How to divide kidney yang deficiency

The differentiation of kidney-yang deficiency and kidney-yin deficiency can be made by inspection, palpation, auscultation, etc. The specific analysis is as follows:

1. The

patients with kidney-yang deficiency can observe the phenomena of fatigue, pale face, pale tongue coating, etc. through inspection; the patients with kidney-yin deficiency can observe the symptoms of red tongue base, flushing of both zygomata, etc.

2. The patients with kidney-yang deficiency

can show deep and thin pulse through palpation; the patients with kidney-yin deficiency can find that the pulse width is thinner and the pulse frequency is faster through palpation;

3. The patients with kidney-yang deficiency

can hear the low voice through auscultation; while the patients with kidney-yin deficiency can find that the voice is small and weak, the breathing sound is light, and accompanied by shortness of breath, asthma, etc.