How to treat Yang deficiency

Due to high levels of stress from daily life and work, frequent late-night activity, and irregular work and rest schedules, many individuals experience numerous health issues, placing increased strain on their kidneys. Over time, this may lead to symptoms of kidney yang deficiency. So, how is yang deficiency treated?

How to Treat Yang Deficiency

Yang deficiency can be treated with traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Commonly used patent herbal formulas for yang deficiency include Gui Fu Di Huang Wan (Cinnamon Twig and Aconite Combination), Jin Kui Shen Qi Wan (Golden Cabinet Kidney Qi Pill), Fu Zi Li Zhong Wan (Aconite and Rhizoma Coptidis Combination), Gui You Wan (Cinnamon Oil Pill), Lu Jin Wan (Deer Antler and Gold Pill), and Rou Cong Rong Bu Shen Wan (Cistanche Kidney-Tonifying Pill). Specific prescriptions should be selected under the guidance of a qualified TCM practitioner based on individual symptom presentation. Patients with yang deficiency should also pay attention to dietary adjustments—moderately consuming foods such as sea cucumber, goji berries, Chinese yam, red dates, walnuts, lamb, dog meat, and Chinese chives; drinking turtle soup, crucian carp–sea cucumber soup, or wine steeped with Cistanche. Additionally, combinations such as donkey-hide gelatin (ejiao) with Chinese yam, ginseng, and sea cucumber may help alleviate symptoms of kidney yang deficiency.

Physical therapies can also effectively treat yang deficiency. Commonly used herbs in TCM for kidney yang deficiency include velvet antler, gecko, cinnamon bark, and eucommia bark. Patent herbal formulas frequently prescribed include Shen Bao Pian (Kidney Treasure Tablets), Jin Kui Shen Qi Wan (Golden Cabinet Kidney Qi Pill), and You Gui Wan (Right-Returning Pill), all of which are indicated for kidney yang deficiency. Traditional Chinese medical physical therapy primarily includes moxibustion, targeting key acupoints such as Guan Yuan (CV4), Ming Men (GV4), and Shen Shu (BL23), which helps tonify the kidneys and nourish yang—with notably favorable clinical outcomes.

In daily life, individuals should avoid staying up late and maintain regular physical exercise. We hope this information proves helpful to you.