Kidney

Question 1

Dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo, poor memory

Answer 1

Kidney Yin Xu

Deficient Kidney Yin fails to produce
enough Marrow to fill the Brain causing dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo and poor memory.

Question 2

dry mouth and throat at night, constipation with dry stools, dark scanty urine

Answer 2

Kidney Yin Xu

Yin deficiency leads to a lack of Body Fluids causing dry mouth and throat at night, dry stools and scanty dark urine.

Question 3

night sweats

Answer 3

Kidney Yin Xu

Night sweating is due to deficient Yin failing to hold Defensive (Wei) Qi in the body at night so that the precious Yin nutritive essences come out in the form of sweat.

Question 4

nocturnal emissions, urination at night, infertility, premature ejaculation, tiredness

Answer 4

Kidney Yin Xu

Nocturnal emissions are due to
Kidney Jing Deficiency

Question 5

Sore and achy lower back which is worse in the afternoon and evening, ache in bones

Answer 5

Kidney Yin Xu

Lower backache and ache in bones are because the Kidney Jing fails to
nourish the bones. With Kidney Yin Xu, symptoms are worse in the afternoon and evening.

Question 6

lassitude, depression

Answer 6

Kidney Yin Xu

Depression and lassitude are due to the Will (Zhi) being weak

Question 7

slight anxiety

Answer 7

Kidney Yin Xu

slight anxiety is
caused by Empty Heat which results from Yin deficiency

Question 8

5-palm heat, feeling of heat in the afternoon and evening, thirst

Answer 8

General signs of heat from Yin Xu

Question 9

hardness of hearing

Answer 9

Kidney Yin Xu

Kidneys open in the ears

Question 10

inappropriate fear

Answer 10

Kidney Yin Xu

Fear is the emotion associated with the Kidneys and Kidney pathology can cause an imbalance in fear

Question 11

Lower backache which is worse when cold or tired, feeling cold, weak legs and knees, Cold back and knees

Answer 11

Kidney Yang Xu

Most symptoms are due to Kidney Yang deficiency. Fire of Gate of Life (Ming Men) fails to warm the body causing all cold symptoms.

Question 12

impotence, premature, ejaculation,

Answer 12

Kidney Yang Xu

All sexual and gynaecological symptoms are due to deficient Yang failing to warm and nourish the Essence.

Question 13

abundant clear urination, urination at night, oedema of the legs

Answer 13

Kidney Yang Xu

Kidney Yang failing to transform fluids
results in abundant, clear urination and oedema of the legs.

Question 14

Poor appetite, loose stools

Answer 14

Kidney Yang Xu

Loose stools and poor appetite are due
to the Spleen Yang not being nourished by the Kidneys.

Question 15

inappropriate fear, apathy

Answer 15

Kindney Yang Xu

Fear is the emotion associated with the Kidneys and Kidney pathology can cause an imbalance in fear

Question 16

bright white complexion, , , infertility in women,

Answer 16

Kidney Yang Xu

Typical of Yang Xu. Deficient Yang fails to move blood to warm the face

Question 17

lethargy

Answer 17

Kidney Yang Xu

Question 18

infertility in women, low sperm count in men

Answer 18

Kidney Yang Xu

Question 19

Key symptoms:
AccompanYing symptoms: Lower backache, weak knees, , nocturnal emissions without dreams,
premature ejaculation, spermatorrhoea, prolapse of uterus, a dragging-down feeling in the lower
abdomen, recurrent miscarriage.

Answer 19

This syndrome results from Kidney Yang being deficient, the Original (Yuan) Qi being
deficient and Kidney Qi sinking. The Kidneys control
the two lower orifices and therefore deficiency leads to “leaking” symptoms (of vaginal discharge or
sperm). Leaking symptoms also due to weak Yuan Qi not being able to hold in fluids and sperm.

Question 20

Dribbling after urination, abundant urination, chronic vaginal discharge, clear frequent urination, weak-stream
urination, incontinence of urine, enuresis, urination at night

Answer 20

All urinary symptoms result from Kidney Qi and Yuan Qi being
deficient and unable to support the Bladder in its function of transforming Qi.