Are women generally yang-deficient or yin-deficient?

Kidney deficiency can be divided into liver-kidney yin deficiency and yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire. Although they are all kidney deficiency, there are indeed great differences between them. Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire are caused by kidney deficiency, which is mostly caused by insufficient kidney qi, or excessive eating of raw and cold food, and wrong use of cold medicines. The main symptoms are: abdominal distension, abdominal pain, heat preference, feeling cold, and loose stools. Or there may be edema of the body, difficulty urinating, and watery secretions in women. Yin deficiency of the liver and kidneys is often caused by the influence of blood and qi, and the digestion and absorption function is disordered. The clinical characteristics are indigestion, dry skin, thin muscles, flaccidity and fatigue, or even muscle atrophy, or hot hands and feet, less urination and constipation, and a red tongue with little coating.

The difference between Yin deficiency and Yang deficiency in women:

1. Among female patients with kidney yin deficiency, the main sick groups are concentrated in middle-aged women and menopausal women. Patients generally experience irregular menstruation, night sweats, irritability, abnormal mood, insomnia, frequent waking up at night, and decreased kidney function.

2. The symptoms of kidney yang deficiency mainly occur in young women. It is mainly due to the deficiency of yang qi and vitality in the human body. In addition, women may also experience symptoms such as listlessness, depression, anxiety, etc. caused by kidney deficiency, which will affect their normal sexual life.

3. Symptoms of kidney yin deficiency in women are: scanty menstruation, liver depression and kidney deficiency, or metrorrhagia, emaciation, night sweats when sleeping, eating hot and cold food, fear of high temperature, dry mouth, dry throat, preference for cold food, red tongue with little coating, thin and weak pulse.

4. Symptoms of kidney yang deficiency in women are: menstruation is always delayed, the amount of blood is small and the quality is thin, Qi deficiency and blood stasis cause Chong and Ren blockages, menstruation disorders or menstrual disorders, frequent lower abdominal pain, and dark-colored menstrual blood clots.

Additional Materials:

1. Yang deficiency is a term in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to a pathological condition characterized by deficiency of Yang Qi, decreased or weakened functions, reduced metabolic activity, low body responsiveness, and insufficient Yang heat.

Qi and blood have the function of warming the body and the internal organs. If Yang is deficient, the body's functions will be impaired, and signs of Yin deficiency and internal heat will easily appear. Common ones include stomach yang deficiency, spleen yang deficiency, yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire. The main symptoms of yang deficiency are fear of cold, cold limbs, pale complexion, loose stools, difficulty urinating, deep and weak pulse, etc.

2. Kidney Yin deficiency is a special term in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to a series of clinical manifestations and symptoms caused by insufficient Yin fluid, which cannot nourish and control Yang. Clinical medicine shows that low-grade fever, hot palms and soles, hot flashes in the afternoon, night sweats, dry mouth and throat, palpitations and insomnia, tinnitus and dizziness, red tongue with little coating, and thin and rapid pulse are treated mainly by tonifying Yin.

If the patient has yin deficiency and excess fire, it is advisable to nourish yin and clear away heat. Kidney Yin deficiency can be seen in the changes of several visceral organ systems and tissues, the most common ones are lung Yin deficiency, heart Yin deficiency, stomach Yin deficiency, spleen Yin deficiency, liver Yin deficiency, liver and kidney Yin deficiency, etc. The diagnosis is based on the presence of symptoms of various organs.