Post Date December, 03 2023
When it comes to kidney deficiency, many people will laugh at the first time, thinking that it is caused by the other party's "bad things" doing too much, and that it is a disease that only men can have. Today, I want to say that kidney deficiency is not necessarily a bad thing, but also a disease that both men and women can get. Autumn and winter are the most suitable for tonifying the kidney, but we must pay attention to the symptoms!
The kidney of traditional Chinese medicine is not completely equal to the kidney of western medicine, and the two cannot be confused. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidney is located at the waist, on both sides of the spine, one on the left and one on the right. The main physiological function of the kidney is to store essence, control water, control qi, control reproduction, control bone and marrow, open the mouth to the ear, and promote the development of the flower.
1. Kidney harbors essence: The kidney is the essence of nature, which is the source of yin and yang in the viscera, the source of human growth, development and reproduction, and the root of life activities. Therefore, compared with the spleen and stomach, the kidney is the acquired essence and is called "the essence of nature" in traditional Chinese medicine; There are also Yuanyin and Yuanyang hidden in the kidney. Yuanyin belongs to water and Yuanyang belongs to fire. Therefore, the kidney is also called "the viscera of water and fire";
2. Kidney governs water: maintain the balance of water and fluid in the body by opening and closing yang and yin;
3. The kidney governs the bone and generates marrow, and its vitality is in the hair: if the kidney is abundant, the bone is firm and the teeth are firm, and the brain is full and prosperous;
4. Kidney governs the absorption of qi: Qi roots in the kidney and belongs to the lung, so the absorption of kidney qi helps to eliminate and lower the lung qi; The water of the kidney is superior to the heart, the fire of the heart is inferior to the kidney, and the heart and the kidney intersect. When the water and fire are combined, the yin and yang balance; The kidney belongs to fire, and the spleen belongs to earth. The warmth of the kidney yang can help the spleen to move healthily; The kidney belongs to water, while the liver belongs to wood. If the kidney water is sufficient, the liver and wood can be nourished. The kidney veins and bladder are external and internal to the bladder. The transpiration of kidney qi can help the gasification of the bladder and promote the metabolism of water.
Kidney deficiency refers to deficiency of kidney essence and yin and yang. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the main causes of kidney deficiency are: ① congenital deficiency; ② Emotional disorder; ③ Housing overwork; ④ Kidney injury due to prolonged illness; ⑤ Old age and infirmity.
There are many types of kidney deficiency, the most common of which is kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency.
1. Deficiency of kidney yin
The main symptoms are weakness of the waist and knees, weakness of the legs, irritability, and the following symptoms: dizziness and tinnitus, body weight loss, insomnia and dreaminess, hot cheekbones, night sweats, dry throat, male impotence or impotence, hyperlibido, premature ejaculation, women's menorrhea, amenorrhea, metrorrhagia, infertility, short urine, red and yellow.
2. Kidney yang deficiency
(1) Kidney-yang deficiency in men: men are tired, weak, low in vigor, and prone to fatigue; Fear of cold, cold limbs, heavy body; Pain in the waist and knees, cold pain in the back, weakness of muscles and bones; Sexual dysfunction, impotence, premature ejaculation, and prostatitis; Clear and long urine, endless urine, less urine or more frequent urination at night; Hearing loss or tinnitus; Memory loss, lethargy, dreaminess, spontaneous sweating; Prone to low back pain, joint pain, etc; Prone to osteoporosis, cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, etc; Shortness of breath due to deficiency, coughing, wheezing and stridor; 5. Diarrhea or constipation; Body edema, especially below the waist, lower limb edema; The lower abdomen pulls the testicle to fall and distend, or the scrotum contracts, which is severe in case of cold and slow in case of heat; The hair is easy to fall off and early white; The body is fat or thin; Reflected on the face, it is pale or swarthy.
(2) Kidney yang deficiency in women: women are tired, weak, low in vitality, and easy to fatigue; Fear of cold, cold limbs, heavy body; Pain in the waist and knees, cold pain in the back, weakness of muscles and bones; Decreased libido, infertility due to cold uterus, and leucorrhea; Qi stagnation and blood stasis lead to blockage of Chong and Ren, menstrual disorder or irregular movement, and often abdominal distension and pain; The menstrual period is delayed, less, dark, lumpy or dysmenorrhea; Uterine, ovarian and breast are prone to myoma, cyst and hyperplasia; Prone to urinary system infection, gynecological inflammation and other diseases; Easily lead to early menopause; Short breath due to deficiency, white and fat tongue or tooth marks; Hearing loss or tinnitus, memory loss; Prone to low back pain, joint pain, etc; Prone to osteoporosis, cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, etc; 5. Diarrhea or constipation; The body is fat or thin; Pale or swarthy, prone to chloasma, acne, acne, allergy and other skin problems.
1. Deficiency of kidney yin
Symptoms: Five-heart fever, hot and hot flushes, dizziness, dry mouth and dry throat, especially at night, loss of eye and night sweat, sore waist and knees, male ejaculation, premature ejaculation, women's menorrhea, amenorrhea, metrorrhagia, constipation, red urine, body weight loss, red tongue, less saliva and less moss, or dry peeling, thin pulse or string.
2. Kidney yang deficiency
Symptoms: soreness and coldness of the waist and knees, male impotence, premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea, sperm cold infertility; Women's metrorrhagia, chilly vaginal discharge, and infertility due to palace cold; Frequent and clear urination, frequent nocturnal urination or enuresis, or small and swollen urination, and swelling below the waist; Or dyspnea lasts for a long time, and movement intensifies. Breath more and inhale less, and shortness of breath cannot continue. Also, I can see that my face is not white and my legs are cold. The tongue is light and fat, or there are tooth marks on the tongue edge, the tongue coating is white and smooth, and the pulse is thin, weak or late.
