Nourishing Kidney, Strengthening Kidney, Nourishing Yuan Exercise, Nourishing Kidney Moxibustion, and Traditional Chinese Medicine for Tonifying Kidney

Currently, over 500 million people worldwide suffer from various kidney diseases, and over a million die each year from diseases related to chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease has become another important disease threatening human health after cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, tumors, diabetes.

The incidence rate of kidney disease is high, accounting for 6.1-10% of the normal population, and may be asymptomatic in the early stage. It is reported that there are currently over 100 million patients with chronic kidney disease in China, and there are very few who actually know about their illness and receive treatment. It is not until the development is severe that treatment becomes very difficult. The ultimate result of kidney disease is renal failure, and the cost of treatment for renal failure is extremely high. In developing countries, most kidney failure patients are unable to treat due to the high cost of treatment.

According to reports, the incidence of kidney disease is currently trending towards younger age groups, with many patients only in their twenties or thirties, with the youngest being only in their teens. Tracing back to the cause, the high pressure of study and work, as well as the irregular lifestyle, are the "culprits" of the younger kidney disease.

According to relevant experts, when people face enormous pressure, their bodies are in a state of long-term high load, excessive fatigue, decreased immune system function, decreased appetite, endocrine system disorder, resulting in insufficient renal blood flow, contraction of renal arterioles, leading to tubular necrosis and inducing kidney disease. It is worrisome that kidney disease, unlike other diseases, has hidden symptoms that are easily overlooked. Once delayed for a long time, it may develop into serious symptoms such as uremia, and even endanger life.

Kidney nourishing exercise

Waist Massage Exercise

1. Rub the palms of your hands together until the palms are warm, then place them on your waist, palm them towards the skin, and massage your waist up and down until you feel warm. It can be done twice in the morning and evening, approximately 200 times each time. This exercise can tonify the kidneys and nourish qi.

2. Make fists with both hands, and use the palmar joints of both thumbs to massage the waist naturally with the outstretched parts of the palms behind the arms, and do a circular rotation massage inward, gradually exert force, until the feeling of soreness is good. Continue to massage for about 10 minutes, once in the morning, once in the afternoon, and once in the evening. The waist is the home of the kidneys, and regular waist eye massage can prevent and treat chronic muscle strain, back pain, and other symptoms caused by kidney deficiency in middle-aged and elderly people.

Strengthening Kidney and Nourishing Yuan Exercise

1. Sitting upright on a stool, with both feet on the ground, shoulder width apart, hands on thighs, palms facing up and down. When sitting, you should sit by the stool and not fill it up. After practicing for a few days, the skill gradually deepens and can be practiced anytime, anywhere, regardless of form.

2. Eliminate distractions, concentrate, and focus solely on the perineum. As you breathe, lift and release the genitals, tighten and release them, and retract them inward, as if trying to resist urination.

3. Adopt abdominal breathing method, which means that when exhaling, the abdomen is concave, and at the same time, slightly force the pussy to lift it up, which is tight. When inhaling, the abdomen protrudes, and the pussy is then lowered, which is loose. In this way, as you breathe, the genitals move up and down, tightening and loosening repeatedly. Practice 1-3 times a day, lifting and retracting 10-20 times each time.

The genitalia refers to the anterior and posterior genitalia, but it is best not to practice lifting and retracting the genitalia more than 20 times each time. Hypertensive patients should reduce the frequency of lifting and retracting their genitals appropriately, and those with neurasthenia should not practice at night. In addition, it is best not to practice when hungry, tired, angry, or in a bad mood. If dizziness and swelling occur during the practice process, it should be stopped immediately.

Kidney strengthening exercise

1. Sit upright with legs naturally apart, shoulder width apart, hands bent and raised to the side, fingers extended upwards, level with both ears. Then, raise both hands up to the extent that the ribs feel some traction, and then recover. It can be done three to five times in a row, and can be done three to five times a day as appropriate. Before performing movements, it is advisable to relax throughout the body. Inhale when lifting both hands, exhale when recovering, and do not use excessive force or force. This action can activate muscles and bones, smooth meridians, and restore qi to the elixir field, which has a relieving effect on elderly, weak, and short of breath.

2. Sit upright, bend your left arm and place it on your legs, bend your right arm and palm up, doing a parabolic motion 3 to 5 times. When doing the parabolic action, throw your hand upwards. The action can be slightly faster. Inhale when throwing your hand upwards, and exhale when recovering. This action has the same effect as the first action.

3. Sit upright with your legs naturally sagging, and slowly rotate your body from side to side 3 to 5 times. Then, swing your feet forward more than 10 times, depending on your personal strength, and adjust accordingly. When performing movements, relax throughout the body, and the movements should be natural and gentle. When rotating the body, the trunk should be kept upright and should not be tilted. This action can move the waist and knees, benefit the kidneys and strengthen the waist. By practicing this action regularly, the waist and knees can be exercised, which is beneficial for the kidneys.

