A male patient rushed to see a doctor in a hurry. Upon seeing a female doctor, he immediately became hesitant and stuttered for a long time before the doctor understood that he wanted to prescribe some medication to treat "kidney deficiency". No need to ask, looking at his hesitant appearance, it's likely that he wants to prescribe medication for treating sexual dysfunction.
Another patient came to the doctor in a panic, claiming that their kidney was not good and requesting blood and urine tests. It turned out that the patient was being pulled by a quack doctor while wandering the street, saying that he had "kidney deficiency". He was extremely frightened, thinking that his kidneys were malfunctioning, and rushed to the hospital to find out.
In fact, in the view of Western medicine, "kidney" is a specific anatomical name for an organ, whose main function is to generate urine and excrete waste and toxins from human metabolism. In traditional Chinese medicine, the "kidney" is not a specific organ, but a summary of a set of physiological functions, with the main function being to "store essence".
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the rise and fall of the essence in the kidney is related to human life and death, development, and reproductive ability. In childhood, due to the abundant vitality of the kidneys, people have longer teeth. During adolescence, the essence of the kidneys is abundant, producing a substance (Tiangui) that promotes the development and maturation of the gonads. As a result, men produce sperm, and women ovulate on schedule, beginning to have reproductive ability. At this point, the body's muscles are strong and the muscles and bones are strong. After entering old age, the essence in the kidneys weakens, the "Tiangui" decreases, sexual function also decreases, reproductive ability gradually loses, and the body gradually ages.
From this perspective, it seems reasonable for the first patient to believe that they have sexual dysfunction and should take kidney tonifying drugs. Due to the dysfunction of the "kidney" that governs birth, growth, strength, aging, and reproduction, it can indeed lead to sexual dysfunction such as impotence, cold and yin, as well as infertility and infertility. The second patient's understanding of traditional Chinese medicine's "kidney deficiency" as a problem with Western medicine's kidney function is completely wrong.
So, is kidney deficiency equivalent to sexual dysfunction? Many people, especially men, in the public, like the first patient, always equate "kidney deficiency" with sexual dysfunction. If the doctor says he is "kidney deficient" and immediately feels guilty and shortens his breath, it seems that a man's virility will be greatly diminished from then on; If there are indeed some sexual issues, immediately search the world for kidney tonics. In fact, in addition to being responsible for fertility and reproduction, the kidney is also responsible for growth, growth, strength, and aging. Therefore, "kidney deficiency" (referred to as "kidney deficiency" in medicine) can also lead to a series of diseases such as growth retardation, developmental disorders, muscle and bone weakness, and premature aging. Treatment requires tonifying the kidney.
There are many commonly used traditional kidney tonifying drugs, including Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Zuo Gui Wan, Qi Ju Di Huang Wan, etc. for tonifying kidney yin, and Jin Kui Shen Qi Wan, Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan, You Gui Wan, etc. for tonifying kidney yang. At present, there are more types of kidney tonifying drugs on the market, with various names and different drugs used. If the patient needs to tonify the kidney, please read the instructions carefully to at least clarify whether the medicine is nourishing yin or promoting yang. Of course, the best way to avoid taking the wrong medicine is to consult a traditional Chinese medicine doctor