» conventional diagnoses: heart disease; pulmonary heart disease; chronic enteritis; chronic dysentery; rectal incontinence; edema due to cirrhosis; nephritis; urinary incontinence; impotence; premature ejaculation; spermatorrhea; frigidity; sterility
» etiology: chronic debilitating illness; excessive sexual activity, esp. if one is exposed to cold after intercourse (Maciocia, p. 138); protracted dampness; old age.
signs and symptoms
signs and symptoms:
chilliness
aversion to cold
lassitude
apathy
lack of will power
deafness
bright pale white face
poor appetite
loose teeth
loose stools
diarrhea
scanty or abundant clear urine
impotence
premature ejaculation
spermatorrhea
frigidity
sterility
sensation of cold in back
soreness and aching of back, esp. the lower lumbar region
weak legs
edema of the lower limbs
cold, sore and weak knees
» pulse: deep, weak, slow, fine/minute
» tongue: pale, wet, swollen, flabby
course and prognosis
» principle of treatment: tonify and warm the Kidney, esp. Yang; strengthen Ming Men (Life Gate Fire)
differential diagnosis
footnotes