Kidney deficiency in traditional Chinese medicine refers to symptoms such as kidney qi deficiency, kidney yin deficiency, and kidney yang deficiency centered around kidney essence deficiency, among which kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency are the most common. Kidney yin and kidney yang are interdependent and mutually restrictive, maintaining the dynamic balance of the human body. When this balance is disrupted, pathological changes such as kidney yin, kidney yang deficiency, or excess will occur. This is kidney deficiency.
Symptoms of Kidney Yin Deficiency
Emaciated body, restless and hot five hearts, thirst and dry throat (or recurrent pharyngeal pain), bone steaming and hot flashes, redness of cheekbones, night sweats, tinnitus and deafness, low back pain (pain), yellow and red urine, red tongue with little coating, pulse deficiency and fine count, etc;
Symptoms of Kidney Yang Deficiency
Fear of cold, cold limbs, susceptibility to wind cold, excessive sweating, loss of appetite, impotence, infertility due to cold semen (uterus), diarrhea during the fifth shift, unfavorable urination or even edema, cold and sore waist, pale or plump tongue with tooth marks, delayed pulse sinking, etc.
It should be pointed out that on the one hand, various kidney deficiencies are centered around kidney essence deficiency, so the manifestation of kidney essence deficiency runs through various kidney deficiencies; On the other hand, due to various factors, each individual's performance is mainly characterized by one or several of them.
How to regulate kidney yin and yang?
Generally speaking, most people with kidney yin deficiency have a red face and a hot heart. The drugs for tonifying kidney yin deficiency are mostly sweet and cold herbs, such as Dendrobium, Polygonatum, Cornus officinalis, American ginseng, etc. People with yang deficiency are afraid of the cold, with cold limbs and a pale complexion. Drugs for tonifying kidney yang deficiency are mostly heat based, such as aconite, cinnamon, deer antler, etc. Of course, there are also some medicinal properties that are suitable for tonifying yin and yang deficiency. If it is difficult to distinguish between kidney yin deficiency or kidney yang deficiency, these drugs can also be used for conditioning, such as ginseng, goji berries, thicken fruit, and kudzu root. In men, kidney deficiency can also be accompanied by symptoms such as decreased libido and decreased sexual function. You can take maca to improve it, which can not only improve sexual function but also quickly restore physical strength. Nowadays, the effectiveness of dietary therapy is slow. If you want to achieve faster results, you can eat the fermented liquid of these foods and effectively extract the medicinal properties of medicinal herbs through probiotic fermentation. There are also many such fermented liquid on the market, such as ginseng and maca compound mushroom drinks, which can provide a good treatment for symptoms of kidney deficiency and physical weakness.
To prevent kidney deficiency, the first step is to pay attention to rest, combine work and rest, and be good at reducing mental stress and releasing negative emotions through some leisure activities. Eat a balanced diet and live a regular life.