PHYSIOPATHOLOGICAL BASIS OF THE KIDNEY DEFICIENCY PATTERNS

摘要

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) views the Kidney as the center of the body's Yin and Yang, the "congenital foundation," or the origin of life. In other words, the Kidney stores the primordial Yin and primordial Yang (also called kidney Yin and Yang), which is the place where nutrients are stored and physiological functions take place. Kidney Yin, also called primordial Yin, true Yin or true water, is the foundation of the Yin fluid of the whole body; it moistens and nourishes the organs and tissues.