Cowards, also known as good and fearful in traditional Chinese medicine, are manifestations of kidney deficiency.
Good fear refers to the feeling of fear that arises from not encountering a fear, resulting in restlessness of mind all day long, such as a symptom of being caught.
In the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, the five emotions of joy, anger, thought, worry, and fear are matched with the five organs of the heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney, with fear belonging to the kidney. Fear of kidney has two meanings. One is that fear can harm the kidney. For example, extreme fear may cause urination, which is a manifestation of fear of damaging the kidney; Two fears are manifestations of kidney deficiency. If a person experiences feelings of fear without reason, it is a sign of kidney deficiency.
Fear and shock are similar, and both should be distinguished. Being startled without knowing it, being startled when something happens suddenly; Fear is self-awareness, commonly known as timidity.
The fear caused by kidney deficiency can be accompanied by symptoms of kidney deficiency such as weak waist and knees, empty mind, and forgetfulness. Kidney deficiency and fear can be divided into two types: kidney yang deficiency and kidney yin deficiency.
Patients with kidney yang deficiency can also be seen to be afraid of the cold, with cold limbs, fatigue and fatigue, a pale and tender tongue, and a thin and weak pulse. The treatment method is to tonify the kidney and replenish essence, warm and tonify the kidney yang, and the prescription can be Jinkui Shenqi Tang plus deer antlers, Morinda officinalis, etc.
Patients with kidney yin deficiency can also see hot hands and feet, nocturnal sweating, restlessness and insomnia, less and dry red coating on the tongue, and thin pulse count. The treatment method is to tonify the kidney and replenish the essence, nourish the kidney yin, and the prescription can be made with Liuwei Dihuang Tang plus Polygala, goji berries, and sour jujube kernels.
Kindness and fear can also be seen in patients with liver and gallbladder qi deficiency, and should be differentiated. Patients with liver and gallbladder qi deficiency are not only fearful, but also fearful, such as being caught by someone who is indecisive and indecisive, causing pain or discomfort on both sides of the hypochondrium, thin and white tongue coating, and weak and stringy pulse. The treatment method is to strengthen the liver and gallbladder, and the prescription can be Bu Dan Fang Feng Tang.
Attachment: Original text of "Huangdi Neijing"
The Great Theory of Yin and Yang Corresponds to Elephants: In hiding, it is the kidney... in the mind, it is fear. Fear of damaging the kidneys.
Ling Shu. Meridians ": The meridian of kidney and foot Shaoyin... When there is insufficient qi, fear is good.