How does the human body distinguish between yin deficiency and yang deficiency? 4 methods for self testing

What are yin deficiency and yang deficiency in the human body?

So in the human body, what is yang and what is yin? Or what is fire and what is water? People eat, inhale oxygen, and generate energy through the biological conversion of the intestines and stomach. This energy is the fire of the human body, the fire of life, and this is the yang qi of the human body. So what is the yin of the human body, or the water of the human body? This water is blood and body fluids.

Just like cooking with boiling water, if the fire is too high, the water will dry up and the rice will burn; Similarly, if the fire is not enough, the water will not boil and the rice will not be cooked well. The same goes for the human body. If a person's yang is insufficient, they will have poor circulation, become wet and heavy, gain weight on the body, gain weight on the tongue, and have irregular stools; On the contrary, if a person lacks Yin Qi, they will appear very thin and prone to dry mouth and constipation. Therefore, generally speaking, overweight people tend to have yang deficiency, while lean people tend to have yin deficiency.

After explaining the principles of yin deficiency and yang deficiency, how can we make our own judgments?

4 methods for self testing:

At first glance, tongue appearance: those with yin deficiency have a reddish tongue, thin tongue shape, and less coating; People with yang deficiency have a tender and plump tongue.

Second observation of facial color: Those with yin deficiency often have red cheekbones; People with yang deficiency have a pale complexion.

Spirit of the Three Concepts: Those with yin deficiency may experience hot flashes and restlessness; Yang deficiency, fear of cold limbs, short breath, lazy language, and fatigue.

Four View Pain: Yin deficiency leads to soreness and weakness in the waist and knees; Yang deficiency leads to cold pain in the waist and knees.

Yang deficiency leads to yin prosperity, and Yang deficiency leads to external cold. Kidney Yang deficiency will inevitably lead to cold symptoms, such as cold limbs, pale complexion, cold pain in the waist and spine, preference for hot drinks, clear and long urine, clear and thin stools, and pale tongue coating. If the cold phenomenon is not obvious due to deficiency, it is generally referred to as "kidney qi deficiency". Kidney yang deficiency and kidney yin deficiency both belong to kidney deficiency and are basically the same; The difference lies in the presence or absence of obvious cold phenomena.

Identify the root cause and adjust it correctly.

The relationship between kidney yin and kidney yang: kidney yin and kidney yang are two aspects of kidney physiology. The function of nourishing various organs throughout the body is called kidney yin; The function of promoting the activity of various organs throughout the body is called kidney yang. Kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency are two aspects of kidney pathology. Deficiency with heat is yin deficiency, while deficiency with cold is yang deficiency. The nature of the two is different, with yin and yang, cold and heat, being two opposing aspects. But both reside together in the kidney, which is a specific manifestation of kidney essence and kidney qi, and is closely related and inseparable. Yin fluid needs to be driven by Yang Qi, which is based on Yin fluid.

Kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency often interact with each other, resulting in pathological phenomena of yin deficiency and yang or yang deficiency and yin. When symptoms of kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency occur simultaneously, we cannot treat them equally. We must analyze them specifically to see which aspect plays a leading role in pathological changes. Mainly focusing on kidney yin deficiency, in treatment, it is necessary to nourish essence and blood, make kidney yin sufficient, and kidney yang can be uplifted. In traditional Chinese medicine theory, it is called "essence energy transforming qi". Mainly focusing on kidney yang deficiency, in treatment, the first step is to cultivate and replenish the vital energy, so that kidney yang can be vigorous and promote the recovery of kidney yin. In traditional Chinese medicine theory, it is called "the essence and blood cannot be rapidly generated, and the vital energy should be urgently consolidated". We must also note that during the development of the disease, the main positions of kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency will change, and the focus of treatment will correspondingly change.