Acute renal failure

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Hi .. I have a client with one kidney doing quite well with taking

Cordyceps. Hope this is helpful .... Noel

 

http://www.naturalproducts.org/inpr/mono_html/cordy_html/cordy_clin1.html

 

Genito-urinary and Renal Disorders

 

Renal disorders

 

Cordyceps is widely regarded as a premier "kidney tonic" in TCM, and there

are indications that it may be of use in the treatment of Berger's disease

(IgA nephropathy) (Lin et al., 1996).

 

Researchers reported the successful use of Cordyceps (3 g/day) in a

placebo-controlled study in 69 kidney-transplanted patients. Three months

following organ transplantation, matched patients receiving cyclosporin (5

mg/kg/day for 15 days) were randomly assigned to a placebo group or a

Cordyceps group. Over the course of 15 days, the Cordyceps plus cyclosporin

group showed an increasingly significant decrease in nephrotoxicity compared

to the cyclosporin plus placebo group-in blood urea nitrogen (BUN),

N-acetylglucosamine (NAG), and serum creatinine (SCr)-which indicated that

Cordyceps had exerted a protective effect against toxic effects of

cyclosporin in these patients (Xu et al., 1995).

 

The cultured mycelium of Cordyceps was used to replace the maintenance

immunosuppressant azathioprine in 7 kidney-transplant patients who developed

leukopenia as a side effect from the drug, on average 6 months following

their operation. Although they continued to receive prednisone and

cyclosporin, leukocyte counts improved. The authors point out that increased

risk of infection from standard immunosuppressant maintenance therapy in

organ transplanted patients leaves them more susceptible to infections.

Therefore, in finding a suitable replacement for such agents, patients may

show a better outcome with less side effects (Yu et al., 1994). Azathioprine

blocks DNA and RNA synthesis. Its main side effect is the suppression of

bone marrow. Other immunosuppressive agents cause hypertension,

hyperlipidemia and nephrotoxicity as side effects (Denton et al., 1999).

 

A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of Cordyceps in 21 elderly patients

receiving amikacin sulfate found less nephrotoxicity (beta-microglobulin and

urinary NAGase) compared to the placebo group (Bao et al., 1994). A double

blind, placebo-controlled study in 52 elderly and young respiratory disease

patients with no history of renal diseases found that Cordyceps

significantly protected against gentamicin-nephrotoxicity, which was

pronounced in the placebo group (Li and Zheng, 1992). A comparative clinical

study of Cordyceps (3-5 g/day) was conducted in 51 patients with chronic

renal failure. For the 28 who received Cordyceps, there was a significant

increase in renal function and T-lymphocyte subsets, including the T helper

cell ratio (T4/T8 cells) compared to the control group (Guan et al., 1992

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I love that position, it feels so good!! Thanks for the link also, I am loving

it!!

Bonnie

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Guru Khalsa

ayurveda

Tuesday, April 20, 2004 2:01 AM

<ayurveda> Re: Acute Renal Failure

 

 

 

Dear Sarika,

 

As a yoga instructor, I have found that Half Spinal Twist or a variation of

this pose is especially good for the kidneys. Just have your friend do what

they can do. You may have to adjust the pose since many people are not

flexible. One site that has this pose is

http://www.google.com/search?q==half+spinal+twist&meta=

 

 

G B Khalsa