What Does "Kidney Water" Mean?

1. Kidney water is the foundation of human body's yin fluid, which has the function of nourishing and moisturizing multiple organs and tissues throughout the body.

2. Kidney water originates from kidney qi, similar to a stream on a mountain. It has the characteristics of being downward-flowing, cold, and damp. It flows through many organs, tissues, and bodily parts throughout the body, serving a nourishing and hydrating role. Adequate kidney water can achieve a relative balance with kidney yang. Insufficient kidney water leads to a decrease in corresponding yin qi. Breaking this balance can cause symptoms such as yang qi hyperactivity, yin deficiency with internal heat, and yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity.

3. Conditions such as congenital insufficiency of kidney water, long-term illness, aging of human organs, excessive medication use, and overindulgence may consume kidney water, leading to its insufficiency. Patients with insufficient kidney water are prone to symptoms such as blurred vision, irritability, insomnia with many dreams, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, and dry mouth. Men may experience seminal emission and premature ejaculation, impotence, while women may experience symptoms such as scanty menstruation and amenorrhea. Different patients have different constitutions, and their specific symptoms may vary.

4. In daily life, it is important to maintain regular schedules, strengthen physical exercise, and consume foods such as black sesame seeds, black beans, and mulberries to prevent weakness of kidney water.