yinxu, yin deficient, Complementary and Alternative Healing University 現代醫藥詞典

When shenxu (kidney deficient) is accompanied by yinxu, it is called shenyinxu. Shenyinxu literally means kidney yin deficient but it has nothing to do with the organ kidneys.

Clinical symptoms of yinxu can include:

Red face, hot body, prefer cool, uneasiness, dry and cracked lips, dark red tongue with yellow fur, or even with cracks, or black and with spurs, loose teeth, premature white hair, tinnitus, weak and sore knees and lower back.

陰虛症狀﹕

面色潮紅或通紅，身熱，喜涼，狂燥不安，口唇燥裂，舌質紅絳，苔色黃或老黃，甚則燥裂，或黑而生芒刺，牙齒鬆動，鬚髮早白，眩暈耳鳴，腰膝酸軟。

陰虛兼有腎虛則為腎陰虛。

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