Yin Deficiency
Yin Deficiency describes diminished nourishing, cooling, and moistening aspects, with relative internal heat and dryness. In traditional theory, it may extend across several organ systems and serves as a deficiency-based explanation for evening or nocturnal heat, thirst, and restlessness. Study defining presentations and traditional differentiation context in this educational pattern record.
Key reference facts
- Nature
- Empty
- Organ affinity
- Kidneys, Liver, Heart, Lungs, Stomach
- Defining presentations
- Five palm heat; Thin body; Sore throat at night; Thirst; Anxiety
- Treatment principles
- Nourish yin in traditional terms; Enrich fluids and moisten dryness conceptually; Moderate relative heat without treating deficient heat as full heat; Support the affected Zang-Fu network according to the presentation
Related library records
Source reference: Me & Qi - TCM Patterns Database