Excessive heat in the yin phrase is defined as a condition in which the body temperature of the women is higher than normal. It can be caused either by deficiency of yin or excessive yang in the body, leading to shortened yin phrase. In this article, we will discuss excess heat cause of shortened yin phrase due to kidney yin deficiency.
I. Symptoms of excess heat pattern
1. Lower abdomen pain
Lower abdominal pain may be caused by liver function in blood formation and spleen in transporting the blood to the abnormal region, since heat accumulated in the lower abdominal region, it causes abnormal function of spleen, leading to blood stagnation in the abdomen cramps and pain.
2. Red tongue
Since kidney is responsible in regulating the fluid metabolism, eating hot and spicy food may cause kidney yin deficiency, leading to distorting the kidney function in moistening and lowering the fluids levels in the body, resulting in red tongue.
3. Dark urine
Since spleen is important in transporting fluid in the body, heat causes abnormal function of spleen, thus decreasing the function of kidney in urinary secretion, leading to dark urine.
4. Etc.
II. Causes
1. Intake of spicy foods
Intake of spicy and hot foods may increase the body temperature that depletes the internal yin and causes liver's heat to rise and affects the normal function of nervous system in information transmitting between themselves and gland, leading stress, anxiety and emotional and physical stress.
2. Kidney yin deficiency
Kidney yin deficiency causes abnormal function of kidney in regulating the fluids the body tissues, leading to abnormal water retention in the body.
3. Infection or inflammation
Infection or inflammation caused by invasion of bacteria and virus due to weakening immune system in guarding our body from foreign substances, causing heat pattern in the body that affects the kidney yin, leading to its inability to support the normal function of uterus, thus increasing the risk of uterus contraction.
4. Spleen qi deficiency
If spleen qi is deficiency, it causes the inability of kidney function in fluid distribution, leading to generating of heat.
5. Etc.
III. Treatments
1. Herb
a) Chinese angelica roots (Dong qui)
It is one of most effective blood tonic herb. Whenever there are qi deficiency, it also causes blood deficiency.
b) Gypsum (Shigao)
It is one of the good herb used in clearing heat, draining fire and excessive thirst.
c) Anemarrhena Rhizome (Zhimu)
clear heat, drain fire – high fever in lung and stomach, irritability, thirst -nourish yin, moisten Anemarrhena Rhizome has been used in TCM to clear heat, drain fire and dryness for liver and kidney due to yin deficiency.
d) Trichosanthes root (Tianhuafen)
Trichosanthes root has the ability to drain lung heat, moisten lung dryness and drains heat by generating fluids.
e) Reed root (Lugen)
Reed root is also used to clear heat, generate fluids and treat high fever, irritability and thirst.
f) Etc.
2. Acupuncture
Suggested acupuncture points
a) SP10 (Xue hai)
b) LI11 (Qu chi)
c) UB17 (Ge shu)
d) Etc.
3. Foods
a) Cucumber
b) Apple
c) Barley
d) Chicken egg white
e) Avoid intake of hot and spy foods
f) Etc.
I. Symptoms of excess heat pattern
1. Lower abdomen pain
Lower abdominal pain may be caused by liver function in blood formation and spleen in transporting the blood to the abnormal region, since heat accumulated in the lower abdominal region, it causes abnormal function of spleen, leading to blood stagnation in the abdomen cramps and pain.
2. Red tongue
Since kidney is responsible in regulating the fluid metabolism, eating hot and spicy food may cause kidney yin deficiency, leading to distorting the kidney function in moistening and lowering the fluids levels in the body, resulting in red tongue.
3. Dark urine
Since spleen is important in transporting fluid in the body, heat causes abnormal function of spleen, thus decreasing the function of kidney in urinary secretion, leading to dark urine.
4. Etc.
II. Causes
1. Intake of spicy foods
Intake of spicy and hot foods may increase the body temperature that depletes the internal yin and causes liver's heat to rise and affects the normal function of nervous system in information transmitting between themselves and gland, leading stress, anxiety and emotional and physical stress.
2. Kidney yin deficiency
Kidney yin deficiency causes abnormal function of kidney in regulating the fluids the body tissues, leading to abnormal water retention in the body.
3. Infection or inflammation
Infection or inflammation caused by invasion of bacteria and virus due to weakening immune system in guarding our body from foreign substances, causing heat pattern in the body that affects the kidney yin, leading to its inability to support the normal function of uterus, thus increasing the risk of uterus contraction.
4. Spleen qi deficiency
If spleen qi is deficiency, it causes the inability of kidney function in fluid distribution, leading to generating of heat.
5. Etc.
III. Treatments
1. Herb
a) Chinese angelica roots (Dong qui)
It is one of most effective blood tonic herb. Whenever there are qi deficiency, it also causes blood deficiency.
b) Gypsum (Shigao)
It is one of the good herb used in clearing heat, draining fire and excessive thirst.
c) Anemarrhena Rhizome (Zhimu)
clear heat, drain fire – high fever in lung and stomach, irritability, thirst -nourish yin, moisten Anemarrhena Rhizome has been used in TCM to clear heat, drain fire and dryness for liver and kidney due to yin deficiency.
d) Trichosanthes root (Tianhuafen)
Trichosanthes root has the ability to drain lung heat, moisten lung dryness and drains heat by generating fluids.
e) Reed root (Lugen)
Reed root is also used to clear heat, generate fluids and treat high fever, irritability and thirst.
f) Etc.
2. Acupuncture
Suggested acupuncture points
a) SP10 (Xue hai)
b) LI11 (Qu chi)
c) UB17 (Ge shu)
d) Etc.
3. Foods
a) Cucumber
b) Apple
c) Barley
d) Chicken egg white
e) Avoid intake of hot and spy foods
f) Etc.
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