Yin deficiency and Yang deficiency can be recognized by different clinical manifestations, which need to be judged by a doctor after an interview.
1. Yin deficiency: Yin deficiency is caused by insufficient Yin fluid. Clinical manifestations of Yin deficiency are hot flashes and night sweats (abnormal sweating after going to sleep, but sweating stops after waking up), afternoon zygomatic redness (reddening of cheeks and zygomatic bones), dryness of the throat and the mouth, five heartburns and heat (warmth of the palms of the hands and the hearts of the feet, and a feeling of heart and chest irritation and heat), and a red tongue with little or no coating, etc. Yang deficiency: Yang deficiency is caused by insufficient Yang qi.
2. Yang deficiency: Yang deficiency is caused by the lack of yang qi, the clinical manifestations of yang deficiency are mainly cold limbs, pale face, pale tongue with white moss, and slow pulse with qi deficiency, etc., in which the spleen yang deficiency can be seen in the abdominal pain (persistent mild abdominal pain), do not think of food, loose stools (stools are thin and not shaped), or even complete the grain does not dissolve (stools have more undigested food) or swelling of limbs, etc..
Whether it is yin or yang deficiency needs to be determined by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner in conjunction with the Four Diagnostic Examinations. If you feel unwell, please go to the hospital in time and have your doctor diagnose and treat you to avoid delays in your condition.