Kidney yin deficiency, in traditional Chinese medicine, is defined as
condition in which the function of kidney no longer performs its
function of distribution of qi and fluid to moister the body properly
due to excessive yang or not enough yin in the body caused by spleen's
inability in absorbing food qi and essence from the stomach or intake of
hot and spicy food.
Since the yin phase is dominated by yin with
subordinated yang, kidney yin deficiency can cause the rise of heat in
this phase.
II. Symptoms
1. Constipation
It is caused by the inability of kidney in distributing fluid to the large intestine.
2. Dry mouth, skin and eyes
It
is caused by blood heat moving upward due to liver qi stagnation that
affects its function in distribution blood to the blood vessels.
3. Dark, scanty urination and urinary sensation
They are caused by not enough fluid in the body, leaving little for urinary secretion.
4. Hot flush
It can easily be explained by the convention medicine as a result of lack of estrogen.
5. Dizziness
Since
kidney is main organ in charge of the production of bone marrow,
deficiency of yin disturbs the process, leading to dizziness.
6. Hot palms and soles
Since kidney distributes fluid to the extremities in the body, excessive yang causes hot palms and sole.
7. Reddish tongue with little or no coating
All symptoms of above, generally lead to high BBT in the body during the yin phrase of the body.
III. Causes
1. Intake of hot and spicy food
As
we mentioned many time in this series, hot and spicy foods are yang and
hot in nature, prolonged period intake of these types of food increase
the body's dryness that depress the function in absorbing the yin from
the food sources.
2. Occupation
Women who wok in the warm or
hot environment for a prolonged period of time will see the increasing
body temperature due to the body yin needs constantly to flight off the
hot temperature.
3. Spleen qi deficiency
There is always a chance that the inability of spleen in food qi distribution causes of kidney yin deficiency.
4. Aging
Since
women is considered as yin in nature, aging causes slowly depletion of
kidney essence and kidney yin in the body, according to TCM.
5. Over exercising
Since exercise is yang consumed activity, over exercising causes depletion of the yang in the body
IV. Treatments
1. Herbs
a) Amur Cork Tree Bark (Huang bai)
The
cold herb has been used to drain damp heat and kidney fire for
releasing night sweat, afternoon fever and relieving toxicity.
b) Red peony (Chi sao)
The cool herbs has been used to clears heat, cool blood and blotchy skin.
c) Gypsum (Shi gao)
The cold herb has been used to clear heat, drain fire,high fever with no chill and excessive thirst.
d) Anemarrhena rhizome (Zhi mu)
The
cold herb has been used to nourish yin, moisten dryness and treat night
sweat, steaming caused by kidney heat
patterns.
e) Reed root (Lu gen)
the cold herb has been used to
clear heat, generate fluids, prevent the re occurrence of high fever
and treat irritability and thirst.
2. Acupuncture
SP10 (Xuehai), LI11 (quchi), UB17 (Geshu)
3. Foods
1. Black bean
2. Kidney bean
3. Blueberries
4. Blackberries
5. Flax
6. Pumpkins
7. Sunflower
8. Sea food
9. Etc.
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