1. Yang Deficiency: Detailed Symptoms
1. Head: Headaches upon waking (turbid yin obstructing clear yang), the top of the head feels cold, headaches occur without a hat, and the face may appear flushed;
2. Face: Complexion appears bluish, pale, or flushed and hot;
3. Eyes: Dark circles, visual fatigue, dull eyesight, “peach blossom eyes,” and a sensation of brightness in the eyes whether open or closed;
4. Ears: Tinnitus followed by hearing loss, commonly seen in middle-aged individuals;
5. Nose: Allergic rhinitis, nosebleeds;
6. Mouth: Excessive salivation, involuntary spitting while speaking, thirst without desire to drink, and abundant clear phlegm;
7. Tongue: Enlarged tongue with tooth marks on the sides, white coating with moisture;
8. Teeth: Loose teeth, prone to wear and fracture;
9. Throat: Prone to sore throat, often with recurrent tonsillitis;
10. Neck: Cold sensation at the back of the neck, prone to cervical spondylosis, neck thickening;
11. Back of the head: Sweating at the back of the head, often without fever;
12. Hair: Hair is brittle, coarse, oily, and itchy;
13. Ribs: Left rib area feels distended and painful;
14. Abdomen: Prone to bloating, abdominal pain from cold at the navel, diarrhea, hernia, and side abdominal muscle cramps;
15. Back: Sensitive to cold, hair on the back easily breaks;
16. Lower back: Prone to muscle strain, fatigue leads to lower back pain;
17. Genitals: Cold sensation in the genital area, prone to dampness, men may experience nocturnal emissions, cold infertility, impotence, and premature ejaculation; women may have cold womb and infertility;
18. Urination: Clear urine, inability to hold urine, frequent urination, drinking one bottle of water leads to urinating one bottle;
19. Bowel movements: Loose, sticky stools, frequent diarrhea, constipation (hard at the front, loose at the back);
20. Hands and feet: Cold hands and feet, prone to athlete’s foot, weak knees;
21. Body surface: Sensitive to wind, prone to colds, sweating easily with slight exertion, sometimes feeling cold while the face is hot;
22. Skin: Prone to goosebumps, small red bumps on the outer arms and front thighs;
23. Mental state: Easily fatigued during the day, lack of energy, insufficient qi;
24. Sleep: Prefers curled sleeping positions, awkward sleeping posture, irritable during the day, slightly calm at night;
25. Preferences: Likes warmth and fears cold, prefers hot food and dislikes cold food;
26. Muscles: Muscles often twitch;
27. Fascia: Hand tremors, tongue tremors;
28. Diet: Decreased appetite, lack of desire to eat, diarrhea from cold food, discomfort when traveling;
29. Sexual activity: Lack of interest, men may experience impotence and weakness, women may have no desire, fatigue after sexual activity or diarrhea and drowsiness the next day;
Yin Deficiency: Lung Yin Deficiency, Liver Yin Deficiency, Kidney Yin Deficiency
1. Lung Yin Deficiency
1. Cough without phlegm or with little phlegm, sometimes with blood in the phlegm.
2. Hot air exhaled from the nose, nostrils feel dry.
3. Hoarseness lasting for days, shortness of breath, dry throat.
2. Liver Yin Deficiency
1. Hair loss;
2. Blurred vision, hyperopia, decreased vision;
3. Short menstrual cycles, delayed menstruation, amenorrhea;
4. Itchy, peeling skin on the face;
5. Soft nails, disappearance of the lunula;
6. Prone to muscle strains, decreased strength;
7. Hands and feet easily tremble;
8. Symptoms of liver yin deficiency often appear after miscarriage, cesarean section, or normal delivery;
9. Blood stasis, easy bruising;
10. Heel pain (the soles are not warm);
3. Kidney Yin Deficiency
1. Nocturnal emissions, dream emissions, loss of essence;
2. Hot soles;
3. Tinnitus and deafness (red cheeks, hot soles, dry throat);
4. Loose teeth;
5. Internal heat with bone steaming (generally fear of heat, reluctant to enter hot baths, also fear of heat in sweat steaming);
6. Easy to achieve erection, but with premature ejaculation.