First, avoid spicy food to prevent the symptoms of yin deficiency from aggravating; Second, Dihuang Pill is a nourishing Chinese medicine, which should not be taken during a cold. Third, Dihuang Pill can't be taken with rifampicin, an anti-tuberculosis drug. Although Liuwei Dihuang Pill has a good effect on the symptoms of tuberculosis, such as bone steaming, hot flashes, night sweats and dry mouth. A large number of organic acids can be decomposed from Cornus officinalis, which can increase the reabsorption of rifampicin by the kidney and aggravate the toxicity of rifampicin to the kidney.
The original prescription of Liuwei Dihuang Pill is suitable for soreness of waist and knees, dizziness, night sweats and nocturnal emission, tinnitus and deafness caused by yin deficiency of liver and kidney and rising of deficiency fire. Besides Liuwei Dihuang Pill, Baizhi Dihuang Pill is made by adding Anemarrhena asphodeloides and Cortex Phellodendri on the basis of Liuwei Dihuang Pill, which mainly aims at the symptoms of waist and knee pain, night sweat and nocturnal emission caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency and excessive internal heat, and plays the role of nourishing yin and reducing fire. However, Anemarrhena asphodeloides and Cortex Phellodendri in the prescription are cold, so loose stool should use them with caution to avoid damaging the spleen and stomach. Liuwei Dihuang Pill is prepared by adding Radix Ophiopogonis and Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis to Liuwei Dihuang Pill, so as to enhance the efficacy of Liuwei Dihuang Pill in nourishing yin, promoting fluid production, astringing lung and nourishing kidney, and has a good curative effect on patients with lung and kidney yin deficiency such as cough, asthma, hot flashes and night sweats. Qiju Dihuang Pill is based on Liuwei Dihuang Pill, adding Lycium barbarum and Chrysanthemum. It can be used for treating dizziness, tinnitus, blurred vision, dry eyes, and tears in the wind caused by yin deficiency of liver and kidney.
The main symptoms of kidney yin deficiency are: weakness of waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, insomnia and dreaminess, forgetfulness, nocturnal emission in men, premature ejaculation in women, dreamy intercourse, even amenorrhea or metrorrhagia due to decreased menstrual flow, emaciation, night sweats due to internal heat (hot flashes), sudden fever, fidgeting with five hearts, dry throat, red cheekbones, dry skin and dry urine. Kidney-yang deficiency: soreness of waist and knees, chills in limbs, especially lower limbs, low back pain, mental fatigue, pale or dull complexion and spontaneous sweating. Poor digestive system (diarrhea) and poor cardiovascular system (palpitation, cough and asthma). Male impotence, premature ejaculation, frigidity, testicular cold pain, decreased semen volume, poor vitality, prostate disease, frequent urination, cold urine, white urine, etc. Urination at night, urgency, or edema relief. Infertility due to palace cold, loss of libido, dizziness, abdominal cold pain, swelling pain, edema of lower limbs, constipation, loose stool, prolonged defecation time, diarrhea at night, pale tongue, thin and white tongue coating and weak pulse, especially in feet.
Benefits and taboos of kidney-yin deficiency diet: people with kidney-yin deficiency should eat more cold foods, such as honeysuckle, mung beans, tremella, lotus seeds, cassia seeds, fish soup, clams, sparrow meat and venison for nourishment; Sesame, millet, cowpea, bovine bone marrow, dog meat, sheep bone, pig kidney, mussel, scallop, perch, mulberry, euryale seed, chestnut, walnut, yam, medlar, cordyceps sinensis, Eucommia ulmoides, Polygonum Multiflori Radix, sea cucumber, hippocampus and shrimp. In addition, people with kidney deficiency should eat turtles.
People with kidney yin deficiency should fast some spicy, irritating and cool foods and prohibit drinking green tea.