Kidney Patterns Flashcards
Lower backache, dizziness, tinnitus, cold and weak knees, sensation of cold in the lower back, feeling of cold, weak legs, bright-white complexion, tiredness, lassitude, abundant clear urination, urination at night, apathy, oedema of the legs, infertility, loose stools, depression, impotence, premature ejaculation, low sperm count, cold and thin sperm, decreased libido
T: pale and wet
P: Deep-Weak
Kid-Yang deficiency
Lower backache, dizziness, tinnitus, vertigo, poor memory, hardness of hearing, night sweating, dry mouth and throat at night, ache in the bones, nocturnal emissions, constipation, dark scanty urine, infertility, premature ejaculation, tiredness, lassitude, depression, slight anxiety
T: normal coloured w/out coating
P: Floating-Empty
Kidney-Yin deficiency
Soreness and weakness of the lower back, weak knees, clear frequent urination, weak stream urination, abundant urination, dribbling after urination, incontinence of urine, enuresis, urination at night, nocturnal emissions w/out dreams, premature ejaculation, spermatophore a, tiredness, feeling of cold, cold limbs, prolapse of the uterus, chronic white vaginal discharge, dragging down feeling in the lower abdomen, recurrent miscarriage
T: pale
p: Deep-Weak esp in the Rear positions
Kid-Qi not firm
SOB on exertion, rapid and weak breathing, difficulty in inhaling, chronic cough and/or asthma, spontaneous sweating, cold limbs, cold limbs after sweating, swelling of the face, thin body, mental listlessness, clear urination during an asthma attack, lower backache, dizziness, tinnitus
T: Pale
P: Deep-Weak-Tight
Kidneys fail to receive Qi
Poor bone development, late closure of fontanelle, deafness, mental dullness or retardation
Softening of bones, weakness of knees and legs, poor memory, loose teeth, falling hair or premature greying of hair, weakness of sexual activity, lower backache, infertility, sterility, primary amenorrhoea, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, blurred vision, absentmindedness, decreased mental sharpness
T: (Kid-Yin) - w/out coating; (Kid-Yang) - Pale
P: Floating-Empty or Leather
Kidney-Essence deficiency
Oedema of the legs and ankles, cold feeling in legs and back, fullness and distension of abdomen, soreness of the lower back, feeling cold, scanty clear urination
T: Pale, swollen, and wet with a white coating
P: Deep-Weak-Slow
Kid-Yang deficiency, Water overflowing
Oedema of legs and ankles, cold feeling in the legs and back, fullness and distension of abdomen, soreness of the lower back, feeling cold, scanty clear urination, palpitations, breathlessness, cold hands
T: Pale, swollen, and wet with a white coating
P: Deep-Weak-Slow
Kid-Yang deficiency, Water overflowing to the Heart
Oedema of legs and ankles, cold feeling in the legs and back, fullness and distension of abdomen, soreness of the lower back, feeling cold, scanty clear urination, thin watery frothy sputum, cough, asthma and breathlessness on exertion
T: Pale, swollen, and wet with a white coating
P: Deep-Weak-Slow
Kid-Yang deficiency, Water overflowing to the Lungs
Malar flush, mental restlessness, insomnia, night sweating, low grade fever, afternoon fever, five-Palm heat, feeling of heat in the afternoon/evening, scanty dark urine, blood in the urine, dry throat esp at night, thirst with a desire to drink in small sips, dizziness, tinnitus, hardness of hearing, lower backache, nocturnal emissions with dreams, excessive sexual desire, dry stools
T: Red, cracked with a red tip, w/out coating
P: Floating-Empty and Rapid
Kid-Yin deficiency, Empty-Heat Blazing
Dizziness, tinnitus, hardness of hearing, lower backache, dull occipital or vertical headache, insomnia, numbness or tingling of limbs, dry eyes, blurred vision, dry throat, dry hair and skin, brittle nails, dry vagina, night sweating, dry stools, nocturnal emissions, scanty menstruation or amenorrhoea, delayed cycle, infertility
T: normal coloured w/out coating, or w/rootless coating
P: Floating-Empty
Kid- and Liv-Yin deficiency
Palpitations, mental restlessness, insomnia, dream-disturbed sleep, anxiety, poor memory, dizziness, tinnitus, hardness of hearing, lower backache, nocturnal emissions with dreams, feeling of heat in the evening, dry throat at night, thirst with a desire to drink in small sips, night sweating, five-Palm heat, scanty dark urine, dry stools
T: Red w/redder tip w/out coating, midline Heart crack
P: Floating-Empty and Rapid or Deep-Weak on both rear positions and Overflowing in both front positions
Kidneys and Heart not harmonized
Dry cough that is worse in the evening, dry throat and mouth, thin body, breathlessness on exertion, lower backache, night sweating, dizziness, tinnitus, hardness of hearing, scanty urination
T: normal coloured w/out coating or w/rootless coating
P: Floating-Empty
Kid- and Lu-Yin deficiency
Lower backache, cold and weak knees, a sensation of cold in the back, feeling of cold, weak legs, bright white complexion, impotence, premature ejaculation, low sperm count, cold and thin sperm, decreased libido, tiredness, lassitude, abundant clear urination, scanty clear urination, urination at night, apathy, oedema of the legs, infertility, loose stools, depression, poor appetite, slight abdominal distension, a desire to lie down, early morning diarrhoea, chronic diarrhoea
T: Pale and wet
P: Deep-Weak
Kid- and SP-Yang deficiency