What do men fear most? It is kidney deficiency. We should not understand the concept of kidney deficiency too narrowly, but expand it. The function of kidney in traditional Chinese medicine is not only reproductive, but also related to the metabolism of the whole human body. It can be said that it is a motive force of metabolism, which can be started normally, so the next step of human body can be normal. Therefore, the problem of kidney deficiency must be solved, and it is necessary to make great efforts to solve it. The ancestors also attached great importance to the disease of kidney deficiency, from the description of symptoms to the methods of later treatment.
When it comes to kidney, this problem will be very complicated, because the concept of kidney in Chinese medicine may be relatively large. Modern medicine regards kidney as the core organ in the urinary system, but the understanding of kidney in Chinese medicine will be very wide, including not only the urinary system but also the reproductive system, endocrine system, etc., which will be relatively large.
For Chinese medicine, the kidney is very important, because this kidney system is so critical to the human body that it is the driving force of human metabolism, which is equivalent to the ignition device when the internal gas is started. Whether the whole machine can run or not depends on this device. Once it fails, the later system is meaningless, so it is also defined as the innate foundation of the human body, that is, the most basic thing, and everyone can't throw it away.
The kidney is born, so it is given by parents. We can't change this device ourselves. What we can do is to care and enrich it as much as possible, so we should repair it in time once it is deficient, otherwise it may seriously affect the function of the human body once it is exhausted. It is understandable why kidney deficiency was so important in ancient times.
The main manifestations of kidney deficiency are concentrated in three points: backache, dizziness and alopecia. Of course, there are other accompanying symptoms, such as fear of cold, diarrhea, reproductive dysfunction and so on. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the waist is the house of the kidney, and the kidney lives in the waist. If there is a problem with the owner inside, it will definitely affect the function of the waist. Therefore, the first person responsible for backache and low back pain may be the kidney, which leads many people to talk about low back pain. The first thing is to doubt whether it is kidney deficiency. Dizziness mainly refers to blurred vision, and people's eyes can work normally, depending on the normal function of the internal organs. Therefore, whether a person's body is good or not is very important. If a person's internal motivation has problems, then his eyes will be affected. Can he still see clearly at this time? Of course, black hair is also closely related to the kidney. People with kidney qi are generally black and shiny. When the kidney qi gradually weakens in old age, there will be white hair, hair loss and so on. Therefore, to evaluate the function of the kidney, we can refer to it from these three aspects.
These three aspects can be used as an evaluation dimension. For example, if a person has backache, dizziness and alopecia, it is defined as three degrees of kidney deficiency. By analogy, different dimensions can be defined. Similarly, kidney deficiency can be divided into kidney yin deficiency and yang deficiency. Coupled with proper syndrome differentiation and treatment, the state of a person's kidney function can be judged. From these manifestations, we can basically judge whether this person has kidney deficiency, so as to determine it.
The patient has been confirmed to have kidney deficiency. What should I do? There are many ways to tonify the kidney. Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage, gave us two prescriptions, one is Guizhi and Longgu Oyster Decoction, and the other is Tianxiong Powder. These two prescriptions are not equal, but have different action intensities. Relatively speaking, Tianxiong Powder belongs to the ashes level, while Guizhi and Longgu Oyster belong to the normal level. Through the use of drugs, we can basically judge and correct kidney deficiency, and the means must be quick, accurate and ruthless.
Guizhi decoction is a prescription for harmonizing yin and yang, which is relatively gentle. In addition, Os Draconis has a astringent and fixation effect. Because the key function of kidney is to seal up, once kidney deficiency occurs, the first sealing function needs to be restored, so the medicine must be taken directly to the affected area, and this normal level of medicine should be used. If the kidney deficiency is very serious, then it involves a starting device. At this time, a powerful driving drug is needed, and Tianxiong powder is used. This Tianxiong is a child growing on the old aconite, and this thing has the strongest power to tonify the kidney. At the same time, there are also fixed drugs such as keel, which is to have the effect of burning like a light.