What food is effective for kidney yin deficiency?

Kidney Yin deficiency is a common disease in daily life and has a great impact on human health. Therefore, when symptoms of kidney Yin deficiency appear in the body, it must be treated in time. So what should you eat if you have kidney yin deficiency? Most people don't understand this. In fact, kidney yin deficiency can be treated through the following 13 kinds of diet, patients with kidney yin deficiency must know this.

1. Dendrobium candidum

Zhu Danxi, the first of the Four Great Doctors of Jin and Yuan Dynasties and the founder of the Yin-nourishing School, pointed out: "In humans, Yin is often insufficient and Yang is often excessive; Yin deficiency is difficult to cure, while Yang deficiency is easy to supplement." He also recommended Dendrobium officinale as the "holy product for nourishing Yin" among the Yin-nourishing herbs. In the Tang Dynasty medical classic "Daoist Canon", Dendrobium officinale was listed as "the first of the nine immortal herbs in China". Dendrobium officinale can nourish the yin deficiency of the five internal organs of the human heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys. Since the Tang and Song Dynasties, it has been listed as a royal tribute. In the 1980s, Dendrobium officinale was listed as a rare and endangered medicinal plant under key protection by the state. Currently, the only Dendrobium officinale approved by the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine to implement geographical indication product protection is the Tianmu Mountain Dendrobium officinale located in Lin'an, Zhejiang.

2. Tremella

It has the effects of nourishing yin and the stomach, promoting body fluid and moistening dryness. Tremella contains rich gelatin, multiple vitamins, 17 kinds of amino acids, tremella polysaccharides, protein and other nutrients. It is the most commonly used tonic food among the people, especially for those with lung yin deficiency and stomach yin deficiency.

3. Pear

It has the functions of promoting body fluid, moistening dryness and clearing away heat. It is most suitable for people with lung yin deficiency or yin damage after fever. "Bencao Tongxuan" says: "The cooked one nourishes the yin of the five internal organs." Chongqing Hall Essays: "For patients with fever, dryness, yin deficiency, blazing fire, and dryness of body fluids, drinking the juice will provide immediate relief."

4. Duck

It can nourish yin and nourish the stomach. "Bencao Hui": "Nourishes yin and eliminates steaming." "Sui Xi Ju Diet" says: "It nourishes the yin of the five internal organs, clears away the heat caused by exhaustion, nourishes the stomach and produces body fluids." People also believe that duck is the most ideal tonic food and is suitable for people with yin deficiency.

5. Mulberry

It has the function of nourishing yin and blood, and is best for nourishing the yin of the liver and kidneys. "Bencao Shu" says: "Black mulberry benefits yin qi and yin blood." "Bencao Jingshu" says: "It is a medicine for cooling blood, nourishing blood and benefiting yin." It also says: "Diabetic patients are caused by internal heat and insufficient body fluid. Producing body fluid can quench thirst. The five internal organs are all yin, so benefiting yin can benefit the five internal organs." It is especially suitable for people with liver and kidney yin deficiency who suffer from diabetes, blurred vision and tinnitus.

6. Pork rind

Pork has the effect of nourishing yin and moistening dryness. Wang Mengying, a doctor in the Qing Dynasty, said: "Pork replenishes kidney fluid, replenishes stomach juice, nourishes liver yin, moisturizes the skin, and stops thirst." "Compendium of Materia Medica" says: "Pork has a lasting taste. Eating it moisturizes the intestines and stomach, produces semen, and moisturizes the skin." Therefore, pig skin is more effective for people with yin deficiency.

7. Milk

It has the effects of nourishing yin and fluid, promoting body fluid and moistening dryness. Medical practitioners of all dynasties have praised the nourishing effect of milk, saying that milk "moisturizes the skin and quenches thirst", "moisturizes the skin", "moisturizes the large intestine", or "nourishes the five internal organs" and "moisturizes and replenishes fluids". Those with Yin deficiency should eat it regularly, which will bring them many benefits.

