In the outpatient department of andrology, male patients often complain that their sexual ability is not strong, ask themselves if their kidney function is not good, and ask doctors to prescribe drugs for tonifying kidney and strengthening yang. However, maintaining "masculinity" can't just "tonify kidney".

Nowadays, the media often see or hear slogans such as "a good kidney can make everyone better". There is even a saying in society: "In today's society, women are busy treating diseases and men are busy tonifying kidneys." In the outpatient department of andrology, male patients often complain that their sexual ability is not strong, ask whether their renal function is poor or not, and ask doctors to prescribe drugs for tonifying kidney and strengthening yang. However, maintaining "masculinity" can't just "tonify kidney".

First of all, "kidney" in western medicine and "kidney" in traditional Chinese medicine are two concepts.

Western medicine believes that the kidney is an important organ for the body to excrete metabolic wastes, maintain water, electrolyte and acid-base balance, and produce a variety of hormones. Like the heart and liver, it is real. The anatomy of the kidney is not directly related to sexual function.

Kidney in traditional Chinese medicine is a system and concept in the theory of Tibetan image in traditional Chinese medicine. It almost covers the endocrine system, reproductive system, urinary system, respiratory system and many other aspects of western medicine. It is comprehensive, diverse and generalized, including different concepts such as kidney essence, kidney qi, kidney yin and kidney yang.

Secondly, the concept of "kidney deficiency" in traditional Chinese medicine is very extensive.

Speaking of "kidney deficiency", Chinese medicine can't just refer to the deficiency of kidney growth and development, which is manifested as "five late pregnancies" and premature aging in middle age; It can also refer to the weak function of kidney in controlling reproduction, which is characterized by poor male and female sexual function and infertility. It can also refer to the dysfunction of "kidney controlling water", which leads to dysuria, such as oliguria, polyuria and frequent urination. Or bone diseases, such as osteoporosis and hyperplasia; Even respiratory diseases such as asthma are related to kidney deficiency.

Therefore, "kidney deficiency" is a symptom concept in the holistic view of traditional Chinese medicine, which needs specific analysis. Clinically, under normal circumstances, the diagnosis of kidney deficiency patients is not of great practical significance.

Including sexual desire, sexual ability and many other aspects, influenced by physical, psychological and social environment. Sexual dysfunction caused by kidney deficiency, functional (kidney qi) or organic (kidney essence, kidney yin, kidney yang, etc.). ) premature aging. ) change is just one kind of sexual dysfunction. Sexual weakness is not the same as kidney deficiency.

Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes "attacking excess and replenishing deficiency". There are many reasons for the strength of sexual ability, and the reasons for the lack are also very complicated. Simply and unilaterally emphasizing "compensation" can only be counterproductive and self-defeating.