Shenyangxu 腎陽虛

by: Joe Hing Kwok Chu

A term used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in describing certain condition of the body. When the condition of yang deficiency exist with shenxu (kidney deficient)  condition, it is called shenyangxu. Although shen means kidney, do not confuse with the anatomy term "kidney."

Shenyangxu patients can have:

• low levels of cAMP

• relatively high levels of cGMP

• low levels of adrenocortical hormone

• low levels of epinephrine & norepinephrine

• incorrect levels of electrolyte, low level of sodium and high level of potassium.

• incorrect levels of diurectic hormone and anti-diurectic hormone.

• over active parasympathetic nervous system

• under active sympathetic nervous system

• low levels of thyroid hormone

• low levels of plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone

• low levels of thyroid hormone, low or slow reaction to TRH test

• circadian rhythms of 11-OHS abnormal

Clinical observation:

Weakness in the loins, and legs, cold lower part of the body

(waist, legs and feet), tension in the lower abdomen, frequent

urination or lack of urination, swollen tongue with pale coating,

weak, slow pulse or deep and faint pulse in the che position

(third position), phlegm retention syndrome, and flabby legs.

Often chronic nephritis, advance diabetes, parasympathetic

nervous system disorder, senile dementia, and other chronic

 disorders or urinary dysfunction can accompany above mentioned

 syndrome.

The other extreme condition is shenyinxu.

Patients with shenyangxu condition are more susceptible to anaphylactic shock.

A research paper on memory and shenyangxu condition (in Chinese) 中文

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Note:

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.