Failing Kidney Consolidation vs. Spleen & Lung Qi Deficiency - Frequent Urinatio

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Failing Kidney Consolidation Versus Lung and Spleen Qi Deficiency in

Frequent Urination.

 

Five common causes of frequent urination are Urinary Bladder Damp

Heat, Kidney Yin Deficiency, Failing Kidney Consolidation, Lung and

Spleen Qi Deficiency, and Liver Qi Blockage.

 

Failing Kidney Consolidation and Lung and Spleen Qi Deficiency have

many over-lapping symptoms such as frequent and profuse, clear

urination.

 

The San Jiao refers to the Triple Heater, aka Triple Warmer, aka

Triple Burner. This is an Organ which does not exist physically but

exists in form. It plays a major role in Fluid physiology. The

Kidneys (and Bladder) are part of the Lower Jiao, the Spleen (and

Stomach) are part of the Middle Jiao, and the Lungs are part of the

Upper Jiao.

 

Failing Kidney Consolidation and Spleen and Lung Deficiency in

Frequent Urination:

 

" Both of these are deficiency conditions but the former is located in

the lower Jiao, while the latter is located in the middle and upper

Jiao. Both, too, have clear profuse urination as well as frequency.

 

" The Kidney deficiency, however, will often involve yang deficiency

symptoms, resulting from either constitutional factors, long illness

or excessive reproductive activity, so that Kidneys lose their

inherent yin-natured consolidation and also fail to support the qi

transformation in the Urinary Bladder, each of which contributes to

the frequency of urination. Lung and Spleen qi deficiency often

results from over-exertion, excessive consumption of cold or raw

foods, or exogenous cold invasion damaging yang qi. Once deficient,

the qi can no longer lift properly and, lacking this support, the

Urinary Bladder is unable to retain fluids. Added to this is the

increased volume of fluids which impairment to the Spleen and Lung

fluid functions generates: these fluids pour down into the Urinary

Bladder and cause profuse clear urination, and also lead to the tell-

tale expectoration of clear thin mucus as these fluids well upwards. "

(Fluid Physioilogy and Pathology in Traditional ,

Steven Clavey, p.96.)

 

Kidney Yang Deficiency symptoms can include cold arms and legs, being

cold all over, having trouble warming up, and loss of libido. Weak

and painful knees and back (especially lower back) are general

symptoms of Kidney imbalance. Problems with digestion suggest Spleen

imbalance while problems with breathing and lack of strenght in the

voice suggests Lung Deficiency.

 

People can be born with weak Kidneys. Or, long illness can weaken

the Kidneys. So can excessive sexual activity. The Kidneys weaken

as people age. Over-work and over-studying can damage the Spleen.

Suspect damage to the Spleen if the problems involve changes in

digestion and came on after the person has over-done physically or

over-done studying.

 

Cold and raw foods can damage the Spleen. The book talks about

Exterior Cold invading and damaging the Spleen. Actually, Exterior

Cold also can damage the Kidneys. In fact, the Kidneys are the Organ

most vulnerable to Cold, and the Spleen is the second most vulnerable

of the Yin Organs to damage by Cold. Cold also can damage Yang. The

Spleen is most vulnerable to Dampness. The Stomach likes a certain

amount of moisture, but the Spleen prefers dryness.

 

One of the functions of Spleen Qi is to lift. It keeps organs from

prolapsing. It also keeps fluid distribution equalized in the body.

Another important function of Spleen Qi is to transform and transport

Fluids.

 

" The important points in differentiation will be those which identify

the location of the original problem as being either in the lower

Jiao or alternatively in the middle and upper Jiao. Also, Kidney

deficiency frequently will most often occur in older people with weak

yang, or children whose physiological yang is not yet strong; while

Lung and Spleen qi deficiency typically appears in over-worked middle

age, and characteristically worsens with exertion. " (p. 96)

 

I would add college students to the list of those at risk of

developing Spleen Qi Deficiency not only because of the over-work and

excessive studying but because of poor diet, eating on the run,

eating while stressed, and eating at odd hours.

 

" Treatment of the Kidneys requires the warming of Kidney yang and

support for Kidney consolidation with a formula such as You Gui Wan

('Restore the Right (Kidney) Pill'), with suitable additions such as

Fu Pen Zi (Rubi, Fructus), Sang Piao Xiao (Mantidis, Ootheca) and Bu

Gu Zhi (Psoraleae Corylifoliate, Fructus). " (p. 96.)

 

" Treatment of Lung and Spleen qi deficiency requires warm

tonification of the Lungs and Spleen, while assisting the rise of qi,

with a formula such as Bu Zhong Yi Qi Tang ('Tonify the Middle and

Augment the Qi Decoction') plus herbs to warm yang and suypport Lung

and Spleen fluid transportaion, such as Gan Jiang (Zingiberis

Officianalis, Rhizoma) and Yi Zhi Reb (Alpiniae Oxyphyllae, Fructus)

(which also consolidates the Urinary Bladder). " (p. 96.)

 

Rhizoma Zingiberis Officianalis is dried ginger. The chief role of

dried ginger is to Warm the Interior.

 

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