Hypertensive Nephropathy (Root Deficiency with Manifestation Excess Pattern)
|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
尿色淡红，尿痛涩滞不明显，腰酸膝软，神疲乏力，舌淡红，少苔，脉细数
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Urine tends to be light red in color, visibly reddish but not deep, and can be noticed by the naked eye.
- Pain, hesitancy, or discomfort during urination is not obvious, and the sensation is generally not intense.
- There is soreness and distension in the lower back, and the knees feel weak and lacking strength, more noticeable during activity or after prolonged sitting.
- Often feels tired and fatigued, lacks energy to do things, and generally does not recover well even after rest.
- The tongue is pale red, appearing red but not deep when extended.
- The tongue coating is very scanty, with almost no visible thick coating upon observation.
- The pulse is thin and rapid; when pressed, the rhythm tends to be fast and the force is small and fine.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
滋阴清热，补益肾精
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Nourishes yin fluids to balance yin and yang, helping reduce manifestations of deficiency heat, restlessness, or night sweats.
- Clears deficiency heat, helping relieve symptoms such as thirst, insomnia, or tidal fever.
- Tonifies the kidney essence, helping reduce soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, and fatigue, so the body has more strength.
- Promotes the fullness of essence and qi, helping enhance overall vitality and gradually restore mental state.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
眩晕耳鸣，肢麻震颤，头痛，舌红苔黄，脉弦
Plain-Language Explanation:
- May experience dizziness and blurred vision accompanied by tinnitus; a buzzing sound can be heard even in quiet environments, and a floating sensation becomes more obvious when moving around.
- The limbs may feel numb and exhibit fine tremors; this shaking sensation is more easily noticed during activity or when nervous.
- There may be persistent headache, which worsens with thinking or prolonged use of the eyes, and the pain affects daily activities.
- The tongue is reddish with a yellow coating; upon extension, both the red tongue body and yellow coating can be seen.
- The pulse feels tight and straight like a taut string; the rhythm is tense and not soft.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
平肝潜阳，滋养肝肾
Plain-Language Explanation:
- May help subdue hyperactive liver yang, reducing dizziness, headache, or irritability.
- Inhibits rising deficiency yang, helping relieve manifestations such as insomnia, tinnitus, or facial flushing.
- Nourishes the liver and kidney to enrich essence and blood, helping improve blurred vision, soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees.
- Supports liver-kidney coordination to balance yin and yang, helping the body gradually restore its overall condition.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
倦怠乏力，腰膝酸软，皮肤瘀斑，青筋暴露，肌肤甲错，舌质红或淡，脉细弱，或沉涩
Plain-Language Explanation:
- The body easily feels tired and fatigued, lacks motivation, and does not recover well even after rest.
- The lower back and knees feel sore, distended, and weak, lacking strength when walking or sitting for long periods.
- Purplish or dark patches appear on the skin, resembling subcutaneous bleeding spots or plaques.
- Superficial veins are markedly visible, with clear venous routes that appear prominent on the body surface.
- The skin is dry, rough, and uneven to the touch, presenting a scaly, fish-skin-like texture.
- The tongue color is either reddish or pale; when extended, it appears either red or pale.
- The pulse is thin and weak, or only palpable with deeper pressure, and the beat is not smooth and feels rough.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
养阴清热，活血化瘀，益气固肾
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Nourishes yin fluids and clears deficiency heat, helping reduce thirst, tidal fever, or restlessness.
- Promotes blood circulation and may help dissolve blood stasis, relieving pain, numbness, or bruising.
- Strengthens the body’s qi and consolidates kidney qi, helping improve lower back and knee soreness, fatigue, or night sweats.
- Balances yin and yang, helping gradually restore mental and physical vitality for a healthier appearance.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
水肿，头痛而晕，恶心呕吐，畏寒肢倦
Plain-Language Explanation:
- The body may show edema; the skin appears swollen and tight, with obvious pitting after pressure.
- Headache occurs with dizziness; a sense of instability is more easily felt during activity or mental effort.
- There is nausea and sometimes actual vomiting, and discomfort remains after vomiting.
- Fear of cold is accompanied by tired and weak limbs, an overall lack of energy, and difficulty standing for long.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
补脾益肾，化湿降浊
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Tonifies the spleen function to improve digestion and absorption of food, helping strengthen the body’s qi.
- Nourishes the kidney to enrich essence and qi, helping reduce soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, and fatigue.
- Promotes the elimination of internal dampness, helping relieve sensations of heaviness, tiredness, or edema.
- Transforms turbid qi, gradually improving manifestations such as dizziness, sticky mouth, or bodily heaviness.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
头晕头昏，四肢倦怠，腰膝酸软，舌淡苔白，脉细弱
Plain-Language Explanation:
- May experience dizziness and lightheadedness, feeling unsteady when standing or walking, more noticeable after activity.
- The limbs easily feel tired and weak, lacking motivation, and it is difficult to fully recover even after rest.
- The lower back and knees feel sore, distended, and weak, with poor support and lack of strength when walking or sitting for long.
- The tongue is pale, covered with a white coating, and appears whitish when extended.
- The pulse is thin, small, and lacks force; it feels weak and not full upon pressure.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
益气养血，化痰降浊
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Strengthens the body’s qi, helping one feel less tired and fatigued, with gradual restoration of energy.
- Nourishes the blood to promote a ruddy complexion, helping the body look healthier and more vibrant.
- Transforms phlegm-turbidity, helping relieve symptoms such as excessive coughing up phlegm, chest tightness, or heaviness of the head.
- Reduces turbid qi, gradually easing discomforts such as dizziness, sticky mouth, or heaviness and sleepiness.
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|Common Symptoms
Clinical Description:
口渴，气短，头晕耳鸣，多食易饥，倦怠乏力，腰膝酸软，舌质红或淡，脉细弱
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Often feels thirsty and wants to drink water, but drinking only temporarily relieves the sensation of dryness.
- Easily becomes short of breath; slight exertion makes one feel insufficient in breath and lacking strength.
- May experience dizziness accompanied by tinnitus; a buzzing sound can be heard even when quiet, and unsteadiness worsens when standing.
- Eats a lot but becomes hungry again quickly, often feeling like eating again shortly after finishing a meal.
- The body easily feels tired and fatigued, lacks motivation, and does not recover well even after rest.
- The lower back and knees feel sore, distended, and weak, with a lack of support when walking or sitting for long.
- The tongue color is either reddish or pale; when extended, it appears either red or pale.
- The pulse is thin, small, and lacks force; it feels weak upon pressure and requires steady pressure to be clearly felt.
|TCM Approach
Clinical Description:
益气养阴，补肾健脾，清除余毒
Plain-Language Explanation:
- Strengthens the body’s qi and nourishes yin fluids, helping gradually restore energy and physical strength.
- Tonifies the kidney, spleen, and stomach, improving digestion and absorption, and helping reduce soreness and weakness of the lower back and knees, and fatigue.
- Clears residual pathogenic qi, helping relieve manifestations such as dry mouth, sore throat, or sores.
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