KD Yin Deficiency
Causes • Chronic illness • Overwork • Excessive sexual activity • Depletion of body fluids • Blood loss • Misuse of Kidney Yang tonics Soreness of the lumbar region Weakness of the knees Dizziness, vertigo Tinnitus Insomnia with excessive dreams Abnormal, frequent erections
Male causes of infertility
KD Yang/Yin Deficiency
Damp Heat accumulation
Qi and Blood Stagnation
KD essence deficiency
KD Yang deficiency
• Soreness of the back • Cold knees • Sensation of cold in the back • Aversion to cold • Dizziness, Lassitude • Pallor or dark face • Erectile dysfunction • Infertility, Cold uterus in women • Prolonged diarrhea, 5 am diarrhea (“Cock crow’s diarrhea)” • Pitting edema especially below the lumbar region • Abdominal distention • Copious clear urination • Decreased libido Tongue - Pale, wet, flabby Pulses - Deep and weak
HT Qi Stagnation
• Palpitations • Anxiety, Insomnia • More severe cases may include: • Hysteria • Extreme neurosis • Irregular ovulation • Anovulation • Amenorrhea Tongue - May have a red tip Pulses - Choppy, tight or thready
LV Qi Stagnation
• Hypochondriac pain • Abdominal distention and pain • Migrating pain • Distention of the breasts/chest • Sighing • Sensation of “plum seed qi” in the throat • Lumps or masses along the channel • Emotional depression and moodiness, Frustration, irritability, anger • Anorexia • Nausea, belching, poor digestion • Sour regurgitation and vomiting • Epigastric pain and distention, borborygmus, loose stools • Jaundice, bitter taste in mouth • PMS: distention of the breasts and lower abdomen • Irregular menses, amenorrhea • Infertility Tongue - Normal or light purple Pulses - Wiry
Blood Stagnation
• Menstrual flow clots • Endometriosis • Uterine fibroids • Polyps • Ovarian cysts • Sharp, stabbing pain • Masses in uterus or abdomen • Infertility Tongue - Purplish hue or dome purple spots Pulses - Choppy or tight
Phlegm Damp Accumulation
• Fallopian tube dysfunction • Polycystic ovaries • Obesity • Lethargy • Heaviness sensations in the body • Infertility Tongue - Thick, greasy coating Pulses - Strong and slippery
KD Yang Deficiency (M)
KD Yin Deficiency (M)
* Increased libido
Damp Heat Accumulation (M)
Qi and Blood Stagnation (M)