Herbs for Kidney Disease Things to know and precautions
Date 02 Mar. 2021 Time 9:34 AM.
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Nephrologist reveals secrets “Herbs and kidney disease” along with revealing the story of “Cordyceps” is really good or just expensive.
At present there are advertisements for the properties of many kinds of herbal medicines. That it can treat chronic kidney disease to get better or return to normal Which such herbs can be easily bought by the public Both in its original form and processed into capsules. Or in various forms Causing the patient to suspect that He can try various herbal supplements. To help cure his kidney disease or not? Will there be any disadvantages or not?
Professor Dr. Phongsathorn Kochaseni, MD. Nephrologist Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital Mentioning this point Nephrology Society of Thailand In conjunction with a network of relevant medical organizations, there are currently no herbs that have sufficient evidence, research or recordings to confidently demonstrate their usefulness in the treatment of kidney disease. Its use may cause harm to patients with kidney disease because
1) The kidney is an organ that can be easily damaged by the use of various drugs and substances.Most herbal medicines do not have the proper dosage information in people with kidney disease.
2) Substandard herbs may contain contaminants such as heavy metals.
3) Herbs may contain foreign substances such as painkillers, steroids.
4) Some herbs and plants are directly toxic to the kidneys. Or cause negative effects in patients with kidney disease, such as crocus (Aristolochia) causes chronic kidney failure and urinary tract cancer, star fruit (Star fruit) causes acute renal failure, poppy twisted (East Indian screw tree) makes it work. Of the kidneys, licorice (Licorice) causes high blood pressure, noni juice (Morinda citrifolia L) causes high blood potassium, etc.
5) Herbs may also have drug interactions with prescription drugs, which may reduce their efficacy or toxicity.
Another type of herb is Cordyceps, which is widely available in Thailand, with artists, celebrities, performers, presenters, and introducing products on the online world, social media. The Nephrology Society of Thailand would like to confirm that from the knowledge that has been proven in medical science at present, there is no data that can conclusively conclusively that Cordyceps are actually useful in patients with kidney disease. Because only animal studies data But there is not enough good evidence to prove that Cordyceps are beneficial to the kidneys in humans and most studies have not reported any adverse effects of cordyceps. Most of the human-studied cordyceps are naturally occurring cordyceps sinensis, which are very expensive. Most studies only lasted 1-6 months. As a result, the long-term good and bad effects were not known, and some Tibetan Cordyceps products were found to contain high amounts of heavy metals. Which will have a negative effect on the kidneys in the long run
Today, most of the cordyceps militaris are grown on farms. Using different types of cultured food, each type of cordycephalic cultured in each method produced very different active ingredients. And most of them have not been studied in human trials. Its use may cause harm to patients with kidney disease easily. And nephrologists also found the incidence of renal deterioration after eating cordyceps in patients with chronic kidney disease.
In conclusion, patients with chronic kidney disease try to take herbal medicines to treat kidney disease. Likely to have more harm than benefit We must remember that these patients have already decreased kidney function. The best treatment is appropriate care and treatment. To slow down the deterioration of the kidneys as late as possible Including avoiding all kidney risk behaviors Follow the story details. “Herbs and kidney disease” can be deeply penetrated in the World Kidney Day event. In the online FACEBOOK LIVE format of “Nephrology Society of Thailand” held on Thursday, March 11, 2021 from 09.00 – 13.30 hrs.
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