Is hair loss a sign of kidney deficiency?

Many friends may have symptoms of hair loss. When they get up in the morning or wash up, they often see their fallen hair by the bed and in the washroom. Fallen hair is difficult to clean up, and everyone will feel very annoyed after experiencing hair loss. Severe hair loss can even lead to baldness. It has a great impact on one's own image, but many people do not pay attention to hair loss and think it is nothing. This is not a correct view. Although hair loss does not cause direct harm to the human body, it may be a precursor to some symptoms. For example, hair loss may be a manifestation of kidney deficiency. The following is a detailed introduction.

Hair loss classification

1. Normal physiological hair loss

The hair that falls out normally is in the regression phase and the resting phase. Since the hair entering the regression phase and the hair entering the new growth phase are constantly in a dynamic balance, the normal amount of hair can be maintained. The above is normal physiological hair loss.

2. Pathological hair loss

Symptoms of abnormal or excessive hair loss include greasy hair, as if it has been rubbed with oil, burnt and frizzy hair, lack of luster, yellowish scales that are difficult to fall off, or grayish white scales that fly around, and itchy hair. If it is male hair loss, it is mainly on the front and top of the head. The hairline and temples on the forehead move upwards, and the hair on the front and top of the head becomes sparse, yellow, and soft, eventually making the top of the forehead bald or with some hair. Female hair loss occurs on the top of the head. The hair becomes sparse, but it will not fall out completely in patches.

3. Kidney deficiency and hair loss

Kidneys and hair

Kidney essence turns into blood, which nourishes hair; kidney essence turns into vital energy, which stimulates hair growth.

Kidney essence nourishes the hair through the Du meridian and meridian qi. The Du meridian branches out from the spine and belongs to the kidneys. Therefore, the nutrition of hair comes from qi and blood, while its vitality is rooted in the kidneys. If the human body has sufficient kidney essence, the hair will develop normally and appear thick, shiny and smooth; otherwise, the hair will be sparse, withered and dull.

Kidney yang deficiency is not exclusive to men, and kidney yin deficiency is not exclusive to women. Just as both men and women have both male and female hormones, men and women can experience kidney yang deficiency and kidney yin deficiency respectively. The relationship between kidney yang and kidney cathode is like the two sex hormones in the human body but not completely the same. Kidney deficiency will lead to hyperactivity of Yang (excessive fire). When Yang declines, Yin will flourish. Excessive secretion of male hormones will inevitably lead to low estrogen levels, and low estrogen levels will inevitably lead to high male hormone levels. The two are mutually restrictive and interdependent. It is very similar to the yin-yang relationship in traditional Chinese medicine theory. The typical phenomenon of kidney yang hyperactivity caused by kidney yin deficiency in men is hypersexuality. The typical phenomenon of kidney yang deficiency in women is "cold uterus and infertility". It is wrong to say that kidney yang deficiency is exclusive to men and kidney yin deficiency is exclusive to women! Kidney Yin deficiency is specific to hair loss, while Kidney Yang deficiency has nothing to do with hair loss.

Kidneys and hair loss

In modern medicine, kidney deficiency has a very broad scope, which involves the pathological changes and physiological variations of tissue physiological systems, organs and physiological function systems. The pathological changes and health phenomena of endocrine function are a prominent phenomenon in the category of kidney deficiency. Among the main causes of hair loss, the variation of sex hormones (endocrine) is one of the main reasons. Rather than asking whether kidney deficiency can cause hair loss, it is better to say that endocrine (sex hormone) lesions and mutations, one of the phenomena of kidney deficiency, can cause hair loss.

Kidney deficiency and hair loss

Traditional Chinese medicine theory emphasizes that: "The kidneys store essence and the liver stores blood", "Essence and blood are mutually generated, and when the essence and blood are abundant the body is strong", and "The kidney's essence is in the hair and the hair is the residue of blood". In other words, bad kidneys lead to bad hair, so it is not difficult to sort out the root cause of hair loss. Therefore, if you want to eliminate the root cause, you must first strengthen the kidneys. This is the essence of Chinese medicine treatment.

Kidney deficiency type hair loss is abnormal hair loss caused by kidney deficiency. The external manifestation of the strength or weakness of the kidney qi in the body can be revealed in the hair. Further analysis of the relationship between the kidney and hair is mainly reflected in the physiological effects of the kidney essence on the hair.

The kidneys store essence, and essence produces blood, which means that the formation of blood originates from the innate essence, which transforms into blood to nourish the hair. Human vitality originates from the kidneys and is generated from the essence in the kidneys. Yuan Qi is the driving force behind the transformation of human life and can stimulate and promote hair growth.