A case of early renal functional impairment resolved with nutrients and botanicals - Renal Failure

Alternative Medicine Review, Feb, 2003 by Davis W. Lamson, Jonathan V. Wright

Conclusion

Chelation therapy with intravenous EDTA did not appear to benefit the kidney filtration problem, in this case, but did resolve the patient's Raynaud's syndrome, which remained absent months later.

The use of the three nutritional/botanical products in combination appears to have normalized renal laboratory parameters in a case of early renal impairment within two months (as determined by levels of BUN, serum creatinine, and 24-hour creatinine clearance). Monitoring for an additional four months demonstrated sustained improvement. More severe cases of kidney failure have responded to varying extents. It is suggested this therapy be explored by other practitioners as a simple therapy for a difficult-to-treat condition.

Table 1. Over-the-Counter Nutritional/Botanical
Supplements

Chinese Herbal Formula--500 mg capsules

Rehmanniae Rx. Preparata
Dioscoreae Rz.
Corni Fr.
Poria cocas Rx.
Alismatis Rz.
Cinnamomi Cx.
Aconiti Rx. Preparata

Ayurvedic Herbal Formula

Didymocarpus pedicellata                              100 mg
Saxifraga ligulata                                    100 mg
Rubia cardifolia                                       25 mg
Ocimum basilicum                                       25 mg
Achyranthes aspera                                     25 mg
Cyperus rotundus                                       25 mg
Crataeva religiosa                                     50 mg
Vitamin B6                                             25 mg
Magnesium aspartate                                   100 mg
Uva ursi                                              100 mg

Nutritional/Botanical Formula

Vitamin A                                           5,000 IU
Vitamin C                                             100 mg
Vitamin B6                                             10 mg
Potassium                                              99 mg
Raw Kidney Concentrate (bovine)                       300 mg
Stinging Nettle Leaf 5:1 Extract (Urtica dioica)       50 mg
Dandelion Root (Taraxacum officinale)                  50 mg
Parsley Leaf (Petroselinum crispum)                    50 mg

Table 2. Patient Kidney Function Tests

Date       BUN mg/dL         Serum Creatinine   24 hr Creatinine
                             mg/dL              Clearance mL/min

1996       27                1.4
1997       30                1.4
1998       29                1.5
6/10/99    32 (H)            1.6 (H)
8/5/99     Initial visit                        53 (L)
11/16/99                                        60 (L)
1/24/00                                         55 (L)
3/24/00                                         62 (L)
4/7/00     30 (H)            1.7 (H)
11/9/00                                         64 (L)
3/16/01                                         56 (L)
4/2/01     Started program
           with the three
           OTC products
6/7/01     27 (H)            1.5 (H)            109
10/5/01    23                1.4                106

Acknowledgements

DWL wishes to thank Richard and Jileen Russell and the Smiling Dog Foundation for a grant supporting this project, and Bastyr University for grant administration.