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Hom e > Bas ic Principle s > Unde rs tanding Kidne y Yin and Kidne y Yang
Kidney yin, also called primordial yin, true yin or true w ater, is the f oundation of the
yin fluid of the w hole body; it moistens and nourishes the organs and tissues.
Kidney yang, also called primordial yang, true yang or true f ire, is
the f oundation of the yang qi of the w hole body; it w arms and
promotes the f unctions of the organs and tissues.
When the balance of kidney yin and kidney yang is disrupted, pathological
changes take place and illness occurs.
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def iciency syndrome alw ays produces signs of yang vacuity inte rnal cold.
Kidney yin and kidney yang alw ays inf luence each other, since
they are mutually dependent. Theref ore if kidney yin suff ers
long-term damage, kidney yang w ill be aff ected and result in
depletion of both yin and yang. This is called "impairment of yin
aff ecting yang" and vice versa.
Kidney yang def iciency and kidney qi def iciency represent diff erent stages of a
process; improper management of kidney qi def iciency leads to kidney yang
def iciency; in contrast, proper management of kidney yang def iciency leads to
less severe symptoms of a kidney qi def iciency and then gradual recovery to the
normal state.
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Simply speaking, citing the analogy of yin and yang, kidney essence is the material
basis, kidney qi is the f unctional f orce. Kidney essence and kidney qi are
complementary and closely associated.
Conclusion
Written By:
Prof. Zou Yanquan ()
Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing T CM University
National Medical Center of T CM Kidney Disease
Editors:
Angela Collingwood MSN, Integrated Chinese Medicine Holdings Ltd.
Jennifer Eagleton, BA & MA (Asian Studies), Integrated Chinese Medicine Holdings
Ltd.
Rose Tse, Integrated Chinese Medicine Holdings Ltd.
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