Lung and Kidney Yang Deficiency
In traditional theory, weakened yang in the Lung and Kidney reduces warming, fluid transformation, and the Lung's ability to govern respiration and descent. The pattern represents a linked deficiency spanning upper and lower respiratory and fluid-regulating functions. Study defining presentations and traditional differentiation context in this educational pattern record.
Key reference facts
- Nature
- Empty
- Organ affinity
- Lungs, Kidneys
- Defining presentations
- Chronic breathlessness worse with exertion; Coldness with edema or fluid retention; Weak voice and recurrent respiratory weakness; Lower-back soreness with respiratory fatigue; Difficulty drawing breath downward in traditional terms
- Treatment principles
- Warm and support Lung and Kidney yang; Strengthen the Lung's descending function; Support the Kidney's grasping of qi; Transform and move accumulated fluids
Related library records
Source reference: Me & Qi - TCM Patterns Database