What Do People Often Say Kidney Deficiency

The kidney is the innate foundation, and its importance is self-evident. Therefore, modern people are paying more and more attention to kidney protection, and once they hear about "kidney deficiency", they will panic. So what exactly is "kidney deficiency"? Middle-aged friends often ask if they have "kidney deficiency", and there is inevitably a trace of nervousness and anxiety on their faces. The elderly and chronically ill patients are also very concerned about whether they have "kidney deficiency".

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Therefore, "kidney deficiency" or "kidney deficiency" can be said to be a well-known pathological term among Chinese people with certain life experiences. Makes "kidney deficiency" covered with a layer of mystery.

However, what exactly is "kidney deficiency"? What exactly does "kidney deficiency" refer to? What are the main symptoms? From the perspective of modern scientific knowledge, what situations does it include? Obviously, without going into details, it is easy for people to understand that "kidney deficiency" must be a big concept with rich connotations, which includes specific types such as kidney yin deficiency, kidney yang deficiency, kidney essence deficiency, kidney qi deficiency, and kidney insufficiency of qi. . To understand the condition of kidney deficiency (various specific types) in more detail, it is necessary to start with the understanding of the functional characteristics of the kidney in the theory of traditional Chinese medicine.

Features of the kidney

In TCM theory, the kidney is a very special organ. Ancient physicians believed that: when the two sperms of the parents copulate, the embryo first forms, and then develops into the "kidney". , so there is a saying that "the kidney is the innate foundation".

Perhaps deduced from the Five Elements Theory (kidney belongs to water, dominates winter, moves underwater, and is quiet; winter hides hibernation), or inspired by other causes, ancient doctors believed that the kidney has the function of sealing and storing.

This is manifested in the fact that the "essence" (including congenital essence and acquired essence) is densely consolidated in the "kidney" to form kidney essence so that this kind of important substance that sustains life will not be wasted or lost needlessly, and it can exert its full potential. It has the function of promoting growth, development, and reproduction, so there is a saying that "the kidney stores essence, and the stored essence governs growth, development, and reproduction".

Sealing is also manifested in the fact that the kidneys can assist the lungs in breathing, making it not too superficial, and the inhaled qi can be absorbed into the kidneys, which is called "the kidney governs the intake of qi".

In addition, in line with modern understanding, TCM theory emphasizes that the "kidney governs urination", urination is the body fluid in the body transpired by the Yang Qi in the kidney, leaving the clear, filtering out the turbid, temporarily storing it in the bladder, and excreting it periodically done outside the body. In addition, the spleen, lungs, and other organs are also involved in the distribution of fluid in the body, but this function of the lungs and spleen depends on the promotion of Yang Qi in the kidney. Therefore, in TCM theory, the kidney regulates and determines the balance of fluid metabolism in the body. And there is a saying that "kidney governs water".

In addition to the above functions, TCM theory believes that "the waist is the home of the kidney", and the location of the kidney lies in the waist, and chronic injuries and pain in the waist are often related to the kidney. The kidney is located at the lowest position of the five viscera, genital and anal lesions are often related to the kidney, and some symptoms of ankle and knee joints also reflect the state of the kidney.

In addition, the bones, marrow, spinal cord, hair, teeth, etc. of the whole body are closely related to the essence stored in the kidney, because the essence stored in the kidney is transformed into the marrow, and the marrow is infused into the bone cavity to nourish the bone.

Supplements nourish the spinal cord, and inject into the brain to form the brain; nourish the hair; teeth are bones; teeth are also closely related to kidney essence. Furthermore, the ear and the kidney have many particularly close connections, so there is a saying that "the kidney opens up to the ear".

Common features of kidney deficiency

Kidney deficiency is a big generalization, including many different pathological conditions. Among them, deficiency of kidney essence, deficiency of kidney qi, insufficiency of kidney qi, deficiency of kidney yin, deficiency of kidney yang, etc. each contain relatively complicated disease characteristics. However, in general, all the words about kidney deficiency have certain common characteristics, which can be roughly summarized as follows:

(1) Most of them belong to relatively serious pathological conditions, and most of them are deficiency syndromes or are the middle and late manifestations of chronic wasting diseases.

(2) Diseases of various viscera develop to late stages, and kidney deficiency of different natures and degrees may occur in middle-aged and elderly people. Because any person who has completed the course of life will go through the process of birth, growth, strength, aging, and death, and physiological kidney deficiency (aging) will appear in the later stage. This is probably the reason why people have heard of it and pay special attention to kidney deficiency (kidney deficiency).

(3) Although the symptoms of kidney deficiency are very complicated, some common symptoms can still be summarized. Among them, the most important ones are probably waist discomfort (soreness), tinnitus and deafness, and abnormal sexual and reproductive functions. Especially waist and knee symptoms, because "the waist is the home of the kidney". Therefore, chronic waist discomfort is often a strong indication of kidney deficiency.

Research on Kidney Deficiency

Recently, people have done more experimental research on kidney deficiency, mainly kidney-yang deficiency, and found that when kidney-yang deficiency occurs, the thalamus-pituitary-adrenal cortex function is low, disordered, or at a low level. Cellular immune function is low, erythrocyte glycolysis is slowed down, and energy gain is reduced, ... In short, when kidney yang is deficient, the body is in a state of low function. This is a common characteristic of all yang deficiency, but the degree is different.

Further research has prompted people to determine that the pathological origin of kidney-yang deficiency is in the center above the hypothalamus, which is a certain degree of premature aging on the hypothalamus-pituitary gland and some target glands. As for the research on kidney deficiency, people have not yet obtained a more consistent view. As for the studies on essence qi and deficiency of kidney essence in the kidney, people focus more on the abnormal contents of trace elements such as zinc, magnesium, and manganese, and tend to think that deficiency of kidney essence has the pathological characteristics of low zinc and magnesium contents. , these can only be said to partially explain the mechanism of kidney deficiency.

Kidney deficiency is the root of human disease

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that kidney deficiency is the root of human diseases, and the treatment of many internal organ diseases should start with tonifying the kidney. There is also a mantra in Chinese medicine: "Liver disease first regulates the kidney, kidney disease first regulates the lung, lung disease first regulates the spleen, spleen disease first regulates the heart, and heart disease first regulates the liver." It can be seen that there is an inseparable relationship between the internal organs.

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