Patient's question:
What are the reasons for male impotence?Doctor's answer:
Frequent sexual activity and masturbation can lead to the depletion of kidney yang, the instability of primordial yang, commonly known as kidney deficiency, which results in impotence and premature ejaculation. Kidney deficiency can be categorized into yin deficiency and yang deficiency. According to Traditional Chinese Medicine theory, identifying whether the deficiency is in kidney yin, kidney yang, or kidney qi is crucial before replenishing the kidneys. Blindly supplementing without proper diagnosis can be harmful rather than beneficial. Therefore, individuals with kidney deficiency should seek proper diagnosis and treatment from qualified TCM practitioners.Generally speaking, those with kidney yin deficiency often experience redness in the face and a feeling of heat in the palms, soles, and heart. Medications for replenishing kidney yin are typically sweet and cold in nature, such as Dendrobium candidum (Shi Hu), Polygonatum sibiricum (Yu Zhu), Cornus officinalis (Shan Zhai Yu), Lycium barbarum (Gou Qi Zi), and Panax pseudostellatus (Xiao Yao). A representative Chinese patent medicine for this condition is "Liu Wei Di Huang Wan."
Those with kidney yang deficiency, on the other hand, often feel cold, have cool limbs, and exhibit pale facial features. Medications for replenishing kidney yang are typically hot in nature, such as Aconitum carmichaelii (Fu Zi), Cinnamomum cassia (Rou Gui), and Cervus nippon (Lu Rong). A representative Chinese patent medicine for this condition is "Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan."