Bing Tang Brown sugar 3 gExplanation
- Bei Sha Shen and Mai Men Dong nourish Stomach Yin.
- Sheng Di Huang nourishes Spleen and Kidney Yin.
- Yu Zhu nourishes Stomach-Yin and clears Heat.
- Bing Tang nourishes the Stomach and harmonizes the Middle.
Kidney-Yin Deficiency
Clinical Manifestations
Soreness of the lower back, exhaustion, depression, lack of drive and will-power, weak legs and
knees, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, dry mouth and throat which are worse at night, night
sweating, malar flush, disturbed sleep (waking up during the night), thin body.
Tongue: Red without coating.
Pulse: Floating-Empty or Rapid-Fine.
A prolonged fever can injure Kidney-Yin in people who have a pre-existing Kidney weakness.
Kidney-Yin deficiency causes the patient to feel completely exhausted. It is a type of exhaustion
which cannot be relieved by a short rest but only by regulating one's life and taking proper rest
over a long period of time. On a mental level, Kidney-Yin deficiency causes a person to feel
depressed, lacking in drive and initiative as the Kidneys are the seat of Will-Power (Zhi).
Treatment Principle
Nourish Yin, strengthen the Kidneys and firm Will-Power.
Acupuncture
General Prescription
KI-3 Taixi, LU-7 Lieque, KI-6 Zhaohai, Ren-4 Guanyuan, SP-6 Sanyinjiao, BL-23 Shenshu,
BL-52 Zhishi, Du-20 Baihui. All with reinforcing method, no moxa.
Explanation