8. Turtle

It has the effect of nourishing yin and cooling blood. It is a good tonic and is most suitable for people with yin deficiency. "Bencao Beiyao": "Cools blood and nourishes yin." "Sui Xi Ju Diet" believes that soft-shelled turtle "nourishes the yin of the liver and kidneys, and clears away the heat caused by fatigue." Therefore, soft-shelled turtle is more suitable for people with yin deficiency and blood heat, yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire, and asthenia and bone steaming. The back shell of the soft-shelled turtle, also known as turtle shell, also has the effect of nourishing yin and blood, and is suitable for people with yin deficiency.

9. Sea Cucumber

It has the effects of nourishing yin, replenishing blood, benefiting essence and moistening dryness. "Yao Xing Kao" (Medicinal Properties): "Reduces fire and nourishes the kidneys." "Food Do's and Don'ts": "Sea cucumber replenishes kidney essence and benefits the marrow." Wang Mengying, a food doctor in the Qing Dynasty, believed that sea cucumbers can "nourish yin, replenish blood, and moisturize dryness." Sea cucumber is a seafood delicacy that is high in protein and low in fat. It is very nourishing and can nourish yin. People with yin deficiency should eat it regularly.

10. Clam meat

It is rich in protein and vitamins, and has the effects of nourishing yin, clearing away heat and improving eyesight. Wang Mengying of the Qing Dynasty also believed that clam meat can "clear away heat, nourish yin, nourish the liver and cool blood." People with yin deficiency often use clam meat to stew soup, which is most suitable.

11. Wolfberry

It has the effect of nourishing yin and prolonging life, especially for the symptoms of liver and kidney yin deficiency such as soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, blurred vision, tinnitus and deafness, or lung yin deficiency such as tuberculosis, night sweats, consumptive cough, and yin deficiency and thirst in diabetes.

12. American Ginseng

It can replenish Qi and nourish Yin, and is most suitable for people with both Qi and Yin injuries. "Bencao Congxin" says: "It is suitable for those who are weak but have fire." "Medicinal Properties" records: "American ginseng replenishes yin and reduces fever." "Revised Treatise on Identifying Fake Medicines" records: "American ginseng nourishes yin and reduces fire." Therefore, it is most suitable for people with yin deficiency or combined qi deficiency, lung deficiency, or yin deficiency and excessive fire. People with yin deficiency should avoid eating ginseng because ginseng is warm in nature and can help to increase fire. If they use American ginseng instead, it will be most suitable for clearing qi and replenishing yin. As stated in the Medical Records of Chinese and Western Medicine, "American ginseng is cool and nourishing in nature. Anyone who wants to use ginseng but cannot tolerate its warming effect can use this as a substitute."

13. Ejiao

It can both replenish blood and nourish yin. "Compendium of Materia Medica": "Donkey-hide gelatin is mainly used to replenish blood and fluid. Those with insufficient yin can replenish it with flavor. The sweetness of donkey-hide gelatin can replenish yin and blood." It is especially suitable for people with lung and kidney yin deficiency.

In addition, people with Yin deficiency should also take oyster meat, mackerel, horse milk, goat milk, yogurt, clam meat, mussels, frog meat, tendon, tofu paste, spinach, green vegetables, yellow sprouts, yam, white fungus, mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, straw mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, sago, glutinous rice, black fungus, tomatoes, wolfberry, mung bean sprouts, sugarcane, sour plum soup, grapes, lilies, boiled peanuts, tangerines, tangerines, oranges, strawberries, grapefruits, figs, bananas, watermelons, honey, royal jelly, and sesame.

Commonly used yin-replenishing medicines include Adenophora australis, Rehmannia root, Polygonum multiflorum, White Peony Root, Ophiopogon japonicus, Asparagus cochinchinensis, Dendrobium officinale, Polygonatum odoratum, Polygonatum sibiricum, Cornus officinalis, Ligustrum lucidum, Eclipta prostrata, and Scrophularia ningpoensis. It can be selected according to the specific condition of the body.