Kidney Yang Deficiency with Water overflowing
In traditional theory, this pattern combines Kidney yang insufficiency with impaired transformation and movement of fluids. Its conceptual role is to represent a cold, deficient water-overflowing presentation centered on the lower body and Kidney system. Study defining presentations and traditional differentiation context in this educational pattern record.
Key reference facts
- Nature
- Full/Empty
- Organ affinity
- Kidneys, Spleen, Urinary Bladder
- Defining presentations
- Oedema especially of the legs and ankles; Cold feeling in the legs and the back; Abdominal distention and fullness; Soreness of the lower back; Feeling of cold
- Treatment principles
- Warm Kidney yang; Transform and move retained fluids; Support the Kidney’s grasping and fluid-regulating functions; Reduce dampness in accordance with the traditional pattern logic
Related library records
Source reference: Me & Qi - TCM Patterns Database