Symptoms of Kidney Yin Deficiency and Kidney Yang Deficiency

Kidney-yin deficiency and kidney-yang deficiency are two different categories of kidney deficiency in TCM theory. Kidney-yin deficiency is mainly manifested as soreness of waist and knees, fever in five vexations, hot flashes, night sweats, dizziness and tinnitus, etc. Kidney-yang deficiency is mainly manifested as cold pain in waist and knees, cold limbs, sexual dysfunction, clear and long urine, nocturnal urine, pale or dark complexion, etc. 1. Kidney yin deficiency 1. Waist soreness This is due to kidney yin deficiency, waist and knees loss of nourishment. Kidney yin can not nourish the waist and knees, resulting in soreness and weakness in the waist and legs. 2. Five upset heat Five upset heat is the heart of both hands, two feet fever and chest upset heat. This is due to yin deficiency resulting in internal heat, deficiency heat caused by internal disturbance. 3. Hot flashes and night sweats occur in the afternoon or at night, such as tide-like regular fluctuations, accompanied by sweating during sleep and sweating after waking up. This is a typical manifestation of yin deficiency and fire excess. 4. Dizziness, tinnitus, kidney opening in the ear, kidney yin deficiency can not touch the head and ear orifices, thus causing dizziness, tinnitus and other symptoms. 2. Kidney-yang deficiency 1. Cold pain in the waist and knees is different from soreness in the waist and knees due to kidney-yang deficiency. This is caused by kidney-yang deficiency failing to warm the waist and knees. 2. Cold limbs are particularly afraid of cold, especially in the limbs. This is the manifestation of insufficient yang in the body and failing to warm the body. 3. Sexual dysfunction such as impotence, premature ejaculation, etc. 4. Clear and long urine, nocturnal urine with multiple kidney-yang deficiency can not transpire and gasify urine, resulting in increased and clear urine, which is more obvious at night. 5. Pale or dark complexion with kidney-yang deficiency can not warm the face, which can lead to unadorned or even dark complexion.