yin yang both deficient 陰陽兩虛

Translated by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu

朱興國編 譯  （in English and Chinese 中英文)

Deficiency of both yin and yang:

1. frail body,

2. lack of energy,

3. lazy to talk,

4. fatigue,

5. cold limbs,

6. any slight movements will trigger heat and sweating,

7. dizziness,

8. palpitations,

9. tinnitus,

10. pale tongue and lack of saliva, with teeth mark or/and with bald spot on the tongue,

11. fungal infection in the mouth cavity and tongue

12. thin and rapid pulse,

13. using warm herb can enhance yin deficient syndrome,

14. using cold and bitter herb can enhance yang deficient   syndrome,

15.  unable to tolerate the cold in winter, and the heat in summer

16. symptoms are worse during change of seasons,

17. syndromes are complex and can change readily

Usually the syndromes show up in late stage illnesses.
Both yin and yang deficiency syndromes often appear in infants with growth retardation and in accelerated aging seen in elderly people. If contacting other sickness, then it can be lingering and difficult to heal and the sickness can serious.

Distinguishing qi yin both deficient and yin yang both deficient:

• Qi yin deficient does not show obvious coldness caused by yang deficient

• Yin yang both deficient shows hot and cold from the weak body.