What's the best thing for cleansing kidneys/liver? I drink a lot of herbal teas and a fair amount of water. I know about dandelion tea. Is whey also good for kidney cleansing? I am using some whey powder, but I don't know if this is putting more strain on these organs as it helps detoxification process.

On the days I am detoxing more I feel this sort of pressure on my right side where my kidney is. I had a massive pain back in April that made me go to the ER on that side but everything checked out ok. Since then I only get risidual pressure on that side.

Just wondering what else I can do to help my kidneys/liver recover faster? I just need a simple natural remedy, and if anyone can think of one I would really appreciate it...

"Detoxing" kidneys is not necessarily the way to go all the time. A tonic might be in order. I have found "du zhong" (chinese) to be fine. Look it up on the internet and read up, and see if what they say applies to you. It is mild & safe. It is best cooked up in the traditional way (a slow cooker is good), but it doesn't taste so hot because, after all, it is a type of bark of the rubber tree!

Du zhong (also known as Eucommia bark) is an excellent kidney tonic. It's actually one of the herbs in a Chinese formula called KB-C (code name for Kidney/Bones-Chinese).

I would also recommend adding fresh lemon or lime juice to your water whenever you drink it. Fresh peppermint leaves are also beneficial for their anti-bacterial properties.

Hi Nina,

one of the simple herbs for the kidney is Parsley. You can make a parsley tea and it will make you urinate a lot, so use only during the day. Start with a very small amount, only half a cup of the tea. Use about a teaspoon of the herb and 8 oz of boiling water poured over it. Don't let steep too long, or it gets bitter. Dandeliion tea helps both kidney and liver, and so does Burdock, a vegetable used in Chinese cooking. It's mostly used in soups. Eating Asparagus is very good for the kidney, but if you don't have enough magnesium in your diet, you could notice a kidney stone. Since you already have pain in that area, I would try the Dandelion, Burdock, Parsley. Many people on this forum talk about magnesium, so you will want to try taking some of that.
The herb we use here in the States to help dissolve Kidney stones is Hydrangea Root. Another herb is called Gravel Root, but I'm not familiar with the action of that herb. Using food, you could juice lemon and add it to water, that helps dissolve kidney stones also. These herbs are all naturally high in potassium, and you might be eating too much salt. So pay attention to that. Also fruits are high in potassium, which helps the kidneys, like Kiwi fruit, watermelon, and yes I know, bananas. Yogurt is also hi in potassium, but you already mentioned that sometimes your kidney is painful when you eat whey protein. Maybe you are like me and don't tolerate dairy products from cows. Try dairy products from goats. I use goat yogurt and goat butter.
Of course circulation to the kidney might be part of the problem, and all circulation issues can be helped by capsicum, which is cayenne pepper, and Hawthorne Berries.
I hope this helps you,
Joanne

I noticed over a year ago, when I was having extreme kidney pain and also ended up in the hospital, that after trying multi kidney cleanses and tonics, the only thing that would keep my kidney pain away was to TOTALLY cut out ALL sugar from my diet. Not easy, but very effective. And this was before I even knew there was mercury in my fillings. Cutting out sugar has also lessened my many other problems too. But if I cheat.....exacerbation of kidney pain, joint pain, etc......