How to differentiate between the symptoms of Kidney Yin Deficiency and Kidney Yang Deficiency?

Kidney deficiency is a term in traditional Chinese medicine, and it can also be regarded as a type of disease. The most common types of kidney deficiency are kidney yang deficiency and kidney yin deficiency. These two diseases are different in every way. Today, I will give you a detailed introduction to the symptoms of kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency.

Yang deficiency

Symptoms of Kidney Yang Deficiency: nervous fatigue, shortness of breath and laziness, poor appetite and abdominal distension, lethargy, fear of cold limbs, preference for warmth and aversion to cold, tasteless mouth without thirst, scanty urine, pale face, low voice and timid breathing, cold yang phlegm and essence, asthma, weak feet, spontaneous sweating, sore waist and weak legs.

Pulse symptoms of Kidney Yang deficiency: weak pulse, sluggish and weak.

Tongue image of kidney-yang deficiency: pale, plump and tender tongue with smooth tongue coating.

Yin deficiency

Symptoms of kidney yin deficiency: loss of body shape, rising of virtual fire, fever in the five hearts, hot flashes and sweating, dry mouth and throat, frequent dreams and spermatorrhea, dizziness and insomnia, bone steaming and constipation, sore waist and weakness.

Symptoms of kidney yin deficiency pulse: the pulse is stringy, thin, rapid and weak.

Tongue symptoms of kidney yin deficiency: red and thin tongue with clear coating and little fluid.

Yin and Yang Deficiency

Symptoms of Yin and Yang Deficiency: The above symptoms of Yang deficiency and Yin deficiency are seen at the same time, such as soreness of waist and knees, fear of cold and preference for warmth, dizziness and tinnitus, spontaneous sweating, hot palms and soles, pale complexion, dry mouth and throat, low voice and timid breathing, fatigue in the limbs, poor appetite, swelling, and loose stools.

Yin and Yang deficiency pulse symptoms: deep, thin and weak pulse

Yin and Yang deficiency tongue: pale tongue or bright red tongue.