Weakness of the lower limbs can be referred to the relevant contents of the “impotence syndrome” of Chinese medicine, based on the different types of liver and kidney deficiencies, weakness of the spleen and stomach, dampness and heat infiltration, lung heat and fluid injury (heat in the lungs, which continues to deplete the body’s fluid), and stasis of the veins and collaterals, and so on, to identify and apply the treatment.
1. Liver and kidney deficiency: Due to liver and kidney deficiency and loss of nourishment of tendons and veins, the lower limbs become impotent and weak, and the treatment mainly focuses on tonifying the liver and kidney, nourishing yin and clearing away heat, and the treatment formula can be Tiger Submarine Pill with additions and subtractions.
2. Weakness of the spleen and stomach: due to the deficiency of the spleen can not transport and transform the water and grain fluid, lack of source of qi and blood, sinews and veins are not nourished, so there is weakness of the lower limbs, the treatment is mainly based on tonifying the middle and benefiting the qi (treating qi deficiency by tonifying the spleen), strengthening the spleen to promote the clear, and the prescriptions can be chosen to tonify the middle and benefiting the qi soup with additions and subtractions.
3. Dampness-heat impregnation: As dampness-heat congests the tendons and veins, and Ying and Wei are obstructed, weakness of the lower limbs occurs. The treatment mainly focuses on clearing away heat and removing dampness, and facilitating the meridians and veins, and the formula chooses to add flavored Ermiao San to make additions and subtractions.
4. Lung heat and fluid injury: due to lung dryness and fluid injury, the five organs begin to moisten, and the tendons and veins are not nourished, so there is weakness of the lower limbs, the treatment mainly focuses on clearing heat and moistening dryness and nourishing yin and generating fluids, and the formula can be chosen to clear the dryness and save the lungs with additions and subtractions of lung soup.
5. Stasis in the veins and channels: due to qi deficiency and blood stasis, the meridians are blocked and not nourished, so there is weakness in the lower limbs, the treatment mainly focuses on benefiting qi and nourishing yin, activating blood circulation and removing blood stasis, and the formula chooses to tonify the yang and restore the five soup with additions and subtractions.
Weakness of the lower limbs is recommended to consult a professional doctor in time. The above medicines should be taken under the guidance of a professional doctor.