What are the symptoms of liver and kidney deficiency?

We all know that the liver is the body's detoxification organ, and all toxins need to be filtered by the liver. The kidneys are also the metabolic organs of the human body. Our urine and endocrine functions are directly related to the kidneys. Therefore, the liver and kidneys are very important organs in the human body. If the liver and kidneys are damaged, the human body may suffer from insufficient essence and blood, and imbalance of yin and yang. What are the specific symptoms of liver and kidney deficiency?

Common diseases

Liver and kidney deficiency type impotence

Clinical manifestations: Slow onset, gradual weakness of limbs, especially in the lower limbs, soreness of waist and knees, inability to stand for long periods of time or even total inability to walk, or accompanied by vertigo, tinnitus, dry tongue and pharynx, spermatorrhea or enuresis, or menstrual disorders in women. The tongue is red with little coating, and the pulse is thready and rapid.

Treatment method: Nourish the liver and kidneys, nourish yin and clear away heat.

Commonly used prescriptions: Huqian Pills with modifications.

Commonly used Chinese medicines: Phellodendron chinense, tortoise shell, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Rehmannia root, tangerine peel, white peony root, Cynomorium songaricum, tiger bone (use dog bone instead, roasted), and dried ginger.

Acupuncture therapy: Upper limbs: Quchi, Hegu, cervical and chest Jiaji points; lower limbs: Futu, Zusanli, Yanglingquan, Sanyinjiao, waist Jiaji points.

Amenorrhea due to liver and kidney deficiency

Clinical manifestations: Over 16 years old but still without menstruation, or late menarche, sometimes amenorrhea, or after the menstrual cycle is established, the menstrual cycle is delayed, the menstrual volume decreases and gradually dies; or physical weakness, poor general development, incomplete development of secondary sexual characteristics, or soreness of waist and legs, dizziness, tinnitus, fatigue, frequent urination at night; pale tongue, thin white fur, deep and fine pulse.

Treatment method: Nourish the kidney and replenish Qi, regulate Chong and Ren.

Commonly used prescriptions: Jiajian Cistanche and Cuscuta australis pills with epimedium and placenta.

Commonly used Chinese medicine: Cistanche, Cuscuta australis, Rubus idaeus, Lycium barbarum, Viscum album, Rehmannia glutinosa, Angelica sinensis, Scorched Artemisia argyi, Epimedium, Placenta.

Acupuncture drainage method: Qihai, Sanyinjiao, Liver Shu, and Shen Shu.

Pathogenesis

Deficiency of liver and kidney, insufficiency of essence and blood, malnutrition of body organs, but no obvious signs of imbalance of yin and yang. Deficiency of liver and kidney essence and blood, and insufficiency of Chong and Ren meridians, will lead to scanty menstruation or even amenorrhea. Symptoms include dull white face, pale lips and nails, dizziness, tinnitus, dry eyes, blurred vision, palpitations and insomnia, frequent dreams and easy fright, irregular menstruation, oligomenorrhea, amenorrhea, low back pain and fatigue, fever in the five parts of the body, red tongue, and thin pulse. Further development of liver and kidney deficiency can lead to liver and kidney yin deficiency.