Symptoms of Yin deficiency
Yin deficiency constitution is characterized by thinness, dry mouth and throat, heat in the stomach and coldness, heat in the hands and feet, distress and insomnia, constipation and yellow urine, impatience and irritability, red tongue with little moss, and fine pulse, and its main manifestations can be divided into two types.Dryness symptoms
Dryness symptoms are mainly caused by the lack of nourishment in the body due to the lack of fluid in the body, and dryness manifests itself. The main manifestations are. Dizziness, loss of weight, dry and wrinkled hair and skin, dull complexion or more pigmented spots, dry mouth, dry and painful throat, or long-term dry cough, dry eyes, rapid loss of vision, lumbar soreness and weakness, tinnitus, forgetfulness, little urination, constipation, dry and red tongue with little or no moss, or recurrent mouth ulcers, etc.Hyperactive body functions
Hyperactive body functions are mainly due to the rapid metabolism in the body, increased oxygen consumption and heat production, which leads to a continuous hyperactive condition of the body, mainly manifested as: fever in the heart of the hands and feet after exertion, low fever in the afternoon or evening, easy to raise fire on the face, flushed cheekbones, emotional impatience, mental fatigue but difficult to sleep, or more sweating during sleep, heart panic, fine pulse; men's libido is hyperactive, or frequent seminal emission, women men with hyper sexual desire, or frequent seminal emission, women with increased menstrual flow instead, etc. Experimental examination suggests that typical yin deficiency constitution has hyperadrenocorticism, hypoimmune function, low estrogen level in middle-aged women, reduced bone density, high blood viscosity, etc.Other symptoms
Physical characteristics: thin body shape. Common manifestations: heat in the hands and feet, dry mouth, dry throat, dry nose, cold drinks, dry stools, red tongue with little fluid, thin pulse. Psychological characteristics: impatient, outgoing and active, lively. Pathogenic tendency: susceptible to deficiency labor, loss of essence, sleeplessness, etc.; susceptible to heat from evil. Adaptability to the external environment: tolerant to winter but not to summer; intolerant to summer heat, heat and dryness.
Conditioning methods for Yin deficiency constitution
Daily recuperation
People with Yin deficiency should pay attention to keep the environment quiet and cool, and it is advisable to choose more moderate exercises such as tai chi, yoga, etc. It is not advisable to participate in too intense ball games, speed running, dancing and other interactions to avoid sweating and loss of fluids, and should also avoid staying up late to keep the indoor environment moist, etc.Diet regimen
1. Light diet: People with Yin deficiency should have a light and cool diet, avoid fatty, thick and spicy hot products, and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, tofu, milk, eggs, sesame, honey, fish and duck.2. grain nourishment: japonica rice, is the rice we usually eat, its nature is relatively calm, because the cereal in addition to spleen and stomach, but also the role of nourishing Yin. Millet can also nourish yin and moisten dryness. 3. Choose good meat dishes: people with Yin deficiency are suitable to eat some pork, especially pork skin, pork bone marrow, duck meat, duck eggs and rabbit meat. Pork is relatively calm, Chinese medicine called it blood and flesh sentient things, all can nourish Yin. In particular, duck is a bird that lives in the water, it is cold, especially for people with a deficient Yin constitution. In aquatic products, snapper, turtle meat, also including cuttlefish, sea cucumber, yellow fish, etc., are all yin nourishing. 4. Eat the right vegetables: Because Yin deficiency is characterized by heat and dryness, we have to counter it with foods that have the ability to clear heat and produce fluid. Nourishing yin is mainly from the heart, liver, lungs and kidneys, silver fungus is mainly for lung yin, and black fungus, then vegetables, cabbage, tomatoes, cucumber, bitter melon, loofah, etc. Where belongs to the clear and moist dishes, it has the effect of clearing heat, eat the right fruit: choose the right fruit, more representative of the pear, dragon fruit, kiwi, water chestnut and sugar cane, pear is white, can match with the lungs, it can produce thirst, moisten the lungs to stop cough. Sugar cane is sweet-cold in nature and has a lot of water, which has the good effect of increasing fluid and generating fluid, clearing heat and nourishing yin. Because people with Yin deficiency often feel mouth in and like to drink cold water, so we can appropriately supplement some fruits that nourish Yin and increase fluid, which is good for relieving the lack of Yin fluid. 5. Avoid or eat less: dog meat (forbidden for cerebrovascular patients), mutton (forbidden for hepatitis patients), bird meat, sea horse, sea dragon, roe deer, potpourri, fried peanuts, fried soybeans, fried melon seeds, popcorn, lychee, longan meat, bergamot, prunes, garlic, leek, mustard, chili, allium, ginger, sand, wicker, grass cardamom, pepper, pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, aniseed, cumin, cloves, mint , white wine, cigarettes, red ginseng, cistanche, lockjaw, etc.
