When it comes to kidney deficiency, everyone is very familiar with it, thinking that soreness in the waist and knees, fatigue, sexual dysfunction, and decreased reproductive ability belong to the category of kidney deficiency, and they also know some foods or Chinese herbal medicines that have the effect of tonifying the kidney.
Kidney deficiency is a TCM concept, which divides kidney deficiency into four syndrome types: kidney yin deficiency, kidney yang deficiency, kidney yin and yang deficiency, and kidney qi deficiency. Today, let's take a closer look at kidney yin deficiency.
What is kidney yin deficiency
Kidney yin deficiency refers to the fact that the yin qi, jin fluid, kidney essence, and life water of the kidneys do not meet the normal needs of the human body, and are not enough to maintain human health.
Kidney yin deficiency can be divided into the following 5 types:
The lack of cold power of kidney yin qi will lead to the appearance of yang heat in the human body, which is called kidney yin deficiency and fire prosperity. The main symptoms are fever in the palms, soles of the feet, and chest.
If the fluid of the kidneys is insufficient, but the yin and cold forces of the yin qi of the kidneys conflict, there will be no heat signs, only the appearance of kidney dryness. Manifested as, dry tongue, lips, skin, etc.
The yin and cold power of the yin qi of the kidneys is insufficient, and the fluid of the kidneys is also insufficient. It is manifested as symptoms such as red tongue, dry lips, five heart irritations, hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia and so on.
The kidney is the main bone and marrow, and the kidney essence is insufficient, that is, the water failure of the life gate, which will affect the growth and development of the human body and reproductive function. The main symptoms are stunting, premature aging, oligospermia, menstrual flow, tinnitus, deafness, forgetfulness, dementia, loose teeth, osteoporosis, soreness and weakness in the waist and knees.
The fifth type of kidney yin deficiency is a combination of the above, and at the same time, it has insufficient strength of kidney yin qi and yin cold, insufficient kidney fluid, and insufficient kidney essence, and the symptoms are also a combination of the above.
Why does kidney yin deficiency occur
Generally speaking, as long as both parents are healthy and have no bad habits, there will be no very serious kidney yin deficiency. Let's talk about the causes of kidney yin deficiency in detail.
Congenital heredity
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidney is the foundation of innate nature, which contains the innate essence and leads the growth and development of a person's life. If both parents have kidney yin deficiency and sperm and blood malnutrition, there is a high probability that the child will also have the same symptoms.
Staying up late for a long time
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that staying up late for a long time will lead to liver blood malnutrition and liver yin deficiency, and because the liver and kidney are homologous, the deficiency of liver yin will eventually lead to kidney yin deficiency.
Eating and drinking hurts yin
Eating a large amount of warm and dry products, such as spicy, fragrant, and fried foods, will hurt and deplete yin fluid. Therefore, it is necessary to pay attention to a balanced diet and avoid excessive consumption of warm and dry foods.
There is no way to have sex
Too frequent sex will deplete kidney essence, and excessive loss of kidney essence will lead to the loss of Yuan Yang, resulting in a series of symptoms such as kidney essence deficiency and yin fluid loss.
Long-term illness hurts the kidneys
Some chronic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, tuberculosis, chronic nephritis, chronic bronchitis, hyperostosis, pharyngitis, etc., can easily damage the body's fluid and cause kidney yin deficiency.
How to regulate kidney yin deficiency
Seek medical attention
If the symptoms of kidney yin deficiency are very obvious and have seriously affected physical health and normal work and life, it is recommended to seek medical diagnosis and treatment. Medication, along with lifestyle modifications, can lead to a better, faster recovery of the body.
Diet
In terms of diet, it is necessary to reduce the intake of warm and dry foods, such as beef and mutton, fried foods, spicy foods, etc. Appropriately increase the intake of moisturizing and dry foods, lotus root, pear, loofah, lily, kelp, white fungus, duck meat, jellyfish, clams, grapes, mulberries, sugarcane, peaches, etc. are all good choices.
Conditioning
In terms of daily life, you should ensure adequate sleep. It is not advisable to exercise or sweat a lot at night, which will damage the body's fluid and yin, so it is recommended to choose the exercise time between 4 pm and 6 pm or around 10 am. Sexual abstinence should be kept.