If the kidney system does not function properly to excrete salt and other toxins, toxic waste may accumulate in the bloodstream this can result in a kidney infection or kidney problem. Many kidney herbs are demulcents that coat the urinary lining and promote tissue healing.

Herbs used for kidney infection and kidney stone treatment are often diuretic, increasing the flow of urine to wash out toxins, bacteria and kidney stone removal. Although we tend to think of the artichoke and parsley only in terms of food value, these herbs are also diuretic, and are used to treat kidney diseases and protein in the urine.

TCM practitioners use eleuthero (Siberian ginseng)for lower back or kidney pain, and deficiency of yang in the kidney or spleen. Fo Ti The processed root is used in TCM prescriptions for deficiency of yin in the liver and kidney.