Some people have dark circles around their eyes, which is often a distressing issue. Why do some people have dark circles? In fact, dark circles are common in daily life, but it is necessary to understand the meaning behind them, because they are an external manifestation of health problems.
People with kidney deficiency will have dark circles
These dark circles are long-term and dark in color. At the same time, the person looks tired and lethargic. This kind of kidney deficiency is due to insufficient kidney essence or kidney yang deficiency. These people often have unhealthy lifestyles, such as excessive sexual activity, which depletes kidney essence. As a result, the black color of the kidneys rises to the surface, causing a lack of vitality in the eyes and dark circles.
What other symptoms do people with yang deficiency or insufficient kidney essence have? The most important one is lethargy, always feeling sleepy and lack of vitality in the eyes. They also tend to feel cold, have cold limbs, frequent urination, lumbago and weakness, and are prone to edema. Their tongue is pale and their tongue coating is white and thick, with a weak and slow pulse.
I once saw a middle-aged male diabetes patient who had a dark complexion, especially dark circles around his eyes. His tongue was pale and coated with a thick white coating. When he heard the diagnosis of diabetes, he immediately thought of using herbs like sheng di, xuan shen, hua fen, and ge gen to nourish yin because he believed that thirst was a sign of yin deficiency. However, he tried many prescriptions without success. Finally, based on my suggestion, he took Jin Kui Shen Qi Wan, which is a formula specifically created for kidney yang deficiency. Later, his wife told me that his condition had significantly improved. Some patients with allergic rhinitis may also have dark circles because the nose and eyes are close to each other. However, the root cause of allergic rhinitis is also often due to yang deficiency, so the root cause is still kidney yang deficiency. For this kind of kidney deficiency dark circles, taking medicine for regulation is the first step, because the condition is usually deep. After that, changing lifestyle habits and adopting a scientific lifestyle are necessary.
Blood stasis causes dark circles
Blood stasis refers to poor blood circulation. The periorbital capillaries are very rich, and the venous blood flow is too slow. The skin around the eyes lacks sufficient oxygen supply from red blood cells, and there is an accumulation of carbon dioxide and metabolic waste in the venous blood vessels, leading to chronic hypoxia. The blood becomes dark, causing stagnation and pigmentation in the eye area.
In traditional Chinese medicine, an important indication of blood stasis is dark and dry eye sockets. At this time, there will also be dark spots on the face, which are symptoms that appear when blood stasis reaches a certain level. The color of the lips will also be darker, memory will decline, and there will be dryness in the throat, but not real thirst. There will be many red or blue blood vessels on the surface of the body, and there may even be pain in certain areas.
Women with deficient qi and blood may have this condition. At this time, blood should be nourished first, and then blood stasis should be resolved. Otherwise, the effect of resolving blood stasis alone will not be good. In the late stage of some severe diseases, blood stasis may occur, leading to dark circles. For example, patients with long-term abnormal liver function or liver enlargement often have dark circles. About 20% of liver disease patients have pigmentation in exposed areas such as the periorbital region and face, showing "dark circles." Dark circles caused by blood stasis also need to be regulated with medication. For patients with severe diseases such as liver disease, targeted treatment is necessary. It is generally difficult to eliminate this condition on your own.
Lack of sleep can also cause dark circles
Lack of sleep causes the blood vessels around the eyes to be unable to rest, resulting in prolonged congestion and ultimately causing dark circles. These dark circles are like smoky makeup, faintly visible, not the kind that is firm and deep.
However, do not underestimate the dark circles caused by lack of sleep. Generally, short-term lack of sleep will not cause such problems. If dark circles appear, it means that lack of sleep is already severe! This kind of situation is more common in young people who stay up late playing games and chatting. Moreover, lack of sleep also consumes kidney essence, leading to insufficient kidney qi and blood stasis. This is a vicious circle and a bad start. Therefore, friends who still send WeChat messages late at night should look at their dark circles when they wake up and think about it: health comes first, and it is important to develop good sleeping habits in the future!
