There is no action that has a definite effect on tonifying the kidneys, tonifying the kidneys requires evidence-based treatment. Kidney deficiency is divided into kidney yin deficiency, kidney yang deficiency, and kidney essence deficiency, etc. Treatment is based on nourishing yin to tonify the kidneys, warming yang to tonify the kidneys, and tonifying the kidneys to fill up the essence (replenishing the kidney’s essence), respectively.
Kidney-Yin deficiency is characterized by soreness of the waist and knees, insomnia, night sweating (abnormal sweating after going to sleep and stopping after waking up), dizziness, tinnitus, and five heartburns and heat (warmth of the hearts of the hands and feet, and self-consciousness of heart and chest heat). Those with kidney yin deficiency need to nourish yin and tonify the kidneys, which can be treated with medicines such as Liu Wei Di Huang Wan, Zhi Bai Di Huang Wan and Qi Ju Di Huang Wan.
Kidney-Yang deficiency is characterized by lumbar and knee soreness (a feeling of soreness and weakness in the waist and knees), coldness (fear of cold, cold extremities), dizziness, depression, pale, fat and white tongue, and a weak pulse. Those with kidney yang deficiency need to warm yang and tonify the kidneys, and can take medicines such as Gui Fu Di Huang Wan and Jin Gui Ren Qi Wan to regulate the condition.
Kidney essence deficiency is mostly seen in elderly men, which is characterized by soreness and weakness of waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, fatigue and forgetfulness, decreased sexual function, pale tongue with little moss, and weak pulse. Those with kidney essence deficiency need to replenish the kidneys and fill up the essence, and can take Wu Zi Diffractive Zong Pills to replenish the kidneys and benefit the essence.
When patients have symptoms related to kidney deficiency, they need to be adjusted under the guidance of a Chinese medicine practitioner, and avoid unauthorized use of medication, so as not to take the wrong medicine and delay the condition.