How to judge kidney yin deficiency or kidney yang deficiency

Kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency are two common types of kidney dysfunction in traditional Chinese medicine theory, and they have different symptoms and treatment methods. Accurately judging the two is crucial for rationally regulating the body and restoring kidney health.

Kidney yin deficiency is mainly manifested by heat symptoms, such as five-heart heat, hot flashes and night sweats, soreness of waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, etc. Patients often feel dry mouth and tongue, red tongue with little coating, and thin pulse. In treatment, it is necessary to nourish yin and tonify the kidney. Commonly used drugs include Liuwei Dihuang Pills, Zhibai Dihuang Pills and Zuogui Pills, which can nourish kidney yin and relieve symptoms of deficiency heat.

Kidney yang deficiency is mainly characterized by cold symptoms, and common symptoms include fear of cold and cold limbs, cold pain in waist and knees, frequent urination at night, male impotence and premature ejaculation, etc. Patients have pale tongue with white coating, and slow and weak pulse. In treatment, the kidney should be tonified and yang should be strengthened. Jinkui Shenqi Pills, Yougui Pills and Fufang Xuanju Capsules are commonly used drugs that can warm and tonify kidney yang and improve cold symptoms.

When symptoms of kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency coexist, they need to be carefully distinguished. For example, patients may experience the common symptom of soreness in the waist and knees at the same time, but those with kidney yin deficiency are often accompanied by hot flashes and night sweats, while those with kidney yang deficiency are more likely to be afraid of cold limbs. In addition, the two are also different in tongue and pulse. Those with kidney yin deficiency have a red tongue and a fine and rapid pulse, while those with kidney yang deficiency have a pale tongue and a slow and deep pulse.

In addition to drug treatment, patients should also pay attention to adjusting their work and rest schedule in life to avoid excessive fatigue; in terms of diet, they can choose yin-nourishing or warming foods according to their physical constitution, such as white fungus and lotus seeds for those with kidney yin deficiency, and mutton and dog meat for those with kidney yang deficiency.

In summary, accurately judging kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency is the key to regulating kidney health. By identifying symptoms, observing tongue and pulse, and combining the diagnosis of professional doctors, patients can reasonably choose treatment drugs and lifestyles to restore kidney balance and improve overall health.