Kidney deficiency and kidney yang deficiency have different scopes of definition. Kidney deficiency is a collective term for the syndromes of kidney yang deficiency, kidney yin deficiency and kidney qi deficiency, while kidney yang deficiency only refers to the deficiency of kidney yang qi.
1. Kidney deficiency: It is a collective term for kidney yang deficiency, kidney yin deficiency, kidney qi deficiency, and kidney essence deficiency, of which kidney qi deficiency includes the two types of evidence of kidney not holding qi and kidney qi not being solid. It may be caused by congenital insufficiency, excessive intercourse and other factors. According to the different types of evidence, the specific performance of the patient is also different.
2. Kidney Yang Deficiency: also known as “Failure of fire at the gate of life (weakness of kidney yang, reduced function of warming and promoting the movement of qi and blood)”, which refers to the deficiency of yang qi in the kidneys, and the reduced function of promoting and warming. This results in cold pain in the waist and knees, impotence and spermatorrhea, diarrhea at dawn, and lack of warmth in the limbs. It should be treated with medicines that warm and tonify kidney yang, such as Right Angelica Pill.
If there is any discomfort, patients are advised to go to the hospital in time to clarify the specific type of evidence and then use the medication under the guidance of the doctor.