What Are the Fastest-Acting Chinese Herbal Medicines for Promoting Urination? What Are the Options?
Urination is actually the use of some methods to increase the urine output of the kidneys, thereby treating some diseases. For example, diuretics are used after suffering from heart failure, which can reduce the burden on the heart and control the symptoms of heart failure. Generally, there is no statement that which Chinese patent medicine can promote urination fastest. The commonly used Chinese patent medicines for promoting urination mainly include Jisheng Shenqi Pill, Tongling Pill, Jinkui Shenqi Pill, etc.
The commonly used Chinese patent medicines for promoting urination are as follows. The first is Jisheng Shenqi Pill, which is composed of Rehmannia glutinosa, Alisma orientalis, Cornus officinalis, Cinnamon cassia, Plantago asiatica and other traditional Chinese medicines. It has a good effect of promoting diuresis, reducing edema and warming the kidney and transforming qi. It is especially suitable for conditions such as urination difficulties and kidney deficiency edema caused by internal stagnation of dampness and insufficient kidney yang. The second is Tongling Pill. Tongling Pill has the functions of clearing heat, removing dampness, and promoting urination. It is mainly suitable for the treatment of urethritis, frequent urination, urgent urination, and urination pain caused by lower-jiao damp-heat. The third is Jinkui Shenqi Pill. It is also composed of Rehmannia glutinosa, Cortex moutan, Dioscorea opposite, Alisma orientalis, Plantago asiatica, Cornus officinalis and other drugs. It also has a good effect of transforming qi, promoting water metabolism, warming the kidney, and tonifying yang. It is suitable for patients with urination difficulties, kidney deficiency edema, and symptoms such as fear of cold, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees.
Duckweed is the dried whole plant of the duckweed family plant Spirodela polyrhiza. It is used after removing impurities and drying. Duckweed is pungent and cold in nature, and belongs to the lung meridian. It has the functions of dispersing wind-heat, promoting rash eruption, and promoting urination. It is used for symptoms such as edema with scanty urine, non-transparent measles, and itching of wind rash. Note: It is not suitable for people with spontaneous sweating due to deficiency of the exterior.
Plantago asiatica is the dried mature seed of the plantago family plants Plantago asiatica or Plantago depressa. Plantago asiatica is sweet and cold in nature, and belongs to the liver, kidney, lung, and small intestine meridians. It has the functions of clearing heat, promoting urination and relieving stranguria, eliminating dampness and stopping diarrhea, improving eyesight, and removing phlegm. It is used for symptoms such as hot and painful urination, edema and distension, summer-heat dampness diarrhea, red and swollen eyes, and cough with phlegm-heat. Precautions: It should be used with caution in patients with kidney deficiency and semen leakage.
