When it comes to "kidney deficiency", people's minds will always unconsciously associate "Liuwei Dihuang Pill", do you know? In fact, Liuwei Dihuang Pill was first derived from the "Jinkui Kidney Qi Pill" (i.e., Guifu Dihuang Pill) in the famous book "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases" by Zhang Zhongjing, the "medical saint".
People with kidney deficiency often manifest as backache and weak legs, tinnitus, deafness, hot hands and feet, irritation, frequent urination, fatigue, delayed menstruation, dysmenorrhea, amenorrhea, infertility......
Kidney deficiency is divided into kidney qi deficiency, kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency, and each syndrome type has its corresponding prescriptions and acupuncture points. Liuwei Dihuang Pill is suitable for patients with kidney yin deficiency. In our body, there is an acupuncture point that is the "Liuwei Dihuang Pill" that comes with the human body, which can also play a role in nourishing the kidneys without taking traditional Chinese medicine.
This acupuncture point is Taixi acupoint!
Taixi is the (original) acupoint of the Zushao Yin and Kidney Meridians, and it is the place where the Zushao Yin Meridian pulsates. The Taixi point is located in the ankle, the depression between the tip of the inner ankle and the Achilles tendon.
The kidneys are the foundation of the five organs, and if the yin fluid is insufficient, it cannot provide energy to other organs, and there will be a situation where the fire rises.
The magic of Taixi acupoint is that it can benefit the kidneys and replenish deficiency, nourish yin and reduce fire, regulate menstruation and dampness.
01. Gynecological andrology
The kidney is the foundation of innate nature and the source of growth and development. All diseases related to the kidneys, meridians, belts, fetuses, childbirth, lactation, and sperm can be regulated with Taixi as the main acupoint.
For example, spermatozoa, impotence, premature ejaculation, belt down, leakage, infertility, etc.
02. Urological diseases
The kidneys open in the front and back of the two yin, and the kidney qi is not solid, which will lead to frequent urination, enuresis, and diarrhea.
03. Insomnia
The heart is fire, and the gods are hidden. The heart is on fire, and God cannot keep it inward. The kidneys belong to water, and if water and fire cannot be combined, insomnia will occur.
Taixi acupoint can nourish the kidneys, clear the heart and calm the nerves, and help you sleep better.
04. Toothache
If the kidney yin is insufficient, the false fire will reach the head and face, and there will be head and face problems, with toothache being the most common.
05. Heel swelling and pain
Taixi is located in the ankle area, "where the acupuncture points are, the main treatment is within reach", using the proximal treatment effect of acupuncture points to regulate foot and ankle problems.
06. Cough
When the cough is newly started, the disease is located in the lungs, and the long-term cough does not heal and adjusts, and the kidneys are the majority. Taixi acupoint is the first acupoint to replenish the kidney, which can replenish kidney water and calm the five organs.
When kneading the Taixi acupoint, it is supplemented by the smooth, and the reverse is laxative. Light is supplemental, heavy is laxative. You can use acupressure, usually 5-10 minutes on one side.
When massage, we can use the thumb of the opposite hand to press and rub the Taixi acupoint, or we can use a massage stick or a smooth wooden stick to press and rub, paying attention to the strength must be soft, and it is advisable to feel the soreness.
Every day from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. when the kidney meridian is in season, massage the Taixi acupoint for 5-10 minutes at this time, which can achieve twice the result with half the effort.
In the Northern Song Dynasty, the imperial physician Cheng Qian Yi believed that the kidneys determined the growth and development of people, and emphasized that the tonic and laxative should be carried out at the same time. So starting from the "Jinkui Kidney Qi Pill", he created a famous prescription for nourishing kidney yin - Liuwei Dihuang Pill, which is composed of six flavors of Chinese medicine: Rehmannia, Cornus officinalis, Yam, Zexiao, Danpi and Poria cocos.
Note: Liuwei Dihuang Pill - more suitable for kidney yin deficiency
Typical symptoms of kidney yin deficiency: hot flashes and night sweats, irritability in the palms and feet, dry mouth and throat, sperm loss, dreams, premature ejaculation, etc.
Typical symptoms of kidney yang deficiency: soreness in the waist and knees, intolerance to fatigue, frequent fatigue, cold limbs, love of heat and fear of cold, etc.
Rehmannia Rehmannia: Nourishing the kidneys and filling the essence to nourish the kidney yin, it is the best medicine in the formula
Yam: Nourishing the spleen and stomach to benefit the spleen and yin, it is the medicine in the formula
Dogwood: Warm the liver and kidneys to nourish the liver and blood, is the medicine in the prescription
Ze Yuan, Danpi, Poria cocos are called three diarrheas, these three flavor drugs are laxatives, diarrhea dampness, flat its presidence, for adjuvants, is the symptom.
Radix: Drain the kidneys and promote dampness, and can prevent Rehmannia from being too greasy
Danpi: Cleanses the liver fire, and at the same time can restrict the astringent effect of dogwood
Poria cocos: dilutes the spleen and dampness, helps the spleen and stomach to be healthy
People who should not take Liuwei Dihuang Pills: