Ancient people divided everything into yin and yang, including the human body. For example, kidney deficiency can be divided into kidney yang deficiency and kidney yin deficiency. With this distinction, the methods of adjustment are also different.
Common manifestations of kidney yang deficiency
Traditional Chinese medicine regards yang qi as the essence of the body, with the functions of warming the body, promoting growth, invigorating the spirit, promoting blood circulation, and enhancing resistance.
Kidney yang deficiency is a manifestation of deficient yang qi in the body, often characterized by coldness, chilliness, pain, and weak resistance. The general manifestations include:
1. Sensitivity to cold, with coldness in the limbs, coldness in the back, and cold sweats. In severe cases, cold hands and feet can occur even in summer.
2. Pain, such as lower back pain, joint pain, cervical spondylosis, etc.
3. Poor energy, such as easy fatigue, lack of energy, lack of vitality, decreased memory, and vivid dreams.
4. Hearing loss, even tinnitus.
5. Easy diarrhea, especially after exposure to cold. If it occurs in the elderly, it is also prone to constipation. Urination may be clear and prolonged, weak, incomplete, frequent at night, or in small amounts.
6. Edema, mainly in the lower limbs, and may also include dark circles under the eyes and virtual obesity.
7. Hair dryness, gray hair, and white hair may also occur.
In addition, for women with kidney yang deficiency, it is also prone to pigmentation, dysmenorrhea, and menstrual disorders, while men are prone to affect reproductive functions.
Kidney yang deficiency is mainly manifested as coldness, chilliness, and weak resistance, so when nourishing, it is necessary to choose foods with warm, hot, and mild properties for adjustment.
Ingredients for kidney yang deficiency
Dried ginger, chestnut, mutton, cinnamon, black beans, longan, walnuts, etc.
In addition, because kidney yang deficiency is often accompanied by sensitivity to cold, it is necessary to supplement with high-calorie foods in moderation, such as meat, and staple foods should not be missed in three meals.
Traditional Chinese herbs for kidney yang deficiency
Deer antler, Eucommia bark, licorice, astragalus, wolfberry, Chinese yam, and coix seed, etc.
Medicinal diet for kidney yang deficiency
1. Eucommia Pork Kidney Soup
This is a common home-cooked dish that also serves as a medicinal diet. In addition to pork kidneys and Eucommia bark, it also includes Chinese herbals such as chicken blood vine and red dates.
It has a good conditioning effect on lumbar and knee soreness caused by liver and kidney deficiency, dizziness, fatigue, pale complexion, and cold sensitivity. However, because this medicinal diet is warm in nature, it is not suitable for people with kidney yin deficiency or those with excessive internal heat.
2. Angelica Astragalus Lamb Soup
Angelica has the effect of nourishing and invigorating blood, astragalus has the effect of tonifying qi and strengthening the exterior, and lamb is warm in nature and has the effect of dispelling cold and tonifying the kidneys.
This soup can be chosen for edema, blood and qi deficiency, aging, and low immunity caused by kidney yang deficiency.
3. Chinese Yam Black Chicken Soup
The main ingredients are Chinese yam, black chicken, wolfberry, red dates, and dried ginger. In addition to nourishing the kidneys and dispelling cold, it can also have anti-aging, strengthen the bones and tendons, prevent osteoporosis, and treat female anemia.
In addition to nourishing and adjusting, it is also necessary to avoid improper supplementation and consumption of wrong foods for kidney yang deficiency. Cold and cool foods will aggravate kidney yang deficiency, such as pears, bitter gourds, winter melons, cold drinks, tobacco, and alcohol, which are not suitable for people with kidney yang deficiency. Otherwise, symptoms such as diarrhea, abdominal pain, and spleen and stomach deficiency may occur.
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