the spleen and promote qi.
