Disharmony between the heart and kidney is a meridian constitution phenomenon prevalent among modern people. Judging from a large amount of data on modern people, modern people have been suffering from excess symptoms of the heart meridian and deficiency symptoms of the kidney meridian for many years, and the condition becomes more serious the colder the weather.
Disharmony between the heart and kidneys can have an impact on both physical health and mental health. This article lists common symptoms and diseases, and proposes 5 clear methods to improve them. It provides a reference for self-taught Chinese medicine practitioners to achieve a state of physical, mental and spiritual health.
Disharmony between the heart and kidney is a symptom in traditional Chinese medicine
Heart-kidney disharmony is a syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine, which refers to the phenomenon of disharmony between the "heart" and "kidney" in the human body.
Under normal circumstances, the fire of the heart will go down regularly to keep the kidney water from getting cold. The water of the kidney will go up regularly to keep the fire of the heart from getting too strong. The fire of the heart and the water of the kidney rise and fall, coordinate, and communicate with each other to maintain a dynamic balance .
The interaction between the heart and kidney is a normal physiological cycle
If the kidneys do not have the warmth of the heart fire, they will become colder and colder. If the heart does not have the cooling of the kidney water, the heart fire will become more and more intense. There is a delicate relationship between the heart and the kidneys. When the two lose their coordinated relationship, it is called "heart-kidney disharmony."
Disharmony between the Heart and Kidney from the Perspective of Meridian Energy
Since the disharmony between the heart and kidney is caused by excessive heart fire and insufficient kidney water, if a person has disharmony between the heart and kidney, the heart meridian should show excess symptoms and the kidney meridian should show deficiency symptoms. Is this actually the case?
Judging from the meridian data of a large number of modern people, this is indeed the case! As can be seen from the figure below, the average energy of the modern heart meridian is positive, and the average energy of the kidney meridian is weak. It is very likely that many modern people have a lack of communication between the heart and the kidney.
The meridian pattern of modern people, long-term heart meridian deficiency syndrome, kidney meridian deficiency syndrome
From the perspective of the "meridian balance index", if the heart meridian index is greater than 0.35, the probability of the kidney meridian index being less than -0.25.
You will find that starting from November every year, the probability of severe deficiency of the kidney meridian increases, and the probability of excess of the heart meridian also increases! This state will continue until spring, and then it will ease. During this period, it is very likely that the heart and kidney will not communicate.
The lower the temperature, the more serious the heart-kidney disharmony becomes.
Common symptoms of heart-kidney disharmony
According to actual observations and feedback from members over the past few years, this meridian pattern is prone to the following symptoms:
1. Sleep disorders (insomnia)
In the past few decades, Chinese medicine research on "heart-kidney disharmony" has focused heavily on insomnia. In 2024, virtual reality technology was also used to improve the insomnia caused by heart-kidney disharmony (Note 2)
It can be seen that people with "heart-kidney disharmony" are prone to insomnia. The member mentioned above with heart-kidney disharmony has a sleep disorder in that he is easily awakened, and will wake up immediately at the slightest sound.
During the day, I am usually restless, unable to concentrate, and have a bad memory. Others always give me the impression that I am dizzy and unable to concentrate.
A certain proportion of modern people's insomnia is caused by the disharmony between the heart and the kidney.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that insomnia caused by disharmony between the heart and kidney will cause irritability and frequent dreams, difficulty falling asleep and easy awakening, and symptoms such as hot flashes, sweating, hot palms and soles, back pain, weak knees, etc.
2. Symptoms related to anger
Symptoms of heart-kidney disharmony are often related to heat, because the heart fire is strong and the kidney water is not enough to extinguish it. The most common symptoms are strong heat, dry mouth, and mouth sores .
Dry mouth and mouth sores are often caused by excessive fire and insufficient water in the body.
The Yellow Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine mentions that "all pains, itches and sores are related to the heart", which means that the pain, itching and sores of the body are closely related to the heart, so it is easy to develop acne, pimples, facial pimples, blackheads, etc.
3. Mental and brain-related diseases
Traditional Chinese medicine theory believes that "the heart stores the spirit" and "the kidneys store the essence". Modern research has found that "the spleen and kidneys are connected to the brain" and are closely related to brain diseases. The heart and kidneys have a great influence on the "spirit" and "brain" state of the human body .
When both the Heart and Kidney Meridians are deficient, you should start to pay attention to preventing brain-related diseases.
The relationship between the heart and the kidney is very magical. Some researchers have found that when both the heart meridian and the kidney meridian are deficient, the patient may sometimes experience hand tremors.
As a result, one day when he was doing a meridian test, it turned out that both the heart meridian and the kidney meridian were weak. He was deeply impressed and thought that the medical community should conduct in-depth research on this meridian type!
4. Diseases related to water circulation disorders in the body
Usually when the heart and kidney are out of communication, the meridian diagram will not show only abnormalities in the heart meridian and kidney meridian, but will definitely be accompanied by abnormalities in other meridians.
The spleen meridian and bladder meridian are often their good friends, so it is easy for them to develop water vapor disease and related symptoms.
One type of water vapor disease is "water vapor rising to the heart" syndrome, which is caused by water circulation disorder in the body. This water will go up to interfere with the heart and disturb the mind. Palpitations, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and easy breathlessness when walking are typical symptoms .
