Clinical observation: loin and knees are achy, dizziness or with tinnitus, night sweating, dry stool, spermatorrhea (in men), pulse is thin and deep, if there is heat the pulse is rapid (every 1 degree increase in body temperature, the pulse rate increases 10 counts). Tongue is red with little fur.

• high levels of cAMP

• relatively low levels of cGMP

• normal to high levels of adrenocortical hormone

• relatively high levels of epinephrine & norepinephrine

• low levels of electrolyte

• over active sympathetic nervous system

• under active parasympathetic nervous system

• retaining sodium and expelling potassium

See yin enhancing herbs

See: Food high in potassium

The other extreme condition is shenyangxu.

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cAMP is the abbreviation for cyclic adenosine mono phosphate, a cyclic nucleotide of adenosine that acts at the cellular level to regulate various metabolic processes and mediate the effects of many hormones; so it is also known as second messenger where hormones are the first messengers.

陰虛而有腎虛症狀者，是為腎陰虚。

腎陰虚症狀: 腰膝 部位酸痛，頭暈，或有耳鳴，聽力下降，口乾咽燥，煩熱，胸 口手足掌心發熱，晚上出汗，大便乾結，男子遺精。脈沉細弱。 如有熱則脈搏快速。體温每增一度，脉搏增十次。舌體紅，舌苔少。

生化指標有：

• 環單磷酸腺甘較高

• 環磷酸鳥苷較低

• 腎上腺皮质素正常或較高

• 腎上腺素與副腎上腺素較高

• 身體水份低

• 交感神經亢進

• 附較感神經低下

• 身體儲鈉排鉀

  按此看養陰藥。