Can kidney yin deficiency recover on its own?

Some people have great trust in traditional Chinese medicine, while others feel that the effect of traditional Chinese medicine is too slow and not as fast as Western medicine. In fact, some sub-health problems are more effectively treated by traditional Chinese medicine. For example, patients with kidney yin deficiency are more suitable for traditional Chinese medicine treatment. But some people don’t care about kidney yin deficiency. So can kidney yin deficiency recover by itself? If you pay more attention to your diet, you can get some improvement, but if you do nothing, it is impossible to recover.

1. Can kidney yin deficiency recover on its own?

Kidney deficiency cannot recover on its own. You need to exercise more and take Chinese medicine. It depends on the extent of the damage. It usually takes more than half a year to recover. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the kidney is the root of our constitution, and kidney problems are generally difficult to cure. Long-term medication is required. However, it also depends on the degree of kidney yin deficiency. If the kidney yin deficiency is more serious, the medication will generally take a long time to heal.

2. Is massage useful for lower back pain caused by kidney deficiency?

it works. By massaging the relevant acupoints or parts, it can nourish the kidneys, consolidate the essence, strengthen the waist and knees, and dredge the meridians, thereby effectively alleviating the symptoms of kidney deficiency and low back pain.

3. Commonly used massage methods for low back pain caused by kidney deficiency

1. The patient lies prone, and the masseur applies four-finger pushing method to the Shenshu, Mingmen, Dachangshu, and Baliao points for about 3 minutes, and then presses and rubs the Shenshu point until soreness and swelling are felt.

2. The patient lies in supine position, and the masseur applies massage to Zhongwan and Qihai points for about 5 minutes, and then massages Taixi and Yongquan points.

3. The patient sits, and the masseur rubs the Shenshu, Mingmen, Dachangshu and Baliao points horizontally from top to bottom until the massage reaches the point of heat penetration.

4. What foods should I eat for kidney yin deficiency?

1. Tremella

Tremella is mild in nature, sweet and light in taste. It has the effects of nourishing yin and moistening the lungs, promoting fluid production and relieving cough, replenishing qi and blood, strengthening the body, and beautifying and rejuvenating the skin. It is a precious food with a tonic effect. Eating white fungus often in autumn can effectively prevent and treat dry throat, thirst, and dry stool caused by yin deficiency.

2. Black beans

Li Shizhen recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica: "Regular consumption of black beans can prevent all kinds of diseases." It is used for kidney deficiency and yin deficiency, polydipsia, frequent urination; liver and kidney yin deficiency, dizziness, blurred vision, or premature graying of hair; athlete's foot and edema, or dampness, cramps, and low back pain; abdominal cramps or diarrhea and abdominal pain; drug poisoning or excessive drinking, etc.