Most people will have symptoms of kidney yin deficiency: hot flashes and sweating, insomnia and dreaminess, fever in hands and feet, and dry throat. You can use some Chinese patent medicines for nourishing yin and tonifying kidney.

Some people show symptoms of kidney-yang deficiency: dull complexion, listlessness, chills and cold limbs, weak waist and knees, frequent nocturia, clear urine and so on. Therefore, it is advisable to take drugs that warm the kidney and help yang.

Some people are short of qi and blood, so drugs such as Wuji Baifeng Pill can be used to replenish qi and blood.