The concept of kidney deficiency that we often refer to is a traditional Chinese medicine concept

Wife, do you think I have kidney deficiency

No

What's the matter with your daily steamed buns with leeks, dumplings with leeks, and scrambled eggs with leeks

You've been thinking too much, husband. Come on, hurry up and eat these ten grilled chives

As can be seen, kidney deficiency has become a common cognitive misconception. Many people say that they have "kidney deficiency" or "poor kidney" once they have low back pain and soreness, and always believe that kidney deficiency is kidney disease. In fact, the two are not related to each other.

Kidney disease, kidney deficiency? Two different things

Kidney disease and kidney deficiency are not concepts at the same level. Kidney disease "is a concept of Western medicine. Mainly refers to symptoms such as edema, proteinuria, and hypertension that occur in patients due to abnormal renal function. Western medicine believes that the kidney is an organ, equivalent to the human body's sewage factory, capable of generating urine, excreting metabolic products, and also regulating the body's acid-base balance and endocrine function.

And what we often refer to as' kidney deficiency 'is a traditional Chinese medicine concept. The specific manifestations include delayed development, premature aging, lumbar bone pain, poor urination, difficulty breathing, tinnitus, deafness, and a series of symptoms such as early whitening of beard and hair. The "kidney" in traditional Chinese medicine is a functional system of the human body that has multiple physiological functions, such as "the kidney stores essence, governs reproduction and growth and development; the kidney governs water; the kidney regulates qi, the kidney regulates bone and marrow; the kidney opens the orifices in the ear, and its vitality is in the hair

Therefore, "kidney deficiency" and "kidney disease" are two different things, do not confuse them.

Low back pain does not necessarily indicate kidney deficiency

In fact, low back pain is only one manifestation of kidney deficiency, and not all low back pain is caused by kidney deficiency. Both parties cannot simply draw an equal sign.

For example, many people's low back pain is caused by local congestion and blockage of qi and blood caused by sprains. Using massage to promote blood circulation will help to clear the meridians; Some low back pain is a small joint disorder, which can be resolved after being repositioned; And some lower back pain is caused by urinary system stones, which are not caused by kidney deficiency.

Kidney deficiency, don't casually "boost yang"

In addition to liking to give oneself a simple and rough diagnosis of "kidney deficiency", some male friends are also skilled at "dispensing" for themselves. Directly go to the pharmacy and tell the salesperson that they have "kidney deficiency" and want to buy some medicine. Nine out of ten, the salesperson will sell them some "aphrodisiac" drugs. In fact, this is mainly a misunderstanding by many people about the concept of "kidney governs reproduction" in traditional Chinese medicine.

People believe that since the kidneys control the reproductive function of the human body, using drugs that enhance sexual function can definitely tonify the kidneys. Actually, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, kidney deficiency in the human body can be divided into kidney qi deficiency, kidney essence deficiency, kidney yin deficiency, and kidney yang deficiency. If one cannot truly understand their own constitution, indiscriminate use of "aphrodisiac" drugs will only be harmful and beneficial.