Is Burdock Good in Treating Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)

2014-03-14 08:53

Burdock is a common food and medicine for people, and it is favored by many people with its nutrition. And it is often used in treating all kinds of diseases for people, then is burdock good in treating polycystic kidney disease (PKD)?

Polycystic kidney disease (PKD) is a common kidney disease which have numerous cysts in kidneys, and people with PKD will suffer from some serious symptoms and complications with the enlargement of kidney cysts, and PKD can also cause kidney failure. Therefore, PKD patients need to pay attention to what they eat in their daily life to help reduce the kidney burden and protect the residual kidney function. Besides, they should also take some foods or natural medicines which are beneficial for their kidney diseases.

Burdock is rich in nutrition, such as synanthrin, fibers, protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron and several kinds of amino acid, which are good for people’s health. In addition, there are also some benefits of burdock for PKD patients.

- Lowering high blood pressure, high blood sugar and high blood fat

Burdock have the functions of lowering high blood pressure, high blood sugar and high blood fat, all these will be helpful for PKD patients, and this will help prevent the further damage to kidneys and slow down the progression of kidney failure.

- Natural diuretics

As we know, because of the kidney damage, the kidneys will fail to work well, and the urine output will be reduced as well. Burdock can be regarded as a natural burdock, which can help increase the urine output, and help excrete the excess fluid and toxins in blood.

- Improve the immune system

Burdock can also help improve the immune system, which can help prevent the infections and inflammations in kidneys, and help protect the residual kidney function.

- Relieving gout

Because of the enlargement of kidney cysts, it will cause damage to kidneys,and this will cause wastes product build up in blood, which can easily cause high uric acid leading to gout. Burdock has the function of cleaning the blood and remove these toxins in bloods, which can help relieve gout.

- Keep calcium, phosphorus and vitamin D balance

When kidneys fail to work, it may cause high phosphorus and low calcium levels in bloods, eating burdock can help regulate the balance between them.

From above we can know that there are so many benefits of burdock for PKD patients, however, since the illness condition will be different from case to case, so patients need to first ask the advices of their doctors,who can give a right choice for them. If you still have some questions, you can leave a message below, we will answer you as soon as possible.

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