Chronic Nephritis (Deficiency Root with Excess Manifestation)
|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
短气乏力，汗出恶热，咽喉肿痛，舌红苔薄黄，脉浮数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Shortness of breath with little exertion, easily feeling fatigued and lacking energy after any activity.
- Easy sweating and an intense dislike of heat; discomfort worsens when feeling hot.
- Red, swollen, and sore throat with noticeable discomfort when swallowing or speaking.
- The tongue body is reddish with a thin yellow coating, showing a thin yellow fur.
- The pulse is palpable at the superficial level, slightly rapid, and feels hurried upon palpation.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
清热解毒，利咽消肿
Plain-Language Explanation:
- May help clear heat from the body and expel harmful substances, alleviating discomfort such as feverishness, irritability, thirst, dry throat, or heavy body sensation.
- May help soothe throat swelling and pain, reduce swelling, and relieve manifestations such as red and sore throat, painful swallowing, or hoarseness.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
短气乏力，汗出恶风，食少便溏，舌淡苔薄白，脉浮虚
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Easily short of breath, feels weak with slight exertion, and is generally fatigued and lacking strength.
- Sweats easily, feels uncomfortable and fears drafts, with discomfort worsening upon exposure to wind.
- Poor appetite and reduced food intake; loose, unformed stools that feel poorly consolidated.
- The tongue body is pale with a thin white coating, appearing relatively light and pale when extended.
- The pulse is palpable at the superficial level but lacks force, feeling empty, weak, and unsubstantial on pressing.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
益气健脾，补肺固表
Plain-Language Explanation:
- May help supplement primordial qi and strengthen the spleen and stomach, relieving discomfort such as fatigue, poor appetite, or loose stools.
- May help nourish lung qi and enhance defensive function, reducing manifestations such as spontaneous sweating, susceptibility to wind-cold, shortness of breath, or cough.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
腰酸膝冷，完谷不化，舌质淡，苔薄黄，脉细数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- The lower back feels sore, distended, and weak, with cold knees and a general sensation of coldness.
- Undigested food residue is often visible in the stool.
- The tongue body is pale, appearing bloodless and lacking luster when extended.
- The tongue surface is covered with a relatively thin yellow coating, visible as a thin yellow layer.
- The pulse is thready and rapid, feeling fast in rate and fine in force on palpation.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
健脾益肾，清热利湿
Plain-Language Explanation:
- May help fortify the spleen and stomach and nourish kidney qi, relieving discomfort such as poor appetite, fatigue, or soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees.
- May help clear internal heat and promote the discharge of dampness-turbidity, alleviating manifestations such as heavy body sensation, scanty dark urine, or lower limb edema.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
肢体浮肿，脘胀食少，畏寒肢倦，舌苔白腻，脉沉缓
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Edema develops in the limbs and body, with the skin appearing visibly swollen and distended.
- Upper abdominal distension with a feeling of fullness after eating only a small amount; appetite is poor and food intake is reduced.
- Fear of cold, with hands and feet easily becoming cold, accompanied by bodily fatigue and lack of strength.
- The tongue is covered with a white, slimy coating that appears thick and greasy.
- The pulse is only clearly felt at the deep level, slow and relaxed in rhythm.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
补脾益肾，化湿降浊
Plain-Language Explanation:
- May help fortify the spleen and stomach and nourish kidney qi, relieving discomfort such as poor appetite, fatigue, or soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees.
- May help transform dampness-turbidity and direct turbid qi downward, alleviating manifestations such as heavy body sensation, clouded head and body heaviness, or difficult urination.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
全身浮肿，颜面为主，脘胀食少，舌苔白腻，脉沉缓
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Generalized edema, most noticeable in the face, which appears prominently swollen.
- Upper abdominal distension and discomfort, with poor appetite and reduced intake; feeling full after only a little food.
- The tongue is covered with a white, slimy coating that looks white and greasy.
- The pulse is only distinct at the deep level, slow and unhurried.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
健脾渗湿，通阳利水
Plain-Language Explanation:
- May help strengthen the spleen and stomach and promote the discharge of water-dampness, alleviating discomfort such as poor appetite, heavy body sensation, or loose stools.
- May help warm yang and promote free flow as well as disinhibit water to reduce edema, relieving manifestations such as difficult urination, lower limb edema, or generalized swelling.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
神疲乏力，腰膝酸软，舌质红或淡，脉细数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Mental fatigue and lack of strength, difficulty summoning energy for tasks, and incomplete recovery even after rest.
- Soreness, distension, and weakness in the lower back and knees, with a feeling of insufficient support when walking or after prolonged sitting.
- The tongue body may appear reddish or pale, with uneven blood color when extended.
- The pulse feels thready and rapid, with a relatively fast rhythm and fine force.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
益气养阴，补肾健脾，清解余毒
Plain-Language Explanation:
- May help supplement primordial qi and nourish yin fluids, alleviating discomfort such as fatigue, shortness of breath, dry mouth and throat, or tidal fever and night sweats.
- May help nourish kidney qi and fortify the spleen and stomach, reducing manifestations such as soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, poor appetite, or loose stools.
- May help clear lingering toxins from the body, alleviating manifestations such as slow-healing sores, sore and swollen throat, or skin discomfort.
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