Post Date December, 03 2023
Kidney deficiency is a common physical disease, but in fact, the term 'kidney deficiency' referred to in traditional Chinese medicine is not an independent disease name, but a group of symptoms. That is to say, kidney deficiency does not refer to any kidney disease. Most patients with kidney deficiency have no significant organic changes in the structure of their kidneys or other organs. Kidney deficiency can be divided into kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency. Below, let's understand the differences between the two in terms of clinical manifestations.
To clarify this issue, first of all, it is necessary to understand the functions of the kidney, including storing sperm and regulating reproduction; The opening and closing of the main two yin; The kidney governs the bone and generates the marrow, and the kidney is connected to the brain; Kidney Qi enlightens the ear; The waist is the palace of the kidneys.
The so-called "kidney deficiency" refers to physiological dysfunction or insufficiency above the kidney, which can be manifested as lack of concentration, decreased memory, sexual dysfunction, low back pain and weak legs, poor physical development, tinnitus and hair loss, etc.
Of course, relying solely on the above symptoms cannot distinguish between kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency, as any kidney deficiency may lead to the above phenomena; The key to distinguishing is whether there is a manifestation of "yin deficiency" or "yang deficiency"?
Clinical manifestations of kidney yin deficiency:
Men with weak waist and legs, dry mouth, irritability, hot palms, sweating, dizziness, tinnitus, hair loss, loose teeth, decreased memory, decreased libido, susceptibility to ejaculation, and other sexual dysfunction caused by kidney yin deficiency.
Clinical manifestations of kidney yang deficiency:
Low back pain and chills, fear of cold, cold hands and feet, frequent urination, clear and long urination, thin stool soup, kidney yang deficiency will first cause low back pain, because the waist is the center of the kidney, this pain is usually accompanied by a cold feeling. When in pain, one may also feel a chill in the waist, which is a typical manifestation of kidney yang deficiency. If it extends throughout the body, there will also be a fear of cold throughout the body. Kidney yang is the fundamental source of yang qi throughout the body, and if the body becomes weak, the warming effect of yang qi will decrease.
As mentioned earlier, yin and yang are complex and can coexist, so "kidney yin deficiency" and "kidney yang deficiency" may also coexist or transform into each other; Just like all things in the world, many things are not "clearly distinguished between black and white".
