Understanding Kidney Yang Deficiency: A Case Study Analysis

Understanding Kidney Yang Deficiency: A Case Study Analysis

“Please don’t call me little master, I’m just a…”“Just an ordinary health genius” The term kidney deficiency is something we often hear. In my youth, I thought it was a male issue. Later, I gradually realized that everyone has kidneys, and poor maintenance can lead to kidney deficiency. However, it’s strange, once we categorize kidney … Read more

Classic Collection of Combined Treatment Plans for Kidney Yang Deficiency

Classic Collection of Combined Treatment Plans for Kidney Yang Deficiency

Symptoms of Kidney Yang Deficiency Male Female Common Symptoms Fear of cold, cold limbs, lower back and knee pain, frequent nighttime urination, clear and prolonged urination, pale complexion, hair loss and graying, dizziness, pale tongue with white coating. Differences Impotence and premature ejaculation, prone to prostatitis. Cold uterus leading to infertility, reduced reproductive capacity. Examples … Read more

Understanding Kidney Yin Deficiency and Kidney Yang Deficiency: Symptoms and 15 Commonly Used TCM Formulas

Understanding Kidney Yin Deficiency and Kidney Yang Deficiency: Symptoms and 15 Commonly Used TCM Formulas

The basic content of the Yin-Yang theory includes the opposition and restriction of Yin and Yang, mutual generation, balance of growth and decline, and mutual transformation. To understand the dual deficiency of Kidney Yin and Yang, we must first discuss Yin and Yang: The Yin-Yang theory is a representation of ancient Chinese materialist philosophy and … Read more

Treatment Strategies for Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency

Treatment Strategies for Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency

In clinical practice, patients with Spleen and Kidney Yang Deficiency are quite common, presenting with both Spleen Yang deficiency leading to impaired transformation and Kidney Yang deficiency causing excessive water and dampness. The main clinical manifestations include three aspects: ① Yang deficiency with excessive cold, leading to stagnation of Qi, resulting in a pale complexion, … Read more

Understanding Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency: Symptoms and 15 Commonly Used TCM Formulas

Understanding Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency: Symptoms and 15 Commonly Used TCM Formulas

The fundamental concepts of Yin-Yang theory include the opposition and mutual restriction of Yin and Yang, their interdependence, balance of growth and decline, and mutual transformation. To understand Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency, we must first discuss Yin and Yang: The Yin-Yang theory is a representation of ancient Chinese materialist philosophy and serves as a … Read more

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatments for Kidney Yang Deficiency

Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatments for Kidney Yang Deficiency

Kidney Yang Deficiency can be treated with methods such as acupuncture and tuina (Chinese therapeutic massage). Acupuncture Body Acupuncture Points: Guanyuan (CV4), Ciliao (BL32), Fuliu (KD7), Mingmen (GV4). Use tonifying techniques, retain needles for 30 minutes, or apply warming acupuncture for 3-5 treatments. Kidney Moxibustion: Qihai (CV6), Shenshu (BL23), Sanyinjiao (SP6), Zusanli (ST36), apply moxa … Read more

Causes and Symptoms of Kidney Yang Deficiency: What TCM Yang-Replenishing Herbs Are Available?

Causes and Symptoms of Kidney Yang Deficiency: What TCM Yang-Replenishing Herbs Are Available?

In TCM theory, there is a term called “Xu Lao” (虚劳), which refers to a condition that may arise from either congenital weakness or excessive postnatal labor, irregular diet, aging, prolonged illness, or misdiagnosis and mistreatment of diseases. This deficiency can involve Qi (气), Blood (血), Yin (阴), and Yang (阳), generally presenting with a … Read more

Should We First Tonify Yin or Yang in Cases of Both Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency? How to Choose the Right Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Should We First Tonify Yin or Yang in Cases of Both Kidney Yin and Yang Deficiency? How to Choose the Right Traditional Chinese Medicine?

Some friends around us feel unwell and are diagnosed with both Kidney Yin and Yang deficiency at the hospital, but they do not understand what this means. In such cases, should we first tonify Yin or Yang? Is there a good method to tonify both Yin and Yang simultaneously? What is Kidney Yin and Yang … Read more

Why Do Kidney Yang Deficiency Remedies Seem Ineffective?

Why Do Kidney Yang Deficiency Remedies Seem Ineffective?

Some individuals clearly have a deficiency of Kidney Yang (shèn yáng kuī xū), yet after taking remedies to tonify Kidney Yang, they see no therapeutic effect and cannot seem to replenish it. What could be the reason for this? To successfully replenish Yang Qi (yáng qì), two conditions must be met. The first condition is … Read more

Impotence, Weak Erection, and Premature Ejaculation: Treating Kidney Yang Deficiency with Three Herbal Formulas

Impotence, Weak Erection, and Premature Ejaculation: Treating Kidney Yang Deficiency with Three Herbal Formulas

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) holds that the kidney is the foundation of congenital essence and the root of life. Kidney Yang plays a vital role in warming and nourishing various organs in the body. The kidney is associated with water and is crucial for maintaining the balance of Yin and Yang, nourishing the body, and … Read more