• weakness in the loins, and legs,

• cold lower part of the body (waist, legs and feet),

• tension in the lower abdomen,

• frequent urination or lack of urination,

• swollen tongue with pale coating,

• weak, slow pulse or deep and faint pulse in the che position (third position),

• phlegm retention syndrome,

• edema / flabby legs.

• often chronic nephritis, advance diabetes, parasympathetic nervous system disorder, senile dementia, and other chronic  disorders or urinary dysfunction can accompany above mentioned syndrome.

• low levels of cAMP

• relatively high levels of cGMP

• low levels of adrenocortical hormone

• low levels of epinephrine & norepinephrine

• incorrect levels of electrolyte, low level of sodium

• incorrect levels of diuretic hormone and anti-diuretic hormone. Often, the diuretic hormone is high. Sometimes, less often, the anti-diuretic hormone can be high.

• over active parasympathetic nervous system

• under active sympathetic nervous system

• low levels of thyroid hormone

• low levels of plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone

• low levels of thyroid hormone, low or slow reaction to TRH test

• circadian rhythms of 11-OHS abnormal

Often this condition can be successfully corrected using Qigong therapy.

The other extreme condition is shenyinxu.

Back to TCM Diagnosis.

Herb therapy: jin gui shen qi wan is commonly used.

常用藥方﹕金櫃腎氣丸

Note: cAMP is the abbreviation for cyclic adenosine mono phosphate, a cyclic nucleotide of adenosine that acts at the cellular level to regulate various metabolic processes and mediate the effects of many hormones; so it is also known as second messenger where hormones are the first messengers.