The kidney essence is sufficient, slow aging Chinese medicine often says that “the kidney is the main reservoir of essence”, “essence” is equivalent to the body’s fixed assets. The kidney is the innate essence, that is to say, a considerable part of this fixed asset is given by parents, so some people are born with sufficient kidney essence, like the “rich second generation”, and some people are born weak. Regardless of the rich and poor, we must save, if the excessive spending, will be kidney deficiency. When it comes to “kidney deficiency”, many men will take the initiative to put this “hat” on themselves, but in fact, the kidneys are especially important for women. There are many manifestations of kidney deficiency in women. Kidney Yin deficiency can have symptoms such as insomnia and dreaminess, heat in the hands and feet, hot flashes and night sweats, dizziness and tinnitus, menstruation and even amenorrhea, with a red tongue with little coating and a thin pulse. Kidney Yang deficiency is manifested by cold hands and feet, white or dark face, mental discomfort, swelling, diarrhea, leucorrhea, infertility, low libido, clear and long urine, excessive nocturnal urination, etc. The tongue is pale and fat, and the pulse is fine. There are also symptoms such as soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, hair loss, gray hair, and memory loss that are difficult to classify as yin or yang deficiency, but can be seen as kidney essence deficiency. Aging in women in particular is closely related to kidney deficiency. Dull complexion, chloasma, early menopause, etc., all have causes of kidney essence deficiency. Men have more yang energy and relatively more relaxed liver energy, so the kidneys are basically tonic-based. Women are yin and slightly less draining. If the draining is unfavorable, they often have symptoms such as menstrual breast swelling, and in serious cases, it may lead to amenorrhea. Therefore, women should not only supplement the kidneys, but also pay attention to dredging. How to protect the kidney specifically? First of all, the work and rest should be regular, stay up late most hurt the kidneys; secondly, to relieve physical and mental stress, women should pay more attention to the mood, in order to make the liver and kidneys work in a coordinated manner; finally, do not have an excessive sex life. If you pay attention to these in life, the problem of kidney deficiency is still not solved, you can consider the appropriate tonic. Regardless of kidney yang deficiency, kidney yin deficiency, based on filling the kidney essence, shall choose some heavy and sticky drugs, such as Dihuang, Wolfberry, Aconite, Turtle Board Gum, sea cucumber, walnuts, etc.. It should be noted that kidney Yang deficiency is contraindicated purely with warm medicine, that is, on the basis of filling the kidney essence, with a little hot medicine is enough. Women should pay attention to the tone in addition to the supplement, one to dredge the liver, available angelica, white peony, Chen Pi, Citrus Aurantium, etc., to comb the qi away; the second is to pass the kidney, such as the role of the six flavors of Dihuang Pills in the Zexia. Women with kidney yin deficiency can also eat some meat jelly on a daily basis, and those with kidney yang deficiency can boil porridge with the right amount of deer horn gum. In short, meat skin jelly, gum, turtle plate gum and other animal gum are good foods to nourish the kidneys. ▲