Homeopathic Remedies for Albuminuria – Proteinuria

Albuminuria is the presence of protein in urine, chiefly albumin but also globulin; usually indicative of disease, but sometimes resulting from a temporary or trancient dysfunction.

Acidum phos. (One dose only): Presence of albumin during fever or after fevers. Urine frequent, watery and milky.

Apis mel. (One dose only): Presence of albumin in urine either in pregnancy or in dropsy is cured by the use of this remedy. In dropsy, urine is scanty and there is swelling of the body.

Cantharis Q (One dose only), 10 drops in ½ cup of water: Urine is burning and is voided in drops. It contains albumin with infection of the kidney.

Helonias Q (One dose only), 10 drops in ½ cup of water: Albuminous and alkaline urine. Contains phosphates and is profuse and clean. It is also useful in albuminuria of pregnancy.

Mercurius cor. (One dose only): Albuminuria during the first few months of pregnancy.

Mercurius sol. (One dose only): Frequent urging. Burning in the urethra at the start of urination.

Phosphorus (Twice a day): Albuminuria in the latter period of pregnancy or near the end of pregnancy at full term.

Serum anguillae (Twice a day): It cures albuminuria rapidly when it is due to infection of the kidney and there is diminished amount of urine.

Terebinthiniae Q (One dose only) 10 drops in ½ cup of water: Albuminous urine with burning and drawing pain in urethra.

Vesicaria Q (One dose only) 10 drops in ½ cup of water: Urine contains albumin, blood, clots and pus. There may be smarting, burning sensation along the course of urethra and bladder with a frequent desire to pass urine.

NOTE 1: There are several tests to detect the presence of albumin in urine and they provide results within a few seconds. One of the household tests, which is reliable within certain limits, is the acetic acid test. Fill 3 parts of the test tube with urine and heat it over a burner. The urine will become cloudy – which may be due to phosphate or albumin. Add 2-3 drops of acetic acid. If the cloud disappears, then the urine contains phosphates and if the cloud becomes thicker, albumin is present. Albumin in urine is a simple form of protein soluble in water and salt solutions, and coagulated by heat.

NOTE 2: Presence of readily detectable amounts of serum protein, specially serum albumin in the urine is a sign of renal impairment. It can occur during fever, hypertension, kidney disorders and diseases of heart. Its presence, however, is not always the sign of disease because it can be found in the urine of a normal person after vigorous exercise.