Seven Major Symptoms of Yin Deficiency
1. Individuals with Yin deficiency tend to have a lean physique, with dark and dry skin.
Yin represents substance; thus, those with Yin deficiency lack material substance, resulting in a lean body. The skin appears darker and aged, indicating a lack of moisture.
2. People with Yin deficiency often experience dry mouth and throat, feeling thirsty and desiring cold drinks.
Yin deficiency leads to a lack of internal moisture, causing thirst. However, drinking water does not effectively transform into bodily fluids, leaving them still feeling thirsty. Yin deficiency generates internal heat, prompting a strong desire for cold water to extinguish this heat.
3. Dry stools and a tendency towards constipation.
This is due to insufficient bodily fluids in the large intestine; a lack of moisture leads to hard stools and constipation.
4. Heat in the palms and soles, with a feeling of heat in the five hearts (palms and soles).
This occurs because of insufficient bodily fluids; Yin deficiency leads to Yang excess, which generates internal heat that manifests in the extremities, resulting in the sensation of heat in the five hearts.
5. Prone to insomnia, especially during spring and summer, often accompanied by irritability.
For sleep to occur, Yang must enter Yin. If Yin is insufficient, Yang cannot enter Yin, making individuals with Yin deficiency prone to insomnia.
6. Prone to dry cough, particularly worsening between 1 AM and 5 AM.
The lungs prefer moisture and dislike dryness; if Lung Yin is deficient, the lungs do not receive adequate moisture, leading to coughing. Coughing between 1 AM and 3 AM indicates Liver Yin deficiency, while coughing between 3 AM and 5 AM indicates Lung Yin deficiency.
7. The tongue appears red and small, with little coating.
Insufficient Yin in the body results in a small tongue; if there is Yin deficiency with heat, the tongue appears red. Deficient heat dries up the stomach and intestines’ fluids, leading to a thin or absent tongue coating.
Nourishing Recipe — Zhu Yu Er Bao Congee
This recipe comes from the renowned TCM master Zhang Xichun from the Republic of China and is quite simple, consisting of just three ingredients.
Ingredients: 60g Huai Shan Yao (Chinese Yam), 60g Sheng Yi Yi Ren (Job’s Tears), 24g Shi Song Bing (Persimmon Cake).
Method: Grind the yam and Job’s Tears into powder, then cook into congee, adding the persimmon cake to stir and dissolve.Main Treatment: Spleen and Lung Yin deficiency, poor appetite, deficiency heat, and treats all symptoms of Yin deficiency!
If experiencing a cough, when can we use this Zhu Yu Er Bao Congee?It is essential to accurately assess; this recipe treats cough caused by Yin deficiency. Yin deficiency generates internal heat, manifesting as a series of heat symptoms, such as: red tongue, yellow coating, yellow nasal discharge, yellow phlegm, and red, swollen, painful throat, etc. If the cough is due to cold symptoms, this recipe should not be used.In this recipe, Chinese Yam is used to tonify the Spleen and Lung, while Job’s Tears is used to drain dampness. Together, they complement each other well, one tonifying and the other draining, one warming and the other cooling, making them very harmonious and suitable for long-term use; additionally, the persimmon cake has the effect of nourishing Yin and moistening dryness, and its sweetness makes it very suitable for children.
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