If kidneys fell to grasp and retain qi, it will cause abnormally uncontrollable fluid movement, and the qi does not flow upward to the lung, leading to respiratory problems, water retention and fluid stasis in the lower part of the body.
I. Symptoms
1. Fatigue
2. Shortness of breath
3. Asthma
4. Pale complexion
5. Blue lips
6. Spontaneous sweating; general aversion to cold
7. Cold extremities
8. Weak or sore lower back
9. Pale tongue with white coating
10 Weak, or floating and uprooted pulse
11. Amenorrhea
12. Profuse menstruation
13. Etc.
II. Causes
1. Kidney qi deficiency
Causes of kidney fails to grasp and retain qi is a extreme case of prolonged kidney qi deficiency, leading to failure of kidney in receiving and descending qi from the lung, resulting in interference with movement of blood in the blood vessels.
2. Cold and raw foods diet
Stomach is important to digest food when it enter the body. If stomach qi is deficiency or can not digestive food properly due to intake of raw foods or cold foods, etc. for a prolonged period of time, it will cause less qi to be converted, resulting in lessening the function of spleen in qi formation and distribution.
3. Spleen
After food is digested by the stomach, food qi and essences are absorbed by spleen. Intake of certain food and weakened parental qi will cause spleen qi deficiency that leads to not enough qi to perform its function in assisting liver and lung in qi distribution to the body.
4. Liver
Liver is vital in blood formation and moving blood yin in blood vessels. If lung qi is deficient, it causes sluggish liver qi in moving blood to warm the uterus, leading to blood stasis and cold uterus.
5. Etc
III. Treatments
A. With Herbs
Tonifying Kidney yang and qi
1. Bu Gu Zhi
Bu gu zhi is also known as psoralea fruit and used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating blockage of meridian kidney-Spleen. It tonifies the yang qi by increasing the kidney function in assisting the function of lung qi and the function of spleen in qi distribution.
2. Lu rong
Lu rong is also known as deer antler, deer antler velvet, it is a great herb that helps to reduce the blockage of the meridian liver and kidney. Since yang qi deficiency is also caused blood deficiency, improving the body yang by strengthening the liver's function in blood formation and kidney's function in fluid distribution, it reduces the yang deficiency in the body.
3. Ren shen (Ginseng)
Ren shen is considered as one of most powerful herbs in strengthening the original qi in the body. Besides improving the spleen function in qi absorption, thus reducing the symptoms of distended chest and abdomen cramps and pain, it also enhances the lung qi by moistening the channels.
Suggested acupuncture points
1. ST36 (Zu san li)
2. SP6 (San yin jiao)
3. KD3 (Tai xi)
4. LU9 (Tai yuan)
5. UB23 (Shenshu)
6. GV4 (Ming men)
7. CV4(Guan yang)
8. CV6 (Qi hai)
9. KD7 (Fu liu)
10.. UB52 (Zhi shi)
11. Etc.
C. With Foods
1. Radish
2. Squash
3. Turnip
4. Cherry
5. Lychi
6. Peach
7. Strawberry
8. Pistachio nuts
9. Lobster
10. Cinnamon bark
11. Fennel seed
12. Garlic,
13. Ginger
14. Peppermint
15. Sage
16. White pepper
17. Jasmine tea
18. Etc.
I. Symptoms
1. Fatigue
2. Shortness of breath
3. Asthma
4. Pale complexion
5. Blue lips
6. Spontaneous sweating; general aversion to cold
7. Cold extremities
8. Weak or sore lower back
9. Pale tongue with white coating
10 Weak, or floating and uprooted pulse
11. Amenorrhea
12. Profuse menstruation
13. Etc.
II. Causes
1. Kidney qi deficiency
Causes of kidney fails to grasp and retain qi is a extreme case of prolonged kidney qi deficiency, leading to failure of kidney in receiving and descending qi from the lung, resulting in interference with movement of blood in the blood vessels.
2. Cold and raw foods diet
Stomach is important to digest food when it enter the body. If stomach qi is deficiency or can not digestive food properly due to intake of raw foods or cold foods, etc. for a prolonged period of time, it will cause less qi to be converted, resulting in lessening the function of spleen in qi formation and distribution.
3. Spleen
After food is digested by the stomach, food qi and essences are absorbed by spleen. Intake of certain food and weakened parental qi will cause spleen qi deficiency that leads to not enough qi to perform its function in assisting liver and lung in qi distribution to the body.
4. Liver
Liver is vital in blood formation and moving blood yin in blood vessels. If lung qi is deficient, it causes sluggish liver qi in moving blood to warm the uterus, leading to blood stasis and cold uterus.
5. Etc
III. Treatments
A. With Herbs
Tonifying Kidney yang and qi
1. Bu Gu Zhi
Bu gu zhi is also known as psoralea fruit and used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating blockage of meridian kidney-Spleen. It tonifies the yang qi by increasing the kidney function in assisting the function of lung qi and the function of spleen in qi distribution.
2. Lu rong
Lu rong is also known as deer antler, deer antler velvet, it is a great herb that helps to reduce the blockage of the meridian liver and kidney. Since yang qi deficiency is also caused blood deficiency, improving the body yang by strengthening the liver's function in blood formation and kidney's function in fluid distribution, it reduces the yang deficiency in the body.
3. Ren shen (Ginseng)
Ren shen is considered as one of most powerful herbs in strengthening the original qi in the body. Besides improving the spleen function in qi absorption, thus reducing the symptoms of distended chest and abdomen cramps and pain, it also enhances the lung qi by moistening the channels.
4. Xi yang shen (American ginseng)
Besides promoting the lung and spleen qi, it also increases the digestive system in absorbing vital energy and reducing the heat causes of qi stagnation by moistening the all qi transportation channels.
5. Etc.
B.With acupunctureSuggested acupuncture points
1. ST36 (Zu san li)
2. SP6 (San yin jiao)
3. KD3 (Tai xi)
4. LU9 (Tai yuan)
5. UB23 (Shenshu)
6. GV4 (Ming men)
7. CV4(Guan yang)
8. CV6 (Qi hai)
9. KD7 (Fu liu)
10.. UB52 (Zhi shi)
11. Etc.
C. With Foods
1. Radish
2. Squash
3. Turnip
4. Cherry
5. Lychi
6. Peach
7. Strawberry
8. Pistachio nuts
9. Lobster
10. Cinnamon bark
11. Fennel seed
12. Garlic,
13. Ginger
14. Peppermint
15. Sage
16. White pepper
17. Jasmine tea
18. Etc.
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