Guest guest Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Lei gong teng has been shown to be effective in reducing proteinuria in chronic nephritis- http://tinyurl.com/mjde3b It is also useful in arresting cyst growth within the kidney- http://tinyurl.com/nrbofe Because of its hepatoxicity it is critical that a patients liver enzyme count be monitored regularly during it's use. Trevor , " " wrote: > > Hhhmm.. leigongteng? Unfortunately this one is severely hepatotoxic. > However, I am curious how you are defining " renoprotective " and why you > consider lei gong teng to have this function. > > > > -Jason > > > > > > > On Behalf Of > Saturday, June 13, 2009 1:26 PM > Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine > Re: Detoxing in TCM -- does it exist? > > > > > > (2) Other Chinese medicinals have actions that protect KI against > toxins. Renoprotective Hbs include: > > Ejiao; Leigongteng; Renshen; Tufuling. > > Indeed, many other Hbs that Tone KI and / or act as Diuretics, may > have Renoprotective effects also. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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