Botanical Medicines Used for Kidney Disease in the United States

Authors

  • Eric L Yarnell Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA, USA Author

Abstract

Herbal medicines are being used with greater frequency by practitioners of natural medicine in the United States. Many categories of herbs are used, primarily angiotensin antagonists, nonspecific nephroprotective, and immunomodulating/adaptogenic herbs. The most common herbs in each category are discussed both from a historical and scientific perspective. For the first time, a case series of the use of the proposed herbal angiotensin antagonist herb indigenous to the United States, Lespedeza capitata, is reported based on the author's clinical practice.

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Author Biography

  • Eric L Yarnell, Bastyr University, Kenmore, WA, USA

    Northwest Naturopathic Urology, Medical Director

    Bastyr University, Department of Botanical Medicine, Associate Professor

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Published

2012-11-09

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Section

REVIEW | Kidney Diseases

How to Cite

Botanical Medicines Used for Kidney Disease in the United States. (2012). Iranian Journal of Kidney Diseases, 6(6), 407-418. https://ijkd.org/index.php/ijkd/article/view/775