Abstract： Chronic kidney failure is a common clinical disease with a long course and difficult to cure， which is seriously endangering the health of patients. The theory of warming yang and transforming qi in the Jin Gui Yao Lve (Essentials from the Golden Cabinet) suggests that patients with chronic kidney failure have a deficiency at the root and excess at the branch，with yang deficiency as the root and phlegm turbidity as the branch； clinical treatment is based on warming yang and transforming qi. The clinical treatment of chronic kidney failure in the Jin Gui Yao Lve adopts methods such as warming the kidney and supplementing qi，and warming the lung to improve qi reception to warm the spleen and lung，restore interaction between the heart and the kidney， and improve qi mechanism； the methods of warming and dissipating cold and dampness，and promote urination by warming can be used to deal with water-dampness by transportation and transformation， resolve phlegm turbidity， and dispel yin pathogens； thus， yang deficiency can be improved， healthy qi will be filled up， the spleen and kidney can be in harmony， water-dampness and phlegm turbidity will be eliminated，and the patients will gradually recover.