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Excessive indulgence - does it damage kidney yin or kidney yang?

Initially, excessive indulgence generally does not damage kidney yin or kidney yang; it damages kidney essence. When kidney essence is impaired in a short period of time, some individuals may experien...
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The Weaker the Spleen, The Colder the Legs - Winter Is Unbearable!

Many people fear the cold in winter. If you often experience extreme coldness and chill in both legs, and without wearing several thick cotton trousers when going out, your legs would shiver uncontrol...
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Treat Phlegm by First Treating the Spleen, Treat the Spleen by First Treating the Liver: 3 Traditional Chinese Patent Medicines to Regulate Qi, Strengthen the Spleen, and Resolve Phlegm, Effectively Addressing Excessive Phlegm

1. **Chaihu Shugan Wan** – The first step is undoubtedly to soothe the liver. The liver governs the free flow of Qi. Once we regulate this Qi, subsequent efforts to harmonize the spleen and stomach or...
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How strong a man's ability is depends largely on three organs: the kidneys govern endurance, the liver governs firmness, and the spleen governs physical strength

First, the kidneys govern endurance. In traditional Chinese medicine, the kidneys are believed to store essence, and kidney qi has a consolidating and controlling function. If the kidneys are deficien...
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Thin and long stools indicate qi deficiency, while sheep-dung-like stools suggest gastrointestinal heat. Do you experience any of these different stool conditions?

First: Loose, stringy stools. If you often feel fatigued, easily experience palpitations and dizziness, break into a sweat after a short walk, and become short of breath, this is indicative of qi defi...
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Traditional Chinese Medicine Tells You the Eight Manifestations of Spleen Deficiency

1. Spleen deficiency with qi stagnation, symptoms: abdominal bloating and pain, frequent belching, loose stools, a sense of chest obstruction, indigestion after meals, excessive intestinal gas, tenden...
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The stomach is always rumbling, excessive flatulence, loose stools — two causes to be alert to

If your stomach often rumbles and you pass a lot of gas, it can be very embarrassing and you may not know the cause. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, there are two causes. The first is emotional issu...
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A single traditional Chinese medicine, drains lung fire upward, drains stomach fire in the middle, and drains kidney fire downward

There is a treasure in Chinese medicine that can treat various kinds of excess heat — it’s Anemarrhena (zhi mu)! Nowadays people are busy with work and life moves fast, easily becoming anxious and irr...
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Schisandra restores the five organs—heart, liver, lungs, spleen, and kidneys

Today let’s talk about schisandra; it’s truly a great remedy. A tiny berry containing all five flavors—sour, bitter, sweet, pungent, and salty—and it can tonify our heart, liver, lungs, spleen, and ki...
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Bulging blue veins on the legs, don’t fear varicose veins — just boil four simple herbs into a decoction

If blue veins are bulging on your legs and you have varicose veins, don’t panic. I’ll share a tip: just four inexpensive herbs boiled into a decoction — anyone can afford it. Look at your calves — ar...
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