Kidney deficiency is categorized into kidney qi deficiency, kidney yin deficiency and kidney yang deficiency, which can be regulated by taking Chinese medicines such as Dazhongyuan Decoction, Zuogui Pill and Ruogui Pill for identification.
Patients with Kidney Qi deficiency show signs of mental fatigue (mental exhaustion and physical weakness), soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, frequent and clear urination, and scanty leukorrhea. Treatment is with Great Tonic Yuan Decoction, including ginseng, Chinese yam, roasted licorice, eucommia, cornelian cherry, ripened rhizome, wolfberry and angelica.
Patients with Kidney Yin deficiency manifested with lumbago, spermatorrhea, impotence of both feet, dizziness, tinnitus, or even deafness, dry mouth, sore throat, and zygomatic redness (reddish color of cheeks and zygomatic bones). Treatment is with Zuo Gui Wan, including Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Fructus Lycii, Fructus Gastrodiae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Fructus Cuscutae.
Patients with Kidney-Yang deficiency presenting with lower back pain, spermatorrhea, impotence, polyuria or incontinence, pallor, coldness, cold limbs, dysuria (clear and thin stools mixed with undigested food), or wu wei diarrhea (diarrhea before dawn). Treatment with Right Angelica Pills, including by Radix Pseudostellariae, Cinnamomum Cassiae, Deer Horn Gum, Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Fructus Lycii, Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum, Eucommia Ulmoides, Semen Cuscutae, Radix Angelicae Sinensis.
Adverse effects and contraindications of the above drugs are not known. If you have a related condition, it is recommended to treat under the guidance of a professional physician to identify the symptoms, and not blindly self-medication.