CHINESE HERBAL MEDICINE: A SAFE ALTERNATIVE THERAPY FOR URINARY TRACT INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH RENAL INSUFFICIENCY
We have used reduced doses of Chinese herbs for estimation of urinary tract infections (UTIs) patients with stable impairment of renal function. A total of 33 adult female patients with moderately impaired renal function and symptomatic UTIs were included in this study. Urine cultures were carried o...
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Published in | African journal of traditional, complementary, and alternative medicines Vol. 9; no. 2 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
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Nigeria
African Ethnomedicines Network
13.06.2014
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Summary: | We have used reduced doses of Chinese herbs for estimation of urinary
tract infections (UTIs) patients with stable impairment of renal
function. A total of 33 adult female patients with moderately impaired
renal function and symptomatic UTIs were included in this study. Urine
cultures were carried out. Patients were monitored clinically and with
various laboratory tests. Chinese herbal concoction divided by
milligrams of creatinine per 100 ml were orally administrated for ten
days. Three patients were excluded from final analysis. Most of the
patients responded symptomatically to treatment. Chinese herbs
eradicated the primary pathogen in 68.7% of the patients at the day 10
of treatment. Two patients relapsed (one had abbreviated courses of
therapy) 6 to 8 days posttreatment. Organisms which recurred included
Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Bacterial reinfections
occurred 5 to 8 days posttreatment in four patients. Adverse reactions
observed among the 30 patients were rare. Nausea (6.67%) and mild
elevation of hepatic enzymes (3.33%) were probably drug related. Nausea
disappeared when the therapy ended. Elevated hepatic enzymes resumed at
the 2-week follow-up. Two patients demonstrated slight increases in
serum creatinine on day 10 of treatment. One patient had a 12.5%
elevation over baseline and the other had a 13.0% elevation. Serum
creatinine values had improved in these two patients at 4-week
follow-up. Chinese herbal medicine was effective and safe in the
treatment of UTIs with renal insufficiency. |
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ISSN: | 0189-6016 2505-0044 |