The rise and fall of kidney qi is the foundation of women.
The ancient Chinese medicine book "Su Wen Gu Naive" said: "The woman is seven years old, full of kidney qi and has longer teeth; On the 27 th, when the sky comes, the pulse is too strong, and the moon is in the present, so there is a son; Sanqi, the average kidney qi, so the real teeth are born and long; 47. Strong bones and muscles, extremely long hair and strong physique; On may 7, Yangming's pulse failed, the face began to burn and the hair began to fall; Sixty-seven, Sanyang pulse declines in the upper, the face is burnt, and the hair begins to be white; On July 7, the pulse was weak, the pulse was too weak, the sky was exhausted, and the tunnel was impassable, so the shape was bad and there was no child. "
This passage reminds us that every seven years, women will have obvious changes, and the health problems that need attention will be different. Moreover, the rise and fall of kidney qi is the basis of life, growth, strength, old age and self-sufficiency; Because women have special physiological phenomena of menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth and lactation, the rise and fall of kidney qi at different ages will directly affect women's menstrual physiology and the operation of other viscera functions.
Chai believes that from the physiological law, women of different age groups have different laws of the rise and fall of kidney qi, and puts forward the view of "four kidneys"
Kidney first: the kidney is the foundation of congenital, endowed with the essence of parents. It exists before the embryo is formed, and it gradually matures after birth.
Kidney foot is the latest: kidney qi naturally comes from the essence of parents, but its functions (such as reproduction) are only revealed within a period of time after the child is born, which is really "late" compared with the normal physiological functions of organs such as heart, liver, spleen, lung and kidney. It was not until February 27th that the pulse condition in the uterus was unobstructed and the kidney qi was too strong to stimulate the pulse condition, and the physiological phenomenon of "the moon is in the present" appeared, which is called "kidney foot is late".
Renal failure is the earliest: when women go through menstruation, pregnancy, childbirth, lactation or repeated illness, they are weak and have kidney qi failure. By the age of 40, her face, hair and skin have clearly seen signs of kidney qi deficiency. By the age of 50, kidney qi has declined, while other organs of the human body are still playing their respective functions.
Kidney needs to be cared for most: from the phenomena and laws of "kidney comes first", "kidney foot is late" and "kidney failure is early", we can see the physiological process of the whole woman, and the law of the rise and fall of kidney qi changes dynamically with time, place and living conditions. In order to treat women's diseases (diseases related to women's physiology), doctors need to understand and master the law of the rise and fall of women's kidney-qi, always pay attention to maintaining kidney-qi, supplementing kidney-qi, and maintaining the balance of qi, blood, yin and yang, so as to maintain normal menstrual physiology and reproductive function. Therefore, for women, "kidney needs more protection" than other visceral functions such as heart, liver, spleen and lung.
Warming and tonifying yang qi should be used with caution.
Supported by the "fourth kidney" theory, Chai proposed that diet and therapeutic drugs should be targeted at women of different ages.
17: Childhood is the initial stage of growth and development. The development process is a gradually mature and balanced process. At this time, the girl's kidney qi has not been enriched, and she is easily disturbed by other factors. At this stage, diet medication should protect kidney qi, nourish and assist ren, and avoid promoting yang, so as not to promote precocious puberty.
I met it in clinic. Grandma often adds shrimp skin to her children's meals in order to supplement calcium for her little granddaughter. As we all know, shrimp skin, poultry meat, shrimp skin, mutton and other foods are warm and have the disadvantages of tonifying yang. In this way, girls should eat less mutton skewers, stewed pigeons and quail eggs. (Editor's Note: So are boys. )
Children are inevitably sick, and some parents think that Chinese medicine has little side effects, so it will be casual. For example, Bupleurum chinense, a commonly used Chinese medicine, "its qi is spring at that time, and its five behaviors are wood" (Zhang Xichun's "Medical Enthusiasm for Western Medicine"), because it rises to positive, it can activate kidney yang and make the fire furious. Therefore, Chai advocates careful use of Bupleurum and its related preparations at this age.
Because children belong to the body of small yin and small yang, the kidney yin has not been filled, the kidney qi is excited and filled prematurely, and the kidney yin is relatively insufficient and cannot be restricted, so the fire will be too strong.
It can be said that kidney yang starts prematurely, which violates the normal physiological state, and the child's sexual development will occur prematurely, thus affecting the normal development of his bones and body and mind.
February 27th to May 7th: It has gradually become a period of vigorous physiology and fertility. During this period, women often overwork, sweat, watch for a long time, stay up late or overwork, which will damage kidney yin. We should consider it from the perspective of kidney and make corresponding adjustments.
At this stage, we should pay attention to maintaining yin and blood, caring for kidney qi, tonifying kidney yin and regulating chong and ren. Normal diet should pay more attention to foods rich in high-quality protein and trace elements (iron, copper, etc.). ), folic acid and vitamin B 12. Such as animal liver, kidney, sea cucumber, fish, shrimp, eggs, bean products, black fungus, black sesame, red dates, peanuts and fresh vegetables and fruits, should be eaten properly to nourish yin and blood.
For lactating women, it is also not suitable for eating popular things such as pigeons, quails and shrimps. Young and middle-aged women should eat products that nourish and soften the liver, such as hawthorn, Schisandra chinensis and ebony, which can alleviate the tense life.
At this stage, gynecological diseases will gradually increase. For example, people with breast diseases other than tumors, nodules and fibromas, who are lactating for no reason or whose secretions are bloody and transparent, should not eat pigeons, which will aggravate the condition.
After July 7th: At this stage, women are "weak in kidney, exhausted in the sky ... in poor health and have no children." Pay more attention to protecting kidney qi in maintenance. After menopause, women's sexual function will also decline. At this time, don't use food or drugs to encourage kidney yang and start kidney essence because of restoring sexual function, which will only accelerate aging. It is not advisable to take supplements containing clams after menopause. Because although gecko can replenish lung qi, it has a strong ability to replenish yang, which may affect the overall balance of yin and yang. In short, we should eat less food that warms and tonifies yang.
In addition to the deficiency of kidney yin, there will be pathological changes of heart-kidney disharmony at this stage, and some women will be upset and have fever, insomnia and dreaminess. At this time, on the basis of tonifying kidney and nourishing blood, we should also consider communicating with the heart and kidney and clearing away deficiency fire. Commonly used drugs such as Ligustrum lucidum, Eclipta prostrata, lotus plumule, floating wheat, etc. Avoid damaging kidney qi and yin blood, and do not use blood-breaking, diuretic and pungent drugs indiscriminately. Avoid spicy, alcoholic and aphrodisiac products such as mutton, beef, dog meat and various supplements.