Invigorating of kidney Essence to Cure Disease and Prolong One’s Life.
Sheng Hui Feng, Ming Liang, Li He, consultant Qin Liang Fu
Shanghai Secondary Medical University, Ren Ji Hospital,Shanghai (200001)
Abstract: Senility is not only one kind of pathologic changes but also a physiological phenomenon that is unavoidable. The kidney essence is the main substance that controls the process of life and determines the life span and the quality of life. Consumption of viscera is an important factor of geriatric disease and deficiency of kidney energy is the root cause of it. Because of the deficiency of kidney energy and the invasion of pathogen, there arise a series of symptoms of coexistent deficiency and excess. To cure disease and prolong one’s life, treatment should be aimed at invigorating the kidney. It includes invigorating the kidney combined with invigorating five viscera, treating according to syndrome differentiation, increasing body resistance and consolidating constitution, without exhausting the healthy energy. Attention should be paid to the way of nourishing life, exercise and relaxation, proper diet, adjustment of body function to weather changes, replenishment with nutrition so as achieve the purpose of prolong one’s life.
Key words: deficiency of kidney energy, geriatric disease, kidney essence, kidney energy