Kidney Pain

Of course, if you are experiencing a great deal of kidney pain, you should seek medical attention.  Kidney infections are very serious, and should not be neglected, or they can lead to kidney failure.  I cannot stress enough that, though herbal remedies and natural cures are often much better, and better for you than traditional medicine, there are times when antibiotics are necessary.  A kidney infection with high fever and severe pain should be checked with a urine analysis, to determine the extent of the infection, and identify the bacteria.

That being said, home remedies and herbal cures can speed healing and make you more comfortable.  Just be sure to ask your doctor or herbalist if any herb you are taking can interact with any prescription medication you are taking.

Home Remedies For Kidney Pain:

Tomato Juice:

Drink tomato juice before you eat or drink anything, and drink as much water as you can.  Chop Tomatoes, using a thick, clean cloth, make a tomato poultice.  Secure it to your back by wrapping a cloth around it.  Lie down in a cool place until the pain passes.  

Willow Bark Tea:

Willow bark tea will reduce fever and ease kidney pain.  Put willow bark tea in a cup, cover with water, steep for five minutes.  Drink two cups, five times a day.

Feverfew And Valerian Root:

A tea of feverfew and valerain root, though not to be used in children, will calm kidney pain.

A tincture of valerian root, kava kava, Jamaican dogwood root bark, California poppy herb, white willow bark, lobelia herb/seed, wild yam root, black cohosh root, chamomile flower, and cayenne pepper fruit will help.  One to four droppers full of this tincture should be taken every four hours, or as needed or directed by your healthcare provider.  This formula contains black cohosh, which should not be taken by pregnant women.

Dandelion Tea:

Dandelion tea is an effective diuretic, which should help flush your kidneys, and help you get over the kidney pain.  Prepare according to herbalist or package directions

Damiana Tea:

Damiana tea is a diuretic purported to have pain relieving properties.  Prepare according to herbalist or package directions.

Kidney Blend Tea:

Kidney Blend Tea contains Uva Ursi, Juniper Berry, Buchu, Pipsissewa, St. John’s Wort, Echinacea, yarrow, and cayenne.  This tea will work quickly to cleanse the kidney and bladder of excess bacteria and yeast that often leads to infection.  The pipsissewa and St. John’s wort eases burning, soothes inflammation and pain from the kidneys, bladder, urinary tracts, and prostate.