Seminal Emission, Nocturnal Emission + Spermatorrhea

Question 1

What are the two types of seminal emission?

Answer 1

Nocturnal emission and spermatorrhea.

Question 2

Is occasional seminal emission considered pathological in adult males?

Answer 2

No, it is not pathological for both unmarried and married adult males.

Question 3

What is nocturnal emission mainly due to?

Answer 3

Nocturnal emission is mainly due to overcontemplation or excessive sexual activities.

Question 4

What happens when there is disharmony between the heart and kidney?

Answer 4

When there is disharmony, the heart fire fails to descend and control the kidney water.

Question 5

What is the consequence of kidney water not ascending?

Answer 5

If kidney water cannot ascend, it cannot cool the heart fire.

Question 6

What disturbances lead to nocturnal emission?

Answer 6

KI Water Deficiency and HT Fire Excess disturb the essence, leading to nocturnal emission in dreams.

Question 7

The following are S/sx of __________.

Ejaculating spontaneously at night during dreaming, dizziness, palpitation, listlessness, lassitude, and scanty yellow urine
T: Red
P: Rapid + Thready

Answer 7

Disharmony of KI + HT

Question 8

What are the main points treating nocturnal emission?

Answer 8

HT-7 + BL-15 + KI-3 + BL-52

Question 9

What is spermatorrhea?

Answer 9

Spermatorrhea is the involuntary discharge of seminal fluid.

Question 10

What are common causes of spermatorrhea?

Answer 10

It is usually due to damage of the deficient kidney after a prolonged illness, indulgent sexual activity, or stubborn nocturnal emission.

Question 11

How does kidney essence relate to spermatorrhea?

Answer 11

In exhaustion of the kidney essence, the loss of yin affects yang, leading to insufficient primary qi of the kidney.

Question 12

What happens when the kidney essence is exhausted?

Answer 12

The storage of essence fails and seminal fluid is discharged involuntarily.

Question 13

The following are S/sx of ________.

Frequent spermatorrhea at day or night, particularly if there is a desire for
sex, pallor, lassitude, listlessness
T: Pale
P: Deep + Thready + Weak

Answer 13

KI Can’t Consolidate Qi

Question 14

What are the main points for treating Spermatory?

Answer 14

BL-23 + KI-12 (0.5 cun from REN-3) + BL-52 + SP-6 + REN-4 + REN-6

Question 15

What is sperm an extension of?

Answer 15

KI Essence