What does Qi and Yin deficiency mean?

Qi and Yin deficiency is a very common disease in normal times. The most obvious symptoms of Qi and Yin deficiency are loss of appetite, pale complexion, dizziness, dry stool and other symptoms. It is particularly harmful to human health. Qi and Yin deficiency needs to be adjusted in time, but you must go to a regular professional place. Don't take medicine blindly, which may aggravate the condition. What does Qi and Yin deficiency mean?

What does Qi and Yin deficiency mean?

Deficiency of both Qi and Yin is also known as injury to both Qi and Yin. Pathological changes of Qi deficiency and Yin deficiency coexisting. It is common in the course of febrile diseases, when the heat is in the qi and sweating is not thorough, which will damage the qi and yin over time; or when the heat is excessive and consumes body fluids, and the qi is lost along with the fluids; or in the late stages of febrile diseases and internal injuries and miscellaneous diseases, the true yin is depleted and the vital energy is severely damaged. It can also be seen in certain chronic metabolic and wasting diseases, such as diabetes, tuberculosis, tumors and other diseases. Symptoms include thirst, shortness of breath, etc. The treatment should be to invigorate Qi, promote the production of body fluid and nourish Yin.

Clinical manifestations

Fullness in the stomach, especially after eating, loss of appetite, pale complexion, irritability, or nausea and vomiting, dry mouth and throat, dry eyes without tears, fatigue, dizziness, weakness of limbs, hot hands and feet, light yellow urine, dry stools; red tongue with little coating, teeth marks on the edges, and a thready pulse.

Treat according to syndrome differentiation

Symptoms: loss of appetite, pale complexion, irritability, dry mouth and throat, fatigue, dizziness and weakness, hot hands and feet, light yellow urine, dry stool; red tongue with little coating, and thready pulse. Treatment principle: Strengthen the spleen and replenish Qi, nourish Yin and harmonize the stomach. Main prescription: Shenling Baizhu powder combined with Yiwei decoction or Adenophora Root and Ophiopogon Decoction with modifications. Prescription: Pseudostellaria baicalensis, roasted Astragalus membranaceus, Chinese yam, Polygonatum odoratum, Ophiopogon japonicus, Dendrobium candidum, lotus leaf, bergamot, Platycodon grandiflorum, and roasted licorice. Take 1 dose daily, decocted in water and taken in 2 doses.

How to regulate Yin deficiency constitution

1. Diet. Do not eat foods that damage the yin, such as: warm, dry, spicy, and fragrant foods; fried or stir-fried foods.

2. Daily life. It is not suitable to practice in the hottest days of summer, otherwise it will cause inflammation and damage the yin. Try to avoid scorching sun in your working environment, don't sweat too much, and arrange your work well and in an orderly manner.

What does Yin Yang deficiency mean?

3. Simple prescriptions and medicines. Tremella, bird's nest. Cordyceps. But please note that bird's nest is very nourishing. If you have a weak qi constitution and your spleen and stomach are too weak, if you eat a lot of bird's nests, not only will it not be able to replenish you, but it will cause stagnation in your spleen and stomach. Once the spleen and stomach are stagnant, the heat from above cannot go down, so you are prone to acne on your face. It is more suitable for people with both Qi and Yin deficiency and Yin deficiency. It can indeed nourish Yin, moisturize and nourish the skin. You can also eat some Eclipta prostrata, Ligustrum lucidum, Adenophora radix, Ophiopogon japonicus, Polygonatum odoratum, and lily.

4. Mental care. People with Yin deficiency constitution have a more impatient temperament and are often upset and easily angered. This is because Yin deficiency leads to excessive fire, which disturbs the spirit. Therefore, they should follow the method of nourishing the spirit of "tranquility and nothingness" and "keeping the spirit within". In daily work, avoid arguing with others over non-principle issues to reduce anger, and avoid participating in entertainment activities that involve competing for victory or defeat. It is appropriate to rest in the countryside and stay away from the hustle and bustle of the city.