A quick reference manual on nourishing and tonifying the kidney in traditional Chinese medicine

The main methods of nourishing the kidney, strengthening yang and nourishing the kidney are the following: 1. Adequate rest and adequate sleep can promote the metabolism of blood and qi, and also protect kidney qi. It has great benefits for patients with renal failure. Therefore, there is no need to develop the habit of staying up late. 2. The couple's sexual life should be moderate. Too much physical activity will damage the qi, so it is important to pay attention to the couple's sexual life in moderation. 3. Exercise regularly, rub your palms together to warm them up, and massage your waist left and right until you feel the breeze. It can nourish the kidney, strengthen yang and absorb qi. Also, protect your feet.

There are mainly the following ways to nourish the kidney: 1. Do appropriate exercise. You can rub your hands together and put them on your waist every day, rubbing and pressing back and forth 20 times. It can help nourish the kidney, strengthen yang and absorb qi. 2. Maintain adequate sleep. Sufficient sleep will ensure sufficient blood and qi, and it also plays a role in maintaining kidney qi. 3. Diet can also nourish the kidneys and strengthen yang, for example, often eat some black foods, also amaranth, walnut kernels, lobster, etc. 4. Drink water regularly. Drinking water can properly excrete toxins from the body and relieve the pressure on the kidneys.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, kidneys are innate to humans, so nourishing kidney function can enhance immunity, resist disease and prevent disease, which is very necessary. The kidneys store essence and promote development; they control reproduction, and if the kidney essence is sufficient, the reproduction function is normal; the kidney is the waist, and if the kidney qi and yin are insufficient, symptoms such as low back pain and weak legs will appear; the kidneys control water, and if the kidney essence is not controlled, systemic edema will appear; the kidneys control air, and if the kidney essence is insufficient, symptoms such as shortness of breath and more exhalation than inhalation will appear.

Therefore, it is necessary to nourish the kidney, strengthen yang and protect the kidney. First of all, you should have a light diet, regular work and rest schedule, and moderate sexual life. The kidney function should be relatively black. You can choose to take black mulberry, fungus, black sesame powder, black beans, etc. for nourishing the kidney and strengthening yang. Different medicines can be selected according to the different needs of warming and tonifying the kidney yang. For nourishing yin, you can choose Zuogui Pills, Zhibai Dihuang Pills, Liuwei Dihuang Pills, etc. For nourishing yang, you can choose Yougui Pills, and for nourishing both yin and yang, you can choose Dihuang Yinzi.