TCM dialectics of IgA nephropathy**.
IgA nephropathy is a primary glomerular disease characterized by predominantly IgA or IgA deposition in the mesangial area of the glomerulus, with or without deposition of other immunoglobulins in the mesangial region. The disease belongs to the categories of "edema" and "blood in the urine" in traditional Chinese medicine, and its onset is closely related to the dysfunction of the lungs, spleen and kidneys. Traditional Chinese medicine dialectical IgA nephropathy pays attention to starting from the whole and adjusting the function of the viscera to achieve the effect of treating both the symptoms and the root causes.
1. Lung and spleen qi deficiency type.
Symptoms: Patients often have chlorosis, shortness of breath and fatigue, susceptibility to colds, poor appetite and abdominal distention, loose stools, soreness and weakness of waist and knees, or edema, pale tongue, pale lichen, and weak pulse.
*Principle: Nourish qi and strengthen the spleen, nourish the lungs and strengthen the surface.
2. Spleen and kidney yang deficiency type.
Symptoms: The patient is often yellowish or pale, cold limbs, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, abdominal distention, loose stools, or edema, pale and fat tongue, pale and slippery, thin pulse or sluggish and weak.
*Principle: Warm and nourish the spleen and kidneys, dissolve qi and water.
3. Liver and kidney yin deficiency type.
Symptoms: Dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, soreness in the waist and knees, dry mouth and throat, hot hands and feet, or hematuria, red tongue and little lichen, and thin pulse.
*Principle: Nourish the liver and kidneys, nourish yin and clear heat.
Fourth, the two types of qi and yin deficiency.
Symptoms: The patient is more likely to have a dull complexion, lack of qi and fatigue, soreness in the waist and knees, dry mouth and throat, hot hands and feet, or edema, red tongue and less lichen, weak or thin pulse.
*Principle: Nourish Qi and Nourish Yin.
In conclusion, the TCM dialectic of IgA nephropathy needs to be individualized according to the specific symptoms and signs of the patient. In the process, patients need to maintain good living habits, avoid overwork, eat reasonably, and strengthen exercise to improve the body's immunity and promote the disease. At the same time, patients also need regular follow-up and re-examination, and adjust the best plan in time to achieve the best results.