The Gao Lin syndrome refers to a renal insufficiency.

Possible causes:

• Anti-inflammatory (ex: ibuprofen) for a long time
• Diabetes

Symptoms

• May have traces of blood in the urine
• Proteinuria

There are two possible sub-syndromes:

Renal Qi not Firm

By vide of Renal Qi. Does not control the essence of body that is lost (excess protein in the urine).

• Chronic diseases, type 2 diabetes (with obesity), old age...
• Pale tongue and deep and weak pulse
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Heat-Humidity in lower Jiao

• Pain and burning in urethra when urinating, thirst
• Red tongue with seborrheic coating and rapid pulse

Treatment

General for all Lin syndromes: Restore Qi Ji of the Bladder.

• V-22 (TR: water passages)
• V-28 (Bladder shu)
• V-39 (he lower of TR)
• Globals: RM-3 (Mu) and F-2 (if there is pain when urinating)
• Rn-3, biao li, to help the bladder through Kidney

• If it is by energy insufficiency: tonify Kidney
• If it is by heat humidity: treat as Re Lin Syndrome or Xue Lin Syndrome.

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