The dietary therapy method for regulating kidney yin, save it for future use

The human body's yin has the function of restraining yang. When the yin is deficient, it cannot restrain yang, so the yang will be relatively strong and cause heat. When the body is in this state, we need to regulate it properly. What are the methods for regulating kidney yin deficiency?

What is Kidney Yin Deficiency?

Kidney Yin deficiency is a symptom of insufficient kidney Yin fluid. It is usually caused by long-term illness, excessive sexual intercourse, or excessive intake of warm and dry products that rob the Yin. The definition is: Kidney Yin deficiency, Yin cannot control Yang, resulting in internal disturbance of virtual fire and heat, and even blood disturbance and mental disturbance, as well as pathological changes in the brain, bones, teeth, hair, and organs.

Clinical manifestations:

Aches and pains in the waist and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, insomnia and frequent dreams, strong erection and spermatorrhea in men, oligomenorrhea and amenorrhea in women, or metrorrhagia, weight loss, hot flashes and sweating, fever in the five parts of the body, dry throat and red cheeks, yellow urine and dry stools, red tongue with little fluid, and weak and rapid pulse.

What should I eat if I suffer from kidney yin deficiency?

Kidney yin deficiency can be supplemented by eating hasselt, black fungus, black sesame, small walnuts, etc. Yam, which is flat in nature and sweet in taste, is a "top-grade" medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. In addition to its lung-tonifying and spleen-strengthening effects, it can also benefit the kidney and replenish essence. People with kidney deficiency should eat it regularly.

Dried scallops, also known as scallops, are mild in nature, sweet and salty in taste, and can nourish the kidney and yin, so people with kidney yin deficiency should eat them regularly.

Perch, also known as flower perch and perch fish, is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It can nourish the spleen and stomach, the liver and kidneys, and the tendons and bones.

Chestnuts are warm in nature and sweet in taste. In addition to nourishing the spleen and stomach, they also have the effect of nourishing the kidneys and strengthening the waist. They are most suitable for people with kidney deficiency and low back pain.

Lycium barbarum is mild in nature and sweet in taste. It has the functions of nourishing the kidney and liver, improving eyesight, strengthening muscles and bones, eliminating waist pain, and can prolong life if taken for a long time. It is especially suitable for middle-aged women with kidney deficiency.

Polygonum multiflorum has the function of nourishing the liver and kidneys, and improving the essence and blood. Doctors of all dynasties have used it for people with kidney deficiency. It is suitable for people with kidney deficiency who have premature graying hair, weak waist and knees, sore muscles and bones, or men who have spermatorrhea and women who have leukorrhea.

In the diet, you should eat more cooling foods, such as honeysuckle, mung bean, white fungus, lotus seed, cassia seed, fish soup, clams, bird meat, venison, sesame, corn, cowpea, beef bone marrow, dog meat, sheep bone, pig kidney, mussels, scallops, perch, mulberry, Euryale, chestnut, walnut, yam, wolfberry, cordyceps, Eucommia, Polygonum multiflorum, sea cucumber, seahorse, shrimp. In addition, those with kidney deficiency should also take turtle meat, pigeon meat, pork meat, soft-shelled turtle, gecko, lotus seed, pine nut, shepherd's purse, leek, royal jelly, ganoderma lucidum, bird's nest, donkey hide gelatin, placenta, rehmannia root, sutchuenensis, Cistanche deserticola, etc. for nourishment.

Contraindications:

People with kidney yin deficiency should avoid or eat less of the following: aloe, water chestnut, persimmon, raw radish, lettuce, melon, onion, pepper, garlic, mustard, cloves, fennel, pepper, sauce, white wine and cigarettes, etc.