To many traditionalists," writes Ron Teeguarden in Chinese Tonic Herbs, "the kidney is considered the key to life itself." And according to Douglas McDaniel, L.Ac., director of herb studies of the Graduate Program in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicineat Mercy College, this vital organ is responsible for "reproductive function, urinary function and water metabolism, keeping the bones of the body strong, and the hearing strong."
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