Many friends are aware of the importance of Yang Qi in our bodies, understanding that it can warm our bodies, promote physiological functions, and help us maintain a healthy state. It is also known that if one often feels cold, it is likely due to insufficient Yang Qi in the body.
However, with so many organs in the body, which organ is deficient in Yang Qi? How should we adjust our treatment accordingly? Today, Dr. Liu will teach you how to analyze where your Yang Qi is deficient and share four traditional Chinese medicines that can help warm Yang and tonify deficiency, allowing you to feel energetic and in great health.
The first condition is insufficient Heart Yang, which leads to excessive cold sweating. If you often sweat on your back, feel cold and painful in that area, and notice that sweating increases with slight activity, along with symptoms like chest tightness, shortness of breath, cold hands and feet, poor energy, and a desire to remain still, with a pale or dark purple tongue, this may indicate insufficient Heart Yang. We need to warm and tonify Heart Yang, and a suitable formula to consider is Ba Zhen Wan (Eight Treasure Pill).
The second condition is insufficient Spleen Yang, leading to increased dampness. What are the manifestations of excessive dampness? At this time, the tongue may show clear tooth marks, be very moist, or have a thick white coating. You may often feel bloated in the abdomen, especially in the afternoon and evening, have a poor appetite, and experience loose stools. Additionally, you may feel cold, have cold hands and feet, and avoid cold foods. This could be due to excessive dampness caused by insufficient Spleen Yang. We need to strengthen the Spleen while transforming dampness, and a suitable formula to consider is Shen Ling Bai Zhu San (Ginseng, Poria, and Atractylodes Powder).
The third condition is insufficient Kidney Yang, leading to coldness in the lower legs. If you often feel cold and weak below the knees, and your feet never seem to warm up, sometimes even your thighs and hips feel cold, with soreness and pain below the waist, fatigue, frequent urination, and many nighttime trips to the bathroom, this may indicate insufficient Kidney Yang. We need to warm and tonify Kidney Yang, and a suitable formula to consider is You Gui Wan (Restore the Right Pill).
The fourth condition is a general deficiency of Yang Qi, which makes one prone to illness. Some individuals are very weak, constantly suffering from minor ailments, and catch colds easily with just a slight breeze. After working hard, they feel sore all over, as if their body is falling apart, and they also sweat easily, feel cold, and avoid cold foods. They may have a large, swollen tongue with a thick, white, and moist coating. This condition may indicate a general deficiency of Yang Qi, where the internal organs cannot warm the body or resist external pathogenic factors, leading to low immunity and frequent minor illnesses. In this case, we need to greatly tonify Yang Qi, and a suitable formula to consider is Gui Fu Di Huang Wan (Cinnamon and Rehmannia Pill), which helps to warm and tonify the fundamental essence of the organs.
These are the four traditional Chinese medicines shared by Dr. Liu to warm Yang and tonify deficiency. It is important to note that these medicines are for reference only, as each person’s constitution is different, and the symptoms may not be exactly the same. Dr. Liu has simply listed some common symptoms to help everyone analyze their conditions.
If you find that you have other symptoms or cannot accurately determine which pattern you belong to, do not use medications indiscriminately to avoid harming your body.