Is impotence related to the liver? The treatment of impotence in my country can be traced back to the earliest medical classic “Huangdi Neijing”.
According to the description in “Neijing”, the cause of impotence is closely related to “the qi is greatly weakened and cannot be used” and “heat causes the tendons to relax and not be contracted, and the yin is impotent and not used”.
In modern language, when the human body is deficient in qi and blood, extremely weak or affected by body heat, it will cause impotence. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, many doctors began to explore the causes of impotence from the perspective of fatigue and kidney deficiency. Among them, “Zhubingyuanzhenglun·Xu Lao Yinwei Zheng” clearly pointed out: “The kidney opens to the yin. If the kidney is injured by fatigue, the kidney deficiency cannot nourish the yin, so it is impotent.” It further emphasized the role of kidney deficiency in the onset of impotence.
However, as time goes by, doctors’ understanding of impotence continues to deepen.
As the doctors of the Ming Dynasty mentioned in the “Ming Yi Za Zhu”, “Men’s impotence is caused by the decline of the fire of the gate of life and the coldness of the essence and qi. However, there are also cases where the fire is too strong and the impotence is caused.” This means that in addition to the common causes such as the decline of the fire of the gate of life and the coldness of the essence and qi, excessive fire can also lead to impotence. The “Jingyue Complete Works” points out more comprehensively that the causes of impotence include the decline of the fire of the gate of life, the coldness of the essence and qi, the seven emotions and fatigue that damage the qi that produces yang, and the excessive dampness and heat that cause the relaxation of the tendons.
In addition, excessive worry may also damage the heart and spleen, and then affect the yangming Chongmai, leading to the loss of qi and blood, and the yang channel is not strong.
The influence of liver depression on impotence is clearly stated in “Miscellaneous Diseases Origin and Flow Xizhu·Qianyin Houyin Origin and Flow”, which directly points out that emotional frustration and liver depression are important factors of impotence. The article mentioned: “People who have lost their will, depression hurts the liver, the liver loses its smoothness, the liver wood cannot be unblocked, and the penis cannot rise.”
In today’s society, impotence caused by overwork has been relatively reduced, and liver depression and qi stagnation have gradually become the key to the pathogenesis of impotence, the so-called “impotence due to depression”.
In clinical terms, impotence caused by various reasons is often accompanied by the pathogenesis of liver depression and qi stagnation after the onset of the disease, such as sighing, sore waist and knees, chest swelling, and easy to lose temper over trivial matters…
Long-term liver qi stagnation will not only directly lead to the weakening of the liver’s drainage function, the inability of liver blood to nourish the penis and impotence, but also affect the dysfunction of other organs, thereby aggravating the symptoms of impotence. For example, liver depression for a long time may also lead to blood stasis, liver and kidney essence and blood deficiency, and spleen dysfunction, which will then aggravate the symptoms of impotence.
It is worth noting that liver depression and qi stagnation exist in various syndromes of impotence and are the key to the pathogenesis of impotence.
Depression can cause impotence on the one hand, and impotence can aggravate depression on the other. “Impotence due to depression” and “depression due to impotence” affect each other and pull each other, forming a vicious cycle, making the disease protracted and unhealed. Therefore, in the treatment of impotence, the important factor of liver depression and qi stagnation should be fully considered. Shugan Yiyang Capsule can be taken to relieve liver depression, harmonize qi and blood, and restore the balance of viscera function.
Shugan Yiyang Capsule draws on the essence of classic prescriptions such as ancient prescriptions such as Tribulus Pills and Tuji Powder. With Tribulus and Bupleurum as the core, it effectively relieves liver depression and relieves depression. At the same time, it is supplemented with kidney-tonifying medicines such as Morinda officinalis, Cistanche deserticola, Schisandra chinensis, and Cuscuta australis, which also have the effect of nourishing yin and tonifying the kidney. Chinese medicines such as beehive, earthworm and nine-scented insect further improve the blood congestion caused by liver depression and qi stagnation, and promote blood circulation and smooth meridians. Finally, there are Polygala tenuifolia and Acorus calamus, which can not only enhance the efficacy of the medicine, but also regulate emotions and relieve psychological pressure, thereby restoring the liver’s drainage function and improving the symptoms of impotence.
