Cold hands and feet, sweaty head

In fact, we can judge people's physical health status from some of the symptoms they show. For example, some people may have cold hands and feet, but their heads sweat more, which reflects some physical problems. People should understand why their hands and feet are cold and their heads are sweaty, so that they can have a better understanding of their physical health and make better adjustments based on their personal circumstances.

Cold hands and feet are manifestations of kidney yang deficiency, and sweating on the head is also a symptom of yang deficiency. The head is the meeting point of all yang, and the human body's yang energy gathers at the Baihui point on the top of the head.

Kidney Yang Deficiency

Kidney yang deficiency is a term in Traditional Chinese Medicine. A type of deficiency-cold syndrome caused by kidney yang deficiency, loss of warming function, and loss of qi transformation is called kidney yang deficiency syndrome. It is mostly caused by factors such as yang deficiency, kidney deficiency due to aging, kidney damage due to long-term illness, and excessive sexual intercourse.

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the kidney governs water, and that kidney yang has a gasification and evaporation effect on water. If the kidney yang is insufficient and the gasification and evaporation are weak, symptoms such as clear and long urination will appear. Therefore, kidney yang deficiency syndrome involves pathological changes in the kidneys. Kidney deficiency is mostly a long-term accumulation of diseases. Do not rush to achieve results and use tonic medicines, or use kidney-tonifying and aphrodisiac drugs with unknown ingredients. Instead, you should slowly adjust the condition. Kidney Yang is also called Yuan Yang, True Yang, and True Fire. The root of the twelve meridians and the innate foundation lies in the kidneys. The kidney and the life gate are originally of the same energy, and are the hub of the rise and fall of yin and yang in the human body. Kidney Yang controls the Yang energy of the whole body. If the fire is weakened, symptoms of Yang deficiency will appear one after another.

Kidney yang deficiency is related to the neuroendocrine immune system (NEIS) in modern medicine. Kidney yang deficiency syndrome has functional disorders in different links and degrees in the hypothalamus-pituitary-target gland (adrenal cortex, thyroid, gonads, thymus) axis, and the main pathogenesis is the regulatory dysfunction of the hypothalamus (or higher centers).

Causes

There are four main reasons for kidney yang deficiency:

1. Yang deficiency

Involvement of kidney yang deficiency;

2. Old age and kidney deficiency

Kidney Yang deficiency

3. Long-term illness damages the kidneys

Kidney Yang deficiency;

4. Excessive sexual intercourse

Damages kidney yang.

Clinical manifestations

The clinical manifestations of kidney yang deficiency include: fatigue, lack of energy, low vitality, easy fatigue; fear of cold, cold limbs (even in summer in severe cases), heavy body; sore waist and knees, cold pain in the waist and back, weak tendons and bones; sexual dysfunction, impotence, premature ejaculation, susceptibility to prostatitis, etc.; clear and long urination, residual urine, less urine or frequent urination at night; hearing loss or tinnitus; memory loss, drowsiness, nightmares, spontaneous sweating; susceptibility to low back pain, joint pain, etc.; susceptibility to osteoporosis, cervical spondylosis, lumbar spondylosis, etc.; shortness of breath, cough, wheezing and sputum; diarrhea at dawn, or constipation; edema of the body, especially below the waist, and edema of the lower limbs; traction on the lower abdomen and testicular swelling and pain, or scrotal contraction, which is more severe when it is cold and relieved when it is hot; hair falls out easily and turns gray prematurely; body is fat or thin; reflected on the face as dull or dark.

The clinical manifestations of kidney yang deficiency can be summarized into ten aspects:

1. Weakness and pain in the waist and knees is caused by the deficiency of kidney yang which cannot warm the waist and bones;

2. Male impotence and premature ejaculation, female uterine cold and infertility are due to insufficient kidney yang, weak life gate fire, and decreased reproductive function;

3. Chronic diarrhea, indigestion, and diarrhea at dawn are caused by the decline of the fire in the gate of life, the fire cannot generate earth, and the spleen fails to function properly;

4. Frequent urination, clear and long urination, and frequent urination at night are due to the kidney controlling urination and defecation, insufficient kidney yang, and bladder gasification disorder;

