Which one should be supplemented first when both kidney yin and yang are deficient

People may often wonder which one should be supplemented first when the kidney is deficient in yin or yang? People are under too much pressure in life, especially now men must have a car and a house if they want to get married, which leads to many people not getting enough sleep, and excessive fatigue often leads to kidney deficiency. But if you want to know which one should be supplemented first when the kidney is deficient in yin or yang, you must figure out whether you have kidney yin deficiency or kidney yang deficiency. Let’s take a look at it together!

1. Types of Kidney Deficiency

Treatment of Kidney Yang Deficiency and Treatment of Yin and Yang Deficiency. Treatment of kidney deficiency can be divided into several types, namely drug treatment, exercise treatment, and diet therapy. Each of the three has its own advantages and disadvantages. But in general, no matter which method is used, it is necessary to dialectically analyze kidney deficiency, that is, to distinguish between Yin deficiency, Yang deficiency, or Yin and Yang deficiency, and to carry out specific treatment according to the specific situation. It is key to figure out whether it is kidney Yin deficiency or kidney Yang deficiency.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, kidney deficiency can be divided into four types: kidney yang deficiency, kidney yin deficiency, kidney qi deficiency, and kidney yin and yang deficiency.

① Kidney Yang Deficiency: (commonly known as the decline of the fire of the gate of life) has the clinical manifestations of Yang deficiency: such as fear of cold, cold limbs, clear and long urine, pale complexion, decreased libido, impotence and premature ejaculation, pale tongue with white fur, and slow pulse.

② Kidney Yin Deficiency: (commonly known as insufficient kidney water) In addition to the symptoms of kidney deficiency, there are also clinical manifestations of Yin deficiency: such as hot sensations in the five parts of the body, hot flashes and night sweats, dry mouth and tongue, yellow urine and dry stools, red tongue with little coating, and a thin and rapid pulse. ③ Kidney Qi Deficiency: shortness of breath and spontaneous sweating, fatigue and weakness, pale complexion, frequent urination, spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation, pale tongue coating, and a thin and weak pulse.

④ Kidney yin and yang deficiency: symptoms include fever in the five parts of the body, night sweats or spontaneous sweating, cold limbs, spermatorrhea, insomnia, frequent dreams, red tongue without coating, thin and rapid pulse or pale tongue with white coating, and slow and deep pulse.

2. Drug treatment of kidney deficiency

1. Guifu Dihuang Pills, also known as Jinkui Shenqi Pills. It is composed of aconite, cinnamon, cooked rehmannia, yam, etc. It is very effective for soreness of waist and knees, edema of limbs, and difficulty urinating caused by insufficient kidney yang.

2. Yougui Pills, composed of Rehmannia glutinosa, Cornus officinalis, Rhizoma Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, Cinnamon bark, Cuscuta chinensis, etc. It is mainly used to treat symptoms such as soreness of waist and knees, lack of energy, fear of cold and cold limbs, impotence and spermatorrhea caused by insufficient kidney yang.

3. Liuwei Dihuang Wan, which is composed of Rehmannia glutinosa, Chinese yam, Cornus officinalis, and Cortex Moutan. It is mainly used to treat dizziness caused by kidney yin deficiency, hot flashes due to yin deficiency, toothache due to deficiency fire, and pediatric dysplasia.

4. Zuogui Pills, mainly composed of Rehmannia glutinosa, Chinese yam, deer horn glue, tortoise shell glue, wolfberry, etc., mainly treat kidney yin deficiency, soreness of waist and knees, night sweats, fatigue and dry mouth, etc.

3. Auxiliary treatment of kidney deficiency

While patients with kidney deficiency are taking medication for treatment, they can also exercise as an auxiliary treatment. When exercising, joints, tendons and other tissues can also move. Joints and tendons are controlled by the liver, and there is a saying in traditional Chinese medicine that "the liver and kidneys are of the same origin." Proper exercise can nourish tendons and bones, relax muscles and tendons, promote blood circulation, strengthen the kidneys and body, and enhance one's own resistance. Patients with kidney deficiency can take walks, jogs, do yoga, play tennis, do Tai Chi and other exercises, and they must persist in doing so.