It gets cold, urinates frequently, and gets up at night. Is it kidney-yang deficiency?

1. What are the symptoms of kidney-yang deficiency?

Kidney yang deficiency belongs to the disease name of traditional Chinese medicine, also known as kidney fire weakness, or life fire failure, which refers to the imbalance of yin and yang in the kidney, which is mostly caused by factors such as yang deficiency in the body, kidney deficiency in old age, or kidney injury due to long-term illness. There are three main clinical symptoms:

1, frequent nocturia

For men over 40 years old, nocturia is a typical manifestation of kidney-yang deficiency. The frequency of nocturia in normal people is 0- 1 time. If the number of nocturia reaches more than 2 times, or the amount of nocturia exceeds a quarter of the whole day, it is a case of nocturia. In some patients with severe kidney-yang deficiency, the frequency of nocturia can be as high as 1 hour, and the quality of sleep plummets [1].

2. Afraid of cold

Kidney yang is the basis of human yang. When kidney yang is insufficient, the warming effect of the whole body will be weakened, and symptoms of cold limbs and fear of cold will appear. For example, in an air-conditioned room, if others think the temperature is suitable, people with insufficient kidney yang will feel cold [1]. In addition, people with kidney-yang deficiency often have symptoms of kidney deficiency such as pale mouth and thirst, cold pain in waist and knees, premature ejaculation and impotence.

Step 3 talk less and be lazy

People with kidney-yang deficiency will talk less and be lazy. In addition, people with kidney-yang deficiency will also have symptoms such as fatigue and unresponsiveness.

Second, how to regulate kidney yang deficiency?

Kidney yang deficiency can be treated by traditional Chinese medicine, diet and exercise.

Exercise more: Exercise gives birth to yang. Therefore, people with kidney deficiency need to exercise more, but it should be noted that people with kidney yang deficiency should not choose intense ball games, which are more suitable for dynamic sports such as walking and cycling, and should not sweat, but should sweat slightly.

Eat more warm foods: In the daily diet, people with kidney-yang deficiency can eat more warm foods, such as mutton, beef and dog meat. At the same time, they can also add foods rich in protein and vitamins, such as fresh fruits and vegetables, to supplement the symptoms of yang deficiency.

Guifu Dihuang Pill: Guifu Dihuang Pill, also known as Shenqi Pill, is composed of Cinnamomum cassia, Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata, Rhizoma Dioscoreae and Poria. It has the effect of warming and tonifying kidney yang, so it is often used to treat kidney-qi deficiency and kidney-yang deficiency [4].

Third, kidney yang deficiency must not eat Liuwei Dihuang pills, and be careful to eat more and more empty.

When it comes to kidney deficiency, many people first think of Liuwei Dihuang Pill, not Guifu Dihuang Pill, but in fact, patients with kidney yang deficiency can't eat Liuwei Dihuang Pill.

Liuwei Dihuang Pill consists of Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, Cornus officinalis, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Alismatis Rhizoma, Poria and Cortex Moutan. It is a representative Chinese patent medicine for nourishing kidney yin in traditional Chinese medicine, and is mainly used for treating kidney yin deficiency.

Deng Cong, deputy director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine of Nansha Central Hospital of Guangzhou First People's Hospital, said that in hospitals, many people regard Liuwei Dihuang Pill as a "magic medicine" for tonifying kidney. As long as it is a kidney problem, they all think that Liuwei Dihuang Pill can solve it. Deng Cong mentioned that Liuwei Dihuang Pill is mainly used for nourishing, mainly for treating deficiency of kidney yin, while people with deficiency of kidney yang should not take it, and the more they eat, the weaker they will become, and the kidney qi will become colder and colder.

In fact, neither Liuwei Dihuang Pill nor other drugs with the function of tonifying kidney are the "panacea" for tonifying kidney. Kidney deficiency can be divided into yin and yang, and yin and yang should be distinguished before taking medicine. In addition, tonifying kidney is not only a single drug, but also a multi-pronged approach to achieve the best results.