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Kidney Channel Flashcards

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What is the function of the Kidneys?

A 
Store essence 
Govern growth, birth and reproduction.
Govern pre-natal qi.
Produce marrow to fill the brain 
Control the bones
Open to the ears 
Manifest in the hair.
Control spittle 
Control two lower orifices 
House Willpower (ZHI)
Control Ming Men
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What are kidney signs and symptoms?

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Sore lower back and knees, exhaustion, sexual and reproductive issues of a deficient nature, chronic problems, obesity (yang deficiency), thinness (yin deficiency), tongue (back) and pulse (lower jiao, chi positions).

Some fertility issues may be relevant to the kidney

Child development, miscarriage, conception

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What are the signs and symptoms of Kidney Yang deficiency?

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COLD
Lower backache 
Cold and weak knees 
Fatigue 
Abundant clear urination 
Morning diarrhoea 
Low libido
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What is the pulse and tongue presentation in Kidney Yang deficiency?

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T: Pale and Wet
P: Deep and weak

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What is the treatment principle of Kidney Yang deficiency?

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Tonify and warm the Kidneys, strengthen the fire of the gate of life.

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What is Kidney Yang?

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Kidney-Yang is the motive force of al physiological processes and it is the root of transformation and movement.

Kidney Yang is the foundation for Yang of the Spleen and Lungs.

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What is Kidney Yin?

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Kidney Yin is the material foundation for Kidney Yang , and Kidney Yang is the exterior manifestation of Kidney Yin.

Kidney Yin is the foundation. for the Yin of the Liver and Heart.

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What will a child manifest if both parents have weak essence?

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The child’s kidneys will also be weak.

The child may manifest with poor bone development, some mental retardation, a pigeon chest, a weak back, incontinence, enuresis, loose teeth and thin hair.

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What is the emotion of the kidneys?

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Fear. Fear makes Qi descend, but in adults fear tends to make Qi rise.

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What are the signs and symptoms of Kidney yang deficiency with water overflowing?

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Oedema esp. of the legs and ankles
Cold legs and lumbar
Sore lumbar
Scanty clear urination

May affect Heart = palpitations
OR
Lungs = frothy sputum

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What is the tongue and pulse in Kidney yang deficiency with water overflowing?

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T: Pale, swollen and wet with a white coat
P: Deep weak, slow and slippery

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What are the signs and symptoms of Kidney Yin deficiency?

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Night sweats 
Dry mouth and throat at night 
Dizziness 
Tinnitus / hearing problems 
Poor memory 
Lower backache 
Nocturnal emissions 
Dry stools 
Scanty dark urine

Slight anxiety

These possibly could be present with heat as well:
Infertility
Premature ejaculation
Tiredness and lassitude

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What is the treatment principle of Kidney yang deficiency with water overflowing?

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Tonify and warm the kidneys, transform water, and warm and tonify spleen-Yang.

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What is the treatment principle in kidney yin deficiency?

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TP: Tonify kidney yin

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What are the signs and symptoms of kidney yin deficiency with empty-heat?

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Night sweats 
Dry mouth and throat at night 
Dizziness 
Tinnitus / hearing problems 
Poor memory 
Lower backache 
Nocturnal emissions 
Dry stools 
Scanty dark urine

Pronounced anxiety in the evening
5 palm heat
Malar flush
Hot flushes

These possibly could be present with heat as well:
Infertility
Premature ejaculation
Tiredness and lassitude

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What is the tongue and pulse in kidney yin deficiency with empty-heat?

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T: Red without coat, possibly cracked
P: Floating, empty and slightly rapid

17
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What is the treatment principle of kidney yin deficiency with empty-heat?

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TP: Tonify kidney yin and clear heat

18
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What are the signs and symptoms of Kidney-Qi not firm?

A 
Uterine prolapse 
Dragging in abdomen 
Dribbling after urination 
Incontinence 
Spermatorrhoea
Chronic white Leucorrhoea.
19
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What is the tongue and pulse in Kidney-Qi not firm?

A

T: Pale
P: Deep weak esp, in rear positions

20
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What is the treatment principle of Kidney-Qi not firm?

A

Reinforce and stabilise kidney-qi, raise-qi and tonify kidney yang.

21
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What are the signs and symptoms of Kidneys failing to receive Qi?

A 
SOB 
Difficulty inhaling 
Chronic cough or asthma 
Rapid, weak breathing 
Spontaneous sweating 
Cold limbs 
Lumbar ache 
Dizziness 
Tinnitus
22
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What is the pulse and tongue in Kidneys failing to receive Qi?

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T: Pale
P: Deep, weak and tight. Possible fullness in lungs with weak kidney

23
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What is the treatment principle for Kidneys failing to receive Qi?

A

Tonify and warm the kidneys, stimulate the kidneys receiving of Qi, stimulate the descending of Lung-Qi.

24
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What are the signs and symptoms of Kidney Jing deficiency?

A 
Poor bones 
Loose teeth 
Grey hair 
Poor memory 
Infertility / sterility 
Amenorrhoea 
Deafness 
Low sexual function

Children – bone development, deafness, mental dullness, chromosomal problems.

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What is the tongue and pulse in Kidney Jing deficiency?

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T: Pale (if kid yang xu) or peeled (if kidney yin xu)
P: Floating empty, leather or weak

26
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What is the treatment principle in Kidney Jing deficiency?

A

Nourish the essence and tonify the kidneys.

27
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What is the treatment principle in Kidney Jing deficiency?

A

Nourish the essence and tonify the kidneys.

28
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What are the signs and symptoms of Kidney-Yin deficiency with empty-heat blazing?

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Night sweats 
Dry mouth and throat at night 
Dizziness 
Tinnitus / hearing problems 
Poor memory 
Lower backache 
Nocturnal emissions 
Dry stools 
Scanty dark urine (possibly blood)

High anxiety and restlessness
5 palm heat
Malar flush of whole cheek
Hot flushes

Insomnia – falls asleep easy but wakes several times during the night
Excessive sexual desire

29
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What is the tongue and pulse in Kidney-Yin deficiency with empty-heat blazing?

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T: Red cracked body without coat, scarlet tip
P: Floating, empty and rapid

30
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What is the treatment principle in Kidney-Yin deficiency with empty-heat blazing?

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TP: Tonify kidney yin, drain fire.

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