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| Pattern Names |
| Kidney Essence Deficiency • 肾精不足证 • Shèn Jīng Bù Zú Zhèng |
| Classification |
| Category: Zang Fu |
Syndrome: Kidney |
| Symptoms |
| Tongue: pale |
Pulse: deep, thready |
| Indications: Soreness and weakness of the lumbar region and knees. For children: poor physical and mental development, “five kinds develop delay” and “five kinds flaccidity”. For adult: senility, premature graying of hair, loss of hair and teeth, sterility or infertility, headache with an empty or hollow sensation, pale tongue and deep thready pulse [32]
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| Keywords |
| Growth retardation for children; sterility, infertility, or premature aging for adults, without apparent heat or cold signs
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| Treatment |
| nourish essence |
| Acupuncture |
| BL23, REN4, DU4, KD3 [32] |
| Herb |
| You Gui Yin, He Che Da Zao Wan, Wu Zi Yan Zhong Wan[32] |
| Etiology |
| A condition of kidney essence deficiency leading to retardation of growth and development or to senility [32] |
