The deficiency evidence can be divided into yin deficiency and yang deficiency, broadly speaking, yin deficiency and yang deficiency is a generalization of the yin and yang deficiency of the internal organs, but most people's are unable to distinguish what is yin deficiency and what is yang deficiency, so today we will talk about the difference between yin deficiency and yang deficiency.
Causes are different
Yin deficiency refers to the dysfunction of the internal organs caused by excessive worry, indiscipline in intercourse, after a long illness, etc., resulting in a dark depletion of yin and a deficiency of yin, and yin deficiency produces internal heat.
Yang deficiency is mainly due to poor nutrition, excessive physical exertion, excessive sexual intercourse, air pollution, food pollution and other harmful behaviors to the human body.
Different clinical manifestations
Common clinical manifestations of yin deficiency
Hot hands and feet, dry throat, dizziness and tinnitus, insomnia and dreaminess, forgetfulness, hypersexuality, loss of weight, dry mouth and throat, irritability, dry urine and stool, lack of color, melanin deposition, premature menopause, etc.
Common clinical manifestations of Yang deficiency
Loose stools, long and clear stools, fear of cold, lack of warmth in the limbs, thinning, dark circles under the eyes, dark lips, etc. Yang deficiency in women can cause dysmenorrhea, small backward menstruation, amenorrhea; Yang deficiency in men commonly leads to decreased libido, premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea, prostatitis, etc.
Common people are different
Yin deficiency constitution
Mostly seen in the elderly, men and women during menopause; middle-aged people with excessive mental stress, lack of sleep and excessive energy consumption.
Yang deficiency
Commonly found in people who usually fear cold and like heat, have low body temperature, and tolerate summer but not winter.
Different dietary regimen
How to eat for Yang deficiency
Eat more cold or flat foods, such as millet, kelp, eggplant, celery, etc.
Appropriate light nourishment, such as honey, duck, clams, soy milk, etc.
How to eat for Yang deficiency
Eating less or no cold, frozen foods, such as cold drinks, bananas, watermelon, bitter melon, etc.
consume more foods of a warm nature, such as walnuts, ginger, mutton, eels, abalone, etc.
Reducing the intake of edible salt, which can cause obesity, hypertension and other diseases in people with Yang deficiency constitution if they consume too much salt.
Eating more food with special smell, such as, garlic, leek, chives, etc.
