Kidney, in traditional Chinese medicine is defined as a organ in charge of storing kidney essence, will, determination, and power of memory, water distribution, bone marrow, spinal marrow, and brain marrow, graping qi and bladder as well as hearing , and 2 private parts.
Deficiency of kidney qi can distort the function of kidney in water distribution, growth, leading to dampness accumulation in the lower part of the body, and under layer of the skin and hearing loss, sexual dysfunction, loss of sexual desire, etc.



I. Symptoms of kidney qi deficiency
1. Ashtma
2. cold limbs,
3. weak back a/or knees, copious
4. Clear urination
5. Night-time urination
6. Dislike cold
7. Weak legs
8. Water retention in the legs
9 . Poor appetite
10. Loose stools
11. Tongue: Pale
12. Pulse: Deep, weak possibly tight
13. Etc.

II. List of foods that can nourish the kidney qi includes
1. Sardines
2. Shrimp
3. Clove
4. Fennel
5. Raspberry
6. Sweet rice
7. Greens onion
8. Onion, radish
9. Scallion, squash
10. Sweet potato
11. Watercress
12. Cherry
13. Chestnuts
14. Walnuts
15. Mussel
16. Lamb
17. Basil,
18. Black pepper
19. Cinnamon bark
20. Fennel seed
21. Garlic,
22. Ginger
23. Peppermint
24. Sage
25. Star anise
26. White pepper
27. Jasmine tea
28. Kelp
29. Royal jelly
30. Chicken
31. Etc.

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