Kidney Yang Deficiency and Kidney Yin Deficiency, try these two folk remedies and they will definitely work

The clinical diagnosis of "kidney deficiency" in traditional Chinese medicine is mainly divided into different syndrome types, such as kidney yang deficiency, kidney yin deficiency, kidney essence deficiency, and kidney qi deficiency. Experts have provided specialized dietary remedies for different types of kidney deficiency:

Kidney Yang Deficiency

Kidney yang is the fundamental source of yang qi in the body. Kidney yang deficiency can lead to symptoms of fear of cold, such as cold body shape and cold limbs, especially in the lower limbs, soreness and coldness in the waist and knees, frequent and clear urination, loose and loose stools, decreased libido, male impotence, premature ejaculation, cold semen, female infertility due to palace cold, pale tongue coating, and delayed pulse sinking.

For those with kidney yang deficiency, appropriate ingredients such as yam, thicket fruit, black beans, walnuts, deer antler, hippocampus, Eucommia ulmoides, Cistanche deserticola, Morinda officinalis, dodder seed, cinnamon, Xianmao, and Epimedium epimedium (Xianling spleen) can be selected for nourishment. Representative formulas include Jin Kui Shen Qi Wan, Right Gui Wan, etc.

Deer Tail Cistanche Huaishan Chicken Soup

Material

Deer tail 10g, Cistanche deserticola 15g, fresh Huaishan 150g, 1 bamboo shredded chicken, 2 slices of ginger, and an appropriate amount of salt.

Preparation method

Wash the internal organs of bamboo shred chicken and set aside; Slice deer tail, peel and cut fresh Huaishan into pieces, and wash cistanche separately for later use. Put an appropriate amount of water into the clay pot, first boil over high heat until the water boils, then add all the above ingredients, switch to medium heat and continue cooking for about one and a half hours, add salt, and you can drink soup and eat meat.

[Efficacy]

It has the function of warming the kidney and strengthening yang, supplementing deficiency and benefiting essence. Suitable for deficiency cold, fear of cold, impotence, uterine cold, low back pain and tinnitus, infertility, and apathy of sexual desire.

Taboos

People with a cold or hot constitution should not consume it.

2. Kidney Yin Deficiency

Kidney yin mainly has functions such as promoting the body's nourishment, tranquility, shaping, and suppressing yang heat. Kidney yin deficiency weakens the function of nourishment, leading to symptoms of yin deficiency and excessive fire, such as restlessness of the five hearts, hot flashes and night sweats, dry mouth and throat, soreness and pain in the waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, yellow and little urine, male ejaculation and premature ejaculation, female oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea, redness of the tongue, lack of fluid, and thin pulse count.

For those with kidney yin deficiency, appropriate choices can be made of ingredients such as cooked Rehmannia glutinosa, raw Rehmannia glutinosa, sea cucumber, sesame, goji berries, mulberry, Polygonum multiflorum, white fungus, Ligustrum lucidum, Ophiopogon japonicum, Tiandong, Huangjing, turtle shell, etc. for recuperation. Representative formulas include Liuwei Rehmannia Pills, Zuogui Pills, etc.

Stewed Water Fish with Erdi Red Dates

Material

15g of raw rehmannia glutinosa, 15g of cooked rehmannia glutinosa, 10 red dates (pitted), 1 slice of ginger (peeled), 1 water fish (about 1kg), and a little salt.

Preparation method

Place the water fish in boiling water to drain all urine, then rinse thoroughly, remove internal organs, and set aside; Remove the stones from raw rehmannia glutinosa, cooked rehmannia glutinosa, red dates, and ginger. Wash and set aside separately. Put all the above ingredients into a stew cup, add an appropriate amount of water, simmer over water for about three hours, add salt, and then drink the soup and eat the meat.

[Efficacy]

It has the function of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney, and tonifying yin and blood. Suitable for insufficient qi and blood, mental fatigue, frequent burning of the body, hands, feet, and heart, dizziness, tinnitus, irregular menstruation in women, etc.

Taboos

People with a cold should not consume it.

3. Kidney essence deficiency

The essence stored in the kidneys is the foundation of the body's life activities, regulating the growth, development, and reproduction of the human body; The main bone generates marrow (including bone marrow, spinal cord, and brain marrow), which determines the birth, growth, strength, aging, and development of the body. Kidney deficiency leads to delayed development, delayed closure of the fontanelle, short stature, intellectual disability, and skeletal weakness in children; Adult premature aging, hair loss and loose teeth, forgetfulness, fragile bones, decreased sexual function, infertility, oligospermia in men, amenorrhea in women, etc.

The essence and qi in the kidney are the material basis of kidney yin and kidney yang. Therefore, when kidney essence is insufficient, the ingredients introduced in the above "kidney yin deficiency" and "kidney yang deficiency" should be appropriately selected for recuperation based on the difference between yin deficiency or yang deficiency.

Walnut and Cistanche Chicken Soup

Material

120g walnuts, 30g cistanche, 1 chicken, 1 jiao tangerine peel, and an appropriate amount of salt.

Preparation method

Wash the chicken's internal organs first and set aside; Wash walnuts (keep walnut coat), cistanche deserticola, and tangerine peel separately and set aside. Put an appropriate amount of water into the clay pot, first boil over high heat until the water boils, then add all the above ingredients, switch to medium heat and continue cooking for about two hours, add salt, and then drink the soup and eat the meat.

[Efficacy]

It has the function of tonifying the kidney, nourishing essence, and strengthening the body. Suitable for physical weakness, low energy, weak waist and legs, memory loss, decreased sexual function, etc.

Taboos

It is not suitable for people with external fever or dry cough.

Kidney Qi Deficiency

Strictly speaking, deficiency of kidney essence and deficiency of kidney qi are collectively referred to as deficiency of kidney essence and qi. Kidney qi deficiency refers to the deficiency of the kidney's vital energy, which can lead to symptoms such as shortness of breath, spontaneous sweating, fatigue and weakness, pale complexion, frequent urination or incomplete ejaculation in men, incomplete menstrual flow in women, and slippery fetuses.

People with kidney qi deficiency can properly choose such food materials as schisandra chinensis, gecko, astragalus membranaceus, codonopsis pilosula, atractylodes macrocephala, yam, poria cocos, cuttlebone, rosa laevigata, Alpinia oxyphylla, cordyceps sinensis, hippocampus, cornus meat, dragon bone, oyster and so on for recuperation. The representatives include Shenqi Pill, Qiweiduqi Pill, etc.

Stewed Black Chicken with Qidang Deer Tail

Material

Astragalus membranaceus 15g, Codonopsis pilosula 15g, Deer tail 15g, Huaishan 15g, Goji fruit 15g, 1 black chicken, 2 slices of ginger, 2 red dates, 1 tablespoon of Shaojiu, and an appropriate amount of salt.

Preparation method

Wash the internal organs of the black chicken and set aside; Astragalus membranaceus, Codonopsis pilosula, sliced deer tail, Huaishan, goji berries, red dates, peeled ginger, washed separately and set aside. Put all the above ingredients into a stew cup, add an appropriate amount of water and one tablespoon of sake, simmer over water for about three hours, add salt, and then drink the soup and eat the meat.

[Efficacy]

It has the function of tonifying qi and kidney, strengthening the spleen and body. Suitable for physical weakness, fatigue, shortness of breath, lazy speech, dizziness and tinnitus, nocturia, enuresis, infertility, etc.