Yin and Yang Deficiency

Star

阴阳两虚 (Yīn Yáng Liǎng Xū)

Combined

Tongue

Pale or pale-red, thin

Pulse

Deep, weak, or thin

Key Symptoms

Night sweats plus cold limbsLow-back weaknessMixed empty-heat and empty-cold signsFatigue; poor recovery

Overview

Both sides of the Kidney axis are empty. Mixed heat and cold.

Differentiate from

  • True Heat / False Cold (crimson dry tongue, rapid pulse)

Etiology

Long illness, aging, over-treatment of one side only, menopause.

Treatment Principle

Tonify Yin and Yang together, weighting the side that is more empty.

Representative formulas. Er Xian Tang; Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan plus Yin herbs; Dihuang-based formulas plus Lu Jiao or Xian Mao cautiously.

Representative points. KI-3, REN-4, DU-4, BL-23, SP-6.

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