Kidney is the important viscera to maintain human body health.The main syndrome of nephritis and nephropathy is edema,which is discussed in the first clinical monograph synopsis of the, Golden chamber,and the different etiology and symptoms to be described. “Geomantic“ in ZHANG Zhongjing’s theory,its narrate evidence and acute nephritis are similar,cure method is also similar at acute nephritis.In 1960,as a member of the medical team of the ministry of health,the writer treated some hospitalized patients with nephropathy with satisfactory efficacy.According to acute nephritis,chronic nephritis,nephtotic syndrome and IgA nephropathy,the symptoms of edema are seen in above,but the characteristics of diseases,treatment methods and prescriptions are different,as described below.