In chinese medicine what foods help the kidneys?

Question

My dog has nephrogenic diabetes insipidus in which her kidneys are unable to conserve water.

I have read that in chinese medicine if you have a problem with the kidneys this means you need to eat certain foods which will help them. I wondered if anyone knows what foods these are?

Answer 1

kidneys of rats and dogs ,

Answer 2

http://www.tcvm.com/

dunno lol.

Answer 3

In TCM, kidney energy is the energy of water, and of winter.  The emotion is fear, the flavour is salt, the colors are black/blue/silver/white.  Foods that tonify kidney energy are red beans, especially adzuki or aduki.  There is a medicinal dish made w/ red beans, onions and garlic, plus winter squash (usually Hokkaido pumpkin or kabocha squash, or another type of bright yellow, very hard winter squash like butternut or Hubbard, NOT zucchini or summer squash), fresh ginger, tamari and kombu seaweed (kelp).  You would want to run the ingredients for this by your vet, as many times dogs cannot eat the same foods as humans.  I would be particularly concerned about the kombu (kelp) as it is EXTREMELY high in iodine and many other rare earths and trace minerals, and you want to be sure you don't burn your dog's thyroid out by giving it too much.  Have you considered taking your dog to an acupuncturist?  So you have a sense, and a bit more information, in TCM, bladder, kidneys, adrenals and sexual organs are all on the same meridian.  If your dog is particularly fearful or stressed, or sensitive to the cold, too wet (internally) and not exercising enough, these will all aggravate its condition.  You will want to find out from a veterinary TCM practitioner which foods aggravate this condition, and which other things as well, and to fix them quickly.  How old is your dog?  What breed is it?  And can you give me a sense of your dog's temperament and daily life?  My educated guess is that this is a too wet, too yin condition, but it is quite possible I am wrong because I am just not a vet who practices TCM.  Did your dog have a serious trauma in its past?  Have you always had this dog, or do you know its entire history?  Or is this a pound puppy?  Sometimes beans can have a depressant effect on the thyroid, so like I said, you want to be VERY sure your dog can have whatever medicinal foods you're planning to give it, before you give them in any great quantities.  I do know they can have squash and carrots with no problem, and I think they can have turnips (rutabagas) and yams w/ no problem either.  Just check w/ your vet, please.  I should also think increasing her walks (doubling quantity and/or duration) would be very good for this dog.  There are actually very few conditions exercise does not make better in dogs, especially the larger working breeds.  I did check out the link the prior respondent gave you.  It's excellent.  Is there any possibility you could take your dog to see these people?  If not, google "your geographic area, plus Network Chiropractors", call the chiropractor, tell him or her what's going on, ask them to treat your pet.  If they cannot or will not, ask for a referral to a holistic vet.  I used to work for a Network Chiro in Auburn, CA.  There was a huge black billy goat in the neighborhood who would get out of its pen and off its tether, and come see Dr. Dale to get adjusted on a weekly or more basis.  Smart goat.  Animals KNOW what they need, and seek it out, if we do not get in their way...Daikon radish and pickled ginger are also traditionally used for any water issues, usually swelling, edema, water retention and the need for diuretic effect in TCM, which actually sounds like the opposite of what your dog would need.  Again, check w/ your vet