A 67 years-old male civil worker suffered from shingles in 1998 with no diabetes or hypertention history. He took pain killer, Panadol, in high dosage for a long period of time, and started to have symptoms such as sore low back, dry cough, dizziness and hypertention. He was diagnosed with chronic kidney failure (Creatinine 2.5, BUN 29.5) on April 10(superscript th), 2000, and went to our department of Chinese medicine for treatment. The treatment principle for him is to supplement qi, nourish yin, to induce diuresis and relieve dampness, to nourish the lung and ease cough, and to purge. The formula used is ZhuLingTang, LiuWeiDiHuangWan and MaiMengDongTang modified, plus Beimu, Cheqianzi, Hanliancao, Nyuzhenzi, Yimucao and Dahuang. Within 6 years, the kidney function of the patient is very stable; therefore, we provide this treatment process as a case study for education on kidney failure.