Water vapor in the heart can cause heart and lung diseases
Many modern people will develop heart and lung diseases when they reach middle age or old age, which can be understood from the perspective of water-qi disease.
5. Autonomic nervous system disorders and accelerated aging
The meridian pattern of "upper solidity and lower emptiness" in dementia mentioned above includes the heart-kidney disharmony, and this meridian phenomenon can be seen in many people with autonomic nervous system disorders (click to read) .
It is also often seen in older people, so it can be considered a phenomenon of aging. You can imagine, when a person's meridians and blood are concentrated in the upper body, is it possible to sleep well at night?
The older you are, the more likely you are to have a meridian pattern of being solid above and empty below.
Therefore, people with a physical condition of being full on top and empty on the bottom are prone to insomnia at night, or very light sleep , and easily wake up after a short nap. This is a typical phenomenon of disharmony between the upper and lower parts, and between yin and yang. Autonomic nervous system disorders are just the result.
However, because of this meridian pattern, all the feet have no energy, and the most important meridians in the feet of the human body, Qi and blood, are weakened, which will accelerate aging and the appearance of various chronic diseases. Therefore, it can be said that delaying the meridians from entering the state of upper solidity and lower emptiness is an important means of delaying aging .
Methods to improve heart-kidney disharmony
Since the above-mentioned phenomena are likely to occur when the heart and kidney are out of sync, there must be corresponding methods to improve them. Here are 5 effective methods:
1. Foot bath + acupoint massage
The so-called relationship between the heart and the kidney can be understood through a very subtle meridian phenomenon. The palm of a person's hand is the " Laogong point ", which belongs to the pericardium meridian, and the sole of a person's foot is the " Yongquan point ", which belongs to the kidney meridian. Therefore, the palms and soles of everyone's feet already hide the key secret of the connection between the heart and the kidney .
Massaging the Laogong and Yongquan points can improve the phenomenon of heart-kidney disharmony
When you have nothing to do, you can use the tips of your thumbs to massage the Laogong points on both hands for 1 to 3 minutes each. After washing your feet with hot water every night, press the Yongquan point on the right foot with your left hand and the Yongquan point on the left foot with your right hand. Finally, rub the Yongquan point 100 times with the Laogong point. This is a method to connect the heart and kidney.
A more advanced method, in addition to massaging these two acupoints, is to massage the Taixi , Sanyinjiao , and Fuliu points on the kidney meridian after soaking your feet in hot water at night. Massaging the Shenmen and Shaofu points on the heart meridian at the same time will have even better results!
2. Go to bed early and walk slowly
If you insist on going to bed before 10 o'clock every night, you can improve kidney water and prevent the internal heat from rising. If you can get up and walk slowly every morning, you can slowly guide the qi and blood to sink and prevent the internal heat from floating up. This is the most gentle way to improve the heart-kidney disharmony.
The older you get, the more you need to exercise your legs.
The "312" meridian training method is quite popular in modern times. The 2 in it emphasizes the training of both legs. The older you are, the more you should train the meridians in your legs. This is the key secret to delaying aging .
A professor at Shinshu University in Japan has suggested that alternating between brisk and slow walking every day can make you 10 years younger. This has been proven by many members over the past few years to be effective in improving the meridian phenomenon of "upper solidity and lower emptiness".
3. Stand on the pole + rub your waist
After getting up every morning, stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and squat slightly. Make fists with both hands, keep the palms empty, and place them near the " Shenshu Point ". Use your whole body to shake your knees up and down to rub repeatedly. Keep your fists close to your waist, and you will gradually feel a slight heat in your waist. Continue for 15 minutes.
This exercise can quickly improve kidney qi and spirits. It is very effective in improving heart-kidney disharmony. You can refer to the following video:
4. Sit still and meditate + Pingshuanggong
Sitting meditation is the most fundamental and effective way to improve the disharmony between the heart and the kidney, because reducing thoughts can prevent the rise of Qi and blood, which leads to excessive heart fire and reduced kidney water .
Unfortunately, most modern people have too many distracting thoughts to be able to sit still, so the disharmony between the heart and kidney becomes increasingly serious, and the best methods cannot be used.
Practicing "Pingshaigong" to enter stillness through movement would be a good alternative. You can watch Master Li Fengshan's Pingshaigong teaching video and practice it on your own.
Through promotion over the past few years, many members of Yunduan Chinese Medicine have been practicing Pingshuang Gong regularly and have provided positive feedback.
5. Take Chinese medicine
The most typical prescription for improving heart-kidney disharmony is to use " Jiaotai Pills ", " Huanglian Ejiao Soup ", " Tianwang Buxin Dan " and other prescriptions. In Jiaotai Pills, Huanglian can purge fire, and cinnamon can nourish the kidney, so as to achieve the purpose of heart-kidney harmony and improve insomnia.
Therefore, if possible, the most fundamental way is to try to use the above 4 methods to improve.
Disharmony between the heart and kidney is a meridian constitution phenomenon prevalent among modern people. It has a wide range of impacts, affecting both physical health and mental and spiritual levels. Improving the disharmony between the heart and kidney can lead to a healthy body and a stable mind. It is a health goal that everyone should strive for!
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