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Shenyangxu 腎陽虛

by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu     按此看中文癥狀

A term used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in describing certain condition of the body. When the condition of yang deficiency exist with shenxu (kidney deficient)  condition, it is called shenyangxu. Although shen means kidney, do not confuse with the anatomy term "kidney."

Shenyangxu patients can have:

  • low levels of cAMP   單磷酸腺苷低下

  • relatively high levels of cGMP 單磷酸鳥苷低下

  • low levels of adrenocortical hormone 腎上腺皮質素低下

  • low levels of epinephrine & norepinephrine 腎上腺素,去甲腎上腺素低下

  • incorrect levels of electrolyte, low level of sodium and high level of potassium. 血鉀高,血鈉低

  • incorrect levels of diuretic hormone and anti-diuretic hormone. Sometimes the diuretic hormone can be high and sometimes the antidiuretic hormone can be high.  抗利尿激素利尿激素紊亂。有時抗利尿激素高。有時利尿激素高。

  • over active parasympathetic nervous system 副交感神經亢進。

  • under active sympathetic nervous system 交感神經活動不足。

  • low levels of plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone 血漿中的腎上腺皮質素低下。

  • low levels of thyroid hormone, low or slow reaction to TRH test 甲狀腺激素低下,或對TRH測驗反應低下。

  • circadian rhythms of 11-OHS abnormal  11-OHS 二十四小時周期不正常。

Clinical observation:

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, and 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.

The other extreme condition is shenyinxu.

Patients with shenyangxu condition are more susceptible to anaphylactic shock.

A research paper on memory and shenyangxu condition (in Chinese)腎陽虛和腎陰虛型絕經期綜合征婦女記憶功能損害特征 中文

癥狀:腰腿無力,下身(腰,腿,腳)發冷,小腹緊張,多尿或尿少,舌胖苔白,脈緩深沉,尺脈無力,多痰,腿積水,慢性腎臟炎,嚴重期之糖尿病,副交感神經紊亂,老年性癡呆,或并有其他慢性疾病。

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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.

 

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