Treatment with the herbal formulation Eefooton slows the progression of chronic kidney disease: A case report.
Medicine (Baltimore)
; 98(43): e17573, 2019 Oct.
Article
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| ID: mdl-31651859
ABSTRACT
RATIONALE Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) receiving maintenance dialysis experience an overall burden of physical and emotional symptoms. However, there were limited alternative treatments to dialysis. PATIENT CONCERNS A 79-year-old woman with chronic kidney disease stage 5 (CKD5) and gout had refused to be on dialysis. She also had hypoglycemia, hypertension, and heart disease. DIAGNOSES The patient had received the ultrasonography, the renal biopsy and biochemical examinations, confirming the diagnosis of renal impairment, primary hypertension, and chronic nephritic syndrome with unspecified morphologic changes. INTERVENTIONS:
She was administered with 20âmL Eefooton (a liquid formula of herbal extracts Astragalus membranaceus 3âg, Codonopsis pilosula 3âg, Ligustrum lucidum 3âg, Panax quinquefolius 1.3âg, and Rhodiola sacra 1.3âg) orally twice a day for 6 months in addition to her regular medications.OUTCOMES:
The patient was followed up for 3 months after the completion of the Eefooton adjuvant treatment. The patient's renal function was improved, and CKD progression was alleviated. After Eefooton treatment, the sizes of both kidneys in the patient increased by 8% while blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and serum creatinine concentrations were decreased. In addition, further reduction in BUN concentration was observed 2 months posttreatment. LESSONS This case demonstrated that Eefooton has potential therapeutic significance in patients with CKD5 who chose conservative treatment over dialysis.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Plant Extracts
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Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
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Conservative Treatment
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Phytotherapy
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Medicine (Baltimore)
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article