5. Swelling below the waist is caused by water retention in the body and overflowing into the skin;

6. Dark and dull complexion due to excessive deficiency of kidney yang and turbid yin permeating the skin;

7. Fear of cold and cold limbs, why is it that the lower limbs are cold? It is because the yang deficiency cannot warm the skin;

8. Mental depression is caused by insufficient Yang Qi, and the mind is unable to be excited;

9. Pale complexion and dizziness are caused by the inability of Qi and blood to flow to the clear orifices;

10. A pale, plump tongue with white coating and a deep, weak and slow pulse are all signs of yang deficiency.

Treat according to syndrome differentiation

Symptoms: soreness and pain in the waist and knees; impotence and premature ejaculation in men, infertility due to uterine cold in women; fear of cold and cold limbs, edema, especially below the waist and in the lower limbs; pale complexion, dizziness; dark and dull complexion, frequent urination, clear and long urination, frequent urination at night; pale, fat tongue with white coating, and weak and slow pulse.

General treatment principle for kidney yang deficiency: warm and tonify kidney yang. Main prescription: Jinkui Shenqi Pills;

Treatment principle for diarrhea due to kidney deficiency: warm the kidney and stop diarrhea. Main prescription: Si Shen Wan;

Treatment principle for kidney deficiency and water retention: warm the kidney and promote diuresis. Main prescription: Zhenwu Decoction.

Commonly used Chinese medicine: deer antler, aconite, cinnamon twig, white atractylodes, licorice, astragalus, white peony root, poria, cornus officinalis, yam, psoralea corylifolia, wolfberry, dodder seed, cordyceps sinensis, sea dragon, seahorse, etc.

It should be pointed out that although kidney yang, kidney yin, kidney qi and kidney essence are different, they are inseparable. The kidneys store the acquired and acquired essence, and the kidney essence is transformed into kidney Qi. The one that has the effects of warming, stimulating, exciting, vaporizing, sealing and restraining yin and cold on the body is called kidney yang, also known as original yang, true yang and true fire; the one that has the effects of nourishing, calming, shaping and restraining excessive yang and heat on the body is called kidney yin, also known as original yin, true yin and true water. Kidney Yang can promote the body's metabolism, namely the process of gasification, promote the generation of essence, blood, body fluids and convert them into energy, accelerate the process of various physiological activities of the body, increase heat production, and invigorate the spirit; Kidney Yin inhibits or slows down the body's excessive metabolic process, reduces the conversion of essence, blood, body fluids into energy, slows down the process of various physiological activities of the body, relatively reduces heat production, and causes Qi to gather and form essence, blood, body fluids, and the spirit tends to be tranquil and inward. The two are opposite and complementary, and together regulate and control the functional activities of the human body's internal organs and the metabolic process of essence, blood, body fluids.

According to the Yin-Yang theory of traditional Chinese medicine, Yin and Yang are infinitely divisible. The kidneys store the essence of the prenatal and postnatal periods. Essence is Yin, so it is called Yin essence. Qi is Yang, so it is called Yang Qi. Together they are called Yin Essence and Yang Qi. Kidney essence belongs to Yin essence, and Yin essence can be further divided into Yin and Yang, and further divided into Yang essence in Yin essence and Yin essence in Yin essence. When the Yang essence in the Yin essence is deficient, symptoms such as soreness in the waist and knees, weak waist and spine, bone soreness and fatigue, and easy fatigue will appear. When the Yin essence in the Yin essence is deficient, symptoms such as soreness in the waist and knees, heel pain, dry mouth, thirst, insomnia and dreaminess will appear. When the Yang essence in the Yin essence is deficient, it is often closely related to kidney Yang deficiency, and when the Yin essence in the Yin essence is deficient, it is often closely related to kidney Yin deficiency. Therefore, when the kidney yang is deficient, in addition to the symptoms of fear of cold, there are often symptoms such as low back and knee pain, weak waist and spine, bone soreness and fatigue, and easy fatigue. When the kidney yin is deficient, in addition to the symptoms of yin deficiency and dryness, there are often symptoms such as low back and knee pain, heel pain, dry mouth and tongue, and thirst.

