论肾虚是衰老的根本原因

DISCUSSION ON THAT KIDNEY DEFICIENCY IS THE FUNDEMENTAL CAUSE OF SENILITY

衰老既是一种病理变化 ,又是一种不可避免的生理过程。其中 ,肾中精气是决定人的生、长、壮、老、死生命活动的主要条件 ,主宰着人的寿命和生命质量。老年病特点是多脏虚损 ,而肾衰是致病之本。因此补肾精、益肾气是祛病延年的基本法则。

Objective:Senility is not only one kind of pathologic changes,but also a physiological phenomenon that is unavoidable.The kidney essence is the main substance that controls the process of life and determines the life span and the quality of life.Consumption of viscera is an important factor of geriatric disease and deficiency of kidney energy is the root cause of it.Because of the deficiency of kidney energy and the invasion of pathogen,there arise a series of symptoms of coexistent deficiency and excess.To cure disease and prolong one's life,treatment should be aimed at invigorating the kidney.