Discuss on Symptom and Treatment of Kidney Diseases with Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic

Zou's Nephrology Medicine Intangible Cultural Heritage Team had a discussion on the diagnosis and treatment of common kidney diseases based on their clinical experience and related theories in the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic. Its was held that deficiency of kidney qi was the cause of kidney diseases and failure of primordial qi of the kidney was the cause of disease incidence. In clinic， it is significant to prevent diseases， take preventing measure before the deterioration of disease and focus on the principal cause of a disease in terms of treatment. According to clinical practice， it was proposed that treating kidney diseases with regulation of spleen and kidney， liver and kidney， along with lung respectively. The common therapeutic methods are strengthening spleen and warming kidney， reinforcing healthy qi and draining dampness， clearing liver and resolving toxins， nourishing liver and yin， calming liver and subduing yang， soothing liver and quickening collaterals， scattering wind and diffusing lung， clearing heat and diffusing lung， clearing heat and relieving sore throat， mild treatment with mediation method， activating blood and resolving stasis， scattering wind and draining turbidity and other methods.