Nephritis ⁽³⁾

The three Chinese patent medicines for nephritis introduced in this article are all commercially available, with the advantage of convenient administration. For usage, dosage, and side effects of each, please consult the package insert. This article introduces only the indications of each medicine, to help…

The Zhu-Selected Medical Cases of Shi Jinmo includes a case in which Shi Jinmo treated a 9-year-old boy for acute nephritis. At presentation the child had facial edema from acute kidney inflammation, back pain so severe he could not turn over, oliguria, and dark-red urine.

Lin Zheng Yi An Yi Fang (Clinical Case Records and Medical Formulas) contains two Nephritis Decoction formulas, Nephritis Decoction No. 1 and Nephritis Decoction No. 2. The composition of Nephritis Decoction No. 1 is as follows: Dongguazi (Winter Melon Seed) 30 g, Dongguapi (Winter Melon…