4. Sit upright, loosen your belt, undress, rub your hands hot, place them on your waist, and rub them up and down until you feel hot in your waist. This method can warm the kidneys and strengthen the waist. There are Mingmen acupoints in the meridian of the governor in the waist, as well as Shenshu, Qihaishu, and Dachangshu acupoints in the Footsun Bladder Meridian. After rubbing them, it feels like the whole body is hot, and it has functions such as warming the kidneys and strengthening the waist, relaxing tendons and promoting blood circulation.

5. Bring your feet together, cross your hands and raise your head, then bend over, touch the ground with both hands, and then squat down, holding your knees with both hands, silently chanting "blow" without making a sound. In this way, it can be done more than 10 times in a row.

Practicing the above techniques regularly has the effects of tonifying the kidney, consolidating essence, strengthening the waist and knees, and unblocking meridians.

Nourishing the kidney can moxibustion on the Guanyuan, and the reason why moxibustion on the Guanyuan can maintain health and longevity is because the Guanyuan Guan stores the vital energy of the human body, which is the innate kidney qi, which is innate to humans. Over time, it will gradually decrease. Moxibustion of Guanyuan can stimulate the activity of kidney qi and replenish it. It is equivalent to storing kidney qi in our 'health bank' to prevent its rapid consumption. If moxibustion is not convenient, it is advisable to frequently massage the Guanyuan (three inches below the navel) acupoint, provided that the fingers are warmed up and cold hands are not used to stimulate the skin of the abdomen. Especially for women, it is important to pay attention to keeping their lower abdomen warm. Due to the close proximity between Guan Yuan and the uterus, unmarried and childless women should not randomly massage Guan Yuan acupoints to avoid affecting future pregnancy.

Kidney Nourishing Recipe

Astragalus Congee: 30~60g raw astragalus, 60g japonica rice, 10g dried tangerine peel. First, remove the residue from the decoction of astragalus, and then add rice to cook Congee. When Congee is ready, add dried tangerine peel. This formula can improve kidney function, eliminate urinary protein, and enhance physical fitness.

50g black bean stewed pork, 100g lean meat. First, boil the pork in water, discard the soup, and then stew it with black beans until it is rotten. Add appropriate seasoning, eat meat and drink soup. This prescription has functions such as tonifying the kidney, diuresis, and strengthening the spleen.

Chinese wolfberry and walnut Congee: 30g Chinese wolfberry, 20g walnut meat, 50g japonica rice, boiled into Congee. Eat in the morning and evening. This formula has the effect of tonifying the kidney and strengthening the spleen.

Ginger and jujube Congee 12 grams of fresh ginger, 6 dates, 90 grams of japonica rice. Rinse ginger, chop it, and cook Congee with dates and japonica rice. Take twice a day for breakfast and dinner, and can be taken year-round. Suitable for those with mild swelling and pale complexion.

Black sesame poria Congee: 6g black sesame, 20g poria, 60g japonica rice. Chop the poria cocos, fry the soup in the pot, and then add black sesame and japonica rice to cook Congee. Take twice a day for breakfast and dinner for 15 consecutive days. Suitable for individuals with mental disability.

Chinese yam Congee: 60g dry Chinese yam, 120g fresh Chinese yam, 60g japonica rice. Wash yams and cut them into pieces, and cook them together with japonica rice into Congee. Twice a day, for breakfast and dinner, it can be taken frequently. It is recommended to warm and tonify the spleen and kidneys, and mainly promote yang and diuresis.

Two crucian carp Congee, 60g japonica rice and 6g fresh reed root. Remove the viscera and wash the fish, and cook it with rushes and japonica rice into Congee. Take twice a day for breakfast and dinner, continuously for 20 days. It is recommended to warm and tonify the spleen and kidneys, promote yang and diuresis.

Tip: What traditional Chinese medicines can tonify the kidneys?

1. tonifying the kidney and tonifying deficiency, nourishing essence and qi: Cordyceps sinensis, Huangjing, Cornus officinalis, Polygonum multiflorum, Ligustrum lucidum, ginseng, Huangqi, yam, etc.

2. Warm and tonify kidney yang, strengthen tendons and bones: deer antler, Xianling spleen, dodder seed, psoralen, Morinda officinalis, aconite, Xianmao, Cistanche deserticola, Eucommia ulmoides, Chuanduan, mulberry parasitic, etc; Among them, Eucommia ulmoides, Chuanduan, and Mulberry parasitic herbs also have good effects on strengthening muscles and bones, and treating back pain.

3. Nourish kidney yin, clear away deficiency heat: prepared ground, ass hide glue, mulberry, medlar, tortoise shell, turtle shell, anemarrhena, phellodendron amurense, etc.

4. Nourishing the kidney and tonifying qi, absorbing and astringent: Cornus officinalis, Schisandra chinensis, black plum, nutmeg, cuttlefish, ginkgo biloba, gecko, etc. Among them, cuttlefish, ginkgo biloba, and gecko have more expertise in treating kidney qi deficiency.

(Intern Editor: Liu Jinhao)