Diagnostic Information and Acupuncture and Herbal Treatment of Kidney Yang Deficiency
Kidney Yang Deficiency - Basics
Sore a/or weak back/knees, sensation of cold, aversion to cold, weak lower limbs, lassitude, clear copious urine, poor appetite, loose stools, edema (which can be severe).
- Tongue Diagnosis - Theory
Pale, swollen, wet possibly a white coat with strong water signs.
- Pulse Diagnosis - Theory
Deep, weak possibly slow with strong water signs.
Kidney Yang Deficiency - Related Acupuncture Points
The following (5) acupuncture points may be useful for kidney yang deficiency. A subset of these could potentially be useful with acupressure stimulation and/or tongren therapy methods as well.
Generally treatment would be based on the TCM patterns listed above instead of selecting points by function alone, (see general points selection rules.)
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Kidney Yang Deficiency - Formulas From Our Store
The following herbal formulas are potentially useful in the process of treating kidney yang deficiency. For a complete list from our store with more details see our kidney yang deficiency formula section.
- Ba Wei Di Huang Wan
- Du Huo Ji Sheng Wan
- Jin Kui Shen Qi Wan
- Nuan Gong Yun Zi Wan
- Qi Xie Da Bu Wan
- Qiang Li Zuo Gu Shen Jing Tong Wan
- Shou Wu Wan
- Su Zi Jiang Qi Wan
- Suo Quan Ye Niao Wan
- Wu Zi Yan Zong Wan
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The following (7) TCM Herbal Formulas May Be Useful For Kidney Yang Deficiency
Du Huo Ji Sheng Wan
- Solitary Hermit Teapills
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- Expel Dampness
- Dispel Wind-Dampness
Er Xian Tang Wan
- Two Immortals Teapills
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- Tonify
- Warm and Tonify the Yang
Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan
- Kidney Qi Pill from the Golden Cabinet
Kidney yang deficiency signs - low back pain, weakness in the legs, knees, low back, low energy, low libido, frequent urination.
The Pulse will be empty or frail and the Tongue will be pale and swollen with a thin white moist coat.
- Tonify
- Warm and Tonify the Yang
- Cautions
- Pregnancy
- Avoid during pregnancy.
- Avoid during a cold or flu, use nothing, or yin qiao / gan mao ling instead.
Qi Xue Da Bu Wan
- Nourish Qi & Blood Pills
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- Tonify
- Tonify the Qi and Blood
Si Ni Tang Wan
- Frigid Extremities Formula
Used for Yang Collapse in emergency situations but also to tonify Kidney Yang Deficiency in less severe cases. Aversion to cold, very cold limbs, sensations of deep cold, fatigue, sleepiness, diarrhea with undigested food, vomiting, abdominal pain.
The pulse will be deep and thin or deep and faint and the Tongue will be pale with a white, slippery tongue coating.
- Warm Interior Cold
- Rescue Devastated Yang
Su Zi Jiang Qi Wan
- Perilla Fruit Pill to Direct Qi Downward
Cough with watery, copious sputum, breathing issues such as wheezing, asthma, shortness of breath (particularly difficulty inhaling), chest oppression. Possibly signs of kidney qi/yang deficiency such as edema, weak low back and/or legs, fatigue.
The Tongue will have a white coating that can be either greasy or slippery.
- Regulate the Qi
- Direct Rebellious Qi Downward
You Gui Wan
- Restore the Right Kidney Pill
Signs of Kidney Yang deficiency - cold extremities, fatigue, impotence, weak/aching low back, knees, waist, aversion to cold, infertility, loose stools, incontinence or other urinary issues (frequent, difficult to restrain), edema in the lower body.
The Pulse will be weak and the Tongue will be be pale with a thin white moist coat.
- Tonify
- Warm and Tonify the Yang
Kidney Yang Deficiency - Conditions and Possibilities
The Chinese Medicine treatment of kidney yang deficiency generally involves being certain that this pattern is the proper diagnosis. Each pattern may have multiple conditions and each condition may arise from one or more patterns (see treating the cause and not the symptoms).
The following 36 conditions may arise from kidney yang deficiency . Each condition is listed with other possible patterns to expand diagnostic possibilities.
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