Among the kidney-tonifying Chinese medicines, sea dragon, gecko, deer antler, epimedium, Cistanche, actinolite, Cynomorium songaricum, leek seed, antler glue, Eucommia ulmoides, Morinda officinalis, Drynaria fortunei, Cibotium barbarum, Curculigo orchioides, etc. have the effects of warming the kidney yang and benefiting the yang essence (the yang essence among the yin essence). Rehmannia root, processed Polygonum multiflorum, wolfberry, tortoise shell glue, Ligustrum lucidum, etc. have the effects of nourishing kidney yin and benefiting the yin essence (the yin essence among the yin essence). Therefore, when replenishing the kidney essence for those who are deficient in kidney essence, we must distinguish between yin and yang and choose appropriate Chinese medicinal materials for tonic.

Generally speaking, kidney yang deficiency has a greater impact on people than kidney yin deficiency. In the human body, yang is dominant and yin is subordinate, and yin and yang are mutually rooted. Kidney yang deficiency and kidney yin deficiency are not completely separate. Clinically, whether it is kidney yin deficiency or kidney yang deficiency, if the deficiency reaches a certain degree, the yin will often damage the yang, or the yang will damage the yin. Therefore, long-term kidney yang deficiency will cause symptoms of kidney yin deficiency. So when replenishing kidney yang, it is necessary to replenish kidney yin at the same time, so as to seek yang in yin; and when replenishing kidney yin, one cannot simply use only kidney yin replenishing drugs.

Differential Diagnosis

1. Observe the tongue

For those with Yin deficiency, the tongue is red, thin, and has little or thin coating; for those with Yang deficiency, the tongue is pale and tender, fat, and has white and thick coating.

2. Observe the spirit

Those with Yin deficiency are hot and restless and easily get angry; those with Yang deficiency are afraid of cold, have cold limbs, are short of breath and lazy to speak, are depressed, tired, and love to cry.

3. Observe cold and heat

People with Yin deficiency are afraid of heat, sweat hotly, and have hot palms; people with Yang deficiency are afraid of cold, sweat coldly, and have cold hands and feet.

4. Observe the pain

Those with Yin deficiency will have persistent lower back pain; those with Yang deficiency will have cold pain in the lower back, which will be aggravated by cold.

5. Observe the complexion

People with Yin deficiency have red cheekbones and crimson eyelids; people with Yang deficiency have a dull, pale face.

prevention

The principle of nourishing kidney yang deficiency can be based on syndrome differentiation and treatment, and different medicated foods can be given to regulate the body according to the specific type. Conditioning and treatment can be carried out by warming and tonifying the kidney yang, nourishing the kidney yin, replenishing the kidney essence, invigorating qi and tonifying the kidney, and tonifying the kidney and consolidating essence.

Medicinal Diet for Warming and Nourishing Kidney Yang

Braised dog meat with ginger and aconite: cooked aconite slices, dog meat, ginger, vegetable oil, garlic and onion in appropriate amounts. Wash the dog meat and cut it into small pieces; simmer the ginger and set aside. Put the cooked aconite slices into a casserole, simmer for 2 hours, then put in the dog meat, garlic and ginger, add appropriate amount of water and stew until the meat is tender. Efficacy: Nourishes kidney yang. It is suitable for yang deficiency syndromes such as impotence, frequent urination at night, chills and cold limbs. It is also suitable for patients with chronic bronchitis and chronic nephritis who are diagnosed with kidney yang deficiency according to traditional Chinese medicine.

Lamb stewed with sea cucumber: Lamb has the effect of warming the kidney and strengthening yang. Sea cucumber is a seafood food. It is rich in nutrients such as protein, crude fat, carbohydrates, amino acids, calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine, vitamins, etc., and the cholesterol content is almost zero. Moreover, the meat of sea cucumber is tender and elastic, and tastes delicious and refreshing, making it an excellent tonic. Sea cucumber can nourish the kidney and strengthen yang, replenish qi and nourish yin, and is suitable for people with deficiency of essence and blood, and constipation due to yin deficiency. In the cold winter, mutton and sea cucumber soup made with sea cucumber and mutton is easy to make, delicious and very suitable for tonic consumption.