Treatment for Kidney Yang Deficiency: Dietary Treatment Is More Effective

Kidney tonification is one of the hottest health topics at present. Kidney tonification cannot be done blindly. Kidney deficiency is divided into kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency in traditional Chinese medicine. When tonifying the kidney, it is necessary to distinguish the symptoms. Kidney yang deficiency mainly manifests itself in symptoms such as decreased libido, cold body, chills, and cold limbs. Kidney yang deficiency can be regulated through diet.

1: Kidney Yang deficiency syndrome refers to the symptoms of kidney Yang deficiency. It is usually caused by deficiency of Yang in the body, kidney deficiency due to old age, kidney damage due to long-term illness, excessive sexual intercourse, etc. This syndrome is generally diagnosed by low body function accompanied by cold symptoms; the main basis for diagnosis is the co-occurrence of soreness and coldness in the waist and knees, decreased libido, frequent urination at night and cold symptoms of deficiency.

2: [Main manifestations] Dizziness, pale or dark complexion, soreness and pain in the waist and knees, fear of cold and cold limbs, especially in the lower limbs, listlessness, decreased libido, impotence and premature ejaculation in men, spermatorrhea and cold semen, and infertility due to uterine cold in women; or prolonged diarrhea, undigested food, diarrhea at dawn; or frequent and clear urination, frequent urination at night; or swelling, especially below the waist, which is not deep when pressed, or even abdominal distension, swelling of the whole body, palpitations, cough and asthma. Pale tongue, white fur, deep and weak pulse, especially the radial pulse.

1: Principles of Dietary Regulation Kidney Yang is the foundation of the body's Yang Qi. Therefore, it is said that "Kidney Yang is the root, and spleen Yang is the successor". People with Yang deficiency should eat more foods that warm and strengthen Yang, mainly to warm and replenish the spleen and kidney Yang Qi. Usually, you should eat less raw, cold and sticky foods, and do not eat too much cold foods even in midsummer.

2: Dietary considerations Common foods for replenishing yang include mutton, pork belly, chicken, hairtail, dog meat, sparrow meat, venison, yellow eel, shrimp (lobster, prawn, shrimp, river shrimp, etc.), sword bean, walnut, chestnut, leek, fennel, etc. According to the rule of "nourishing yang in spring and summer", mutton soup can be eaten once during the three dog days of summer, in conjunction with the time when the yang of heaven and earth is strong, to strengthen the yang of the human body. It is not advisable to eat too much cold food such as pears, watermelons, water chestnuts, persimmons, etc., and eat less overly greasy food; in addition, green tea should also be drunk less because it is cold.

1: Stir-fried leek with shrimp [Ingredients] 250g leek, 400g shrimp, salt, scallion, ginger, rice wine, vegetable oil. [Preparation] Wash the leek, cut into sections, peel the shrimp, wash, cut the scallion into pieces, and mince the ginger. Heat the pot, add vegetable oil, first add the scallion and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the shrimp and leek, add rice wine, stir-fry continuously until the shrimp is cooked through, remove from the pot and serve. [Effects] Nourishes the kidneys and strengthens yang.

2: Walnut kernel porridge (from Haishang Jiyan Fang) [Ingredients] 50g walnut kernel, 100g polished rice. [Preparation] Cut the walnut kernel into small pieces the size of rice grains and set aside. Wash the polished rice and set aside. Put the polished rice into a pot, add water, boil it over high heat, then simmer until the porridge is ready, then add the walnut kernel and wait for two or three boils. [Effects] This product has the effects of nourishing the kidney and consolidating the essence, warming the lungs and calming asthma. This product is more of a warming tonic, so it is not suitable for people with yin deficiency, excessive fire, and phlegm-heat cough.

, often affect each other during the course of the disease. When kidney yin deficiency develops to a certain extent, it can affect kidney yang, developing into both yin and yang deficiency, known as "yin damage and yang"; when kidney yang deficiency develops to a certain extent, it can also affect kidney yin, developing into both yin and yang deficiency, known as "yang damage and yin". Treatment should be comprehensive and balanced, with both yin and yang in mind.