Invigorate The Kidney in Winter, Don't Make Up The Wrong Direction

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidney is the innate foundation and has the function of storing the essence. It can "receive the essence of the five internal organs and store it", and is the source of vitality of the human body. Therefore, it is very important to nourish the kidney. Kidney qi is strong and vigorous, which can warm and nourish other internal organs so that the body can better adapt to severe winter and cope with the changes of the four seasons.

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Many friends talk about taking Liuwei Dihuang pills or velvet and sea dog pills when they talk about nourishing the kidneys. However, from the perspective of Chinese medicine, kidney deficiency can be divided into many types, such as kidney yang deficiency, kidney yin deficiency, kidney qi deficiency, kidney essence deficiency, etc. The medicine must be right for the symptom to be effective, and taking the wrong medicine will only be counterproductive.

Kidney yang deficiency: cold hands and feet, aversion to cold, mental fatigue, cold pain in the waist and knees, frequent and long urination, loose stools, lethargy or dreaminess, pale tongue with white coating, deep thready and weak pulse.

Kidney Yin Deficiency: Upset fever (hands, feet), hot flashes and night sweats, irritability, flushed cheekbones, dry mouth, dry stool, insomnia or difficulty falling asleep, sore waist and knees, red tongue with little coating, thready and rapid pulse.

Kidney qi deficiency: shortness of breath and fatigue, soreness of the waist and knees, incessant urination, frequent urination, easy-to-catch cold, swollen face and limbs, pale tongue with thin coating, weak pulse.

Insufficient kidney essence: the main manifestations are growth retardation in children, slow closure of fontanelles, short stature, mental retardation, and weak bones; premature aging in adults, loose teeth, tinnitus and deafness, soreness of waist and knees, dull expression, forgetfulness, bipedal flaccidity Soft and sluggish.

In addition, there are complex manifestations such as deficiency of both kidney yin and yang, and deficiency of qi and yin. It is necessary to go to a professional traditional Chinese medicine hospital and find a doctor for syndrome differentiation and treatment.

These drugs are generally used to invigorate the kidney

Kidney yang deficiency

Prescription: Yougui Pill, Jinkuishenqi Pill, Zhenwu Decoction, etc.

Commonly added and subtracted medicines: Rosa japonica, mulberry octopus, Lian Xue, Codonopsis pilosula, Atractylodes macrocephala, Yiyiren, etc.

Kidney yin deficiency

Recipe: Zuogui Pills, Liuwei Dihuang Decoction, Dabuyin Pills, etc.

Commonly added and subtracted drugs: wolfberry, chrysanthemum, anemarrhena, cork, oyster, golden cherry, gorgon, lotus nelum, etc.

Kidney qi deficiency

Recipe: Dabuyuanjian, Huangqi Powder, Jinsuo Gujing Pills, Heixidan, etc.

Commonly added and subtracted drugs: astragalus, dodder, Schisandra, yizhiren, curculio, fairy spleen, amethyst, agarwood, etc.

Insufficiency of kidney essence

Recipe: Heche Dazao Pills, etc.

Commonly added and subtracted drugs: yam, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, ginseng, jujube kernel, donkey-hide gelatin, Dipsacus, Radix Astragali, Astragalus, Divine Comedy, white peony root, paeonol, angelica, Schisandra, etc.

Do this to nourish your kidneys in winter

Sleep can accumulate kidney essence. It is recommended to go to bed early and wake up late in winter. Don’t stay up late to check your mobile phone. This will only overdraw your energy, make you weak, easy to fatigue, unable to lift your spirits, and often get sick.

Kidney Yang Deficiency Syndrome and Kidney Qi Insufficiency Syndrome should eat more warm food such as mutton and leek, and eat less cold food such as cucumber, lotus root, and pear. People with kidney yin deficiency eat more sweet, cool,, and nourishing products such as duck meat, sesame, lily, etc., and eat less spicy and hot food such as dog meat, mutton,, and chili.

In winter, you must keep warm, otherwise, you will be easily injured by cold evil. Please wear a hat and thick shoes when going out, and pay attention to keeping warm on the chest and back to avoid the cold from hurting the yang.

Exercise in winter is essential, but you must pay attention to the intensity, avoid strenuous exercise, and just sweat a little. At the same time, the time of exercise is also very important. It is best to wait for the sun to rise and the temperature to rise slightly before going out to avoid colds.

Cistanche tea

Cistanche tea can invigorate kidney yang, replenish essence and blood, inhibit the appearance of "Yang deficiency" symptoms, and prevent weight loss. Cistanche tea can effectively prevent and treat diseases such as kidney deficiency and impotence in men, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, and infertility in women. Citrus cinnamon has the reputation of "desert ginseng", and it is the highest-grade medicine among more than 60 kinds of tonic Chinese medicines found in China. It contains a lot of amino acids, cysteine, vitamins, and minerals. , cavernous body and other sexual organs have a great tonic effect, the impotence, premature ejaculation is even more immediate, fulfilled like a god. Cistanche tea can be used for kidney deficiency, impotence, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, cold pain in the waist and knees, and weak muscles and bones. For the treatment of impotence due to kidney deficiency, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, etc., it is combined with Rehmannia glutinosa, dodder seeds, and dogwood meat. It is suitable for men with declining sexual function; women with irregular menstruation, infertility, numbness in limbs, waist and knee pain; elderly people with a weak constitution, hypertension patients, and constipation

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