Dietary therapy for impotence continues: syndromes such as blood stasis obstructing the meridians, yin deficiency with fire excess, and fright damaging the kidneys.
(5) Blood stasis obstructing the collaterals
Its main symptoms are penile flaccidity, accompanied by testicular stabbing pain, chest and rib distension and radiating pain, irritability, lumps under the ribs, or stabbing pain in the abdomen, waist, and genitals. The tongue is dark purple or has ecchymosis and petechiae, and the pulse is choppy.
The treatment should focus on promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, clearing the meridians, and relieving weakness.
A medicinal diet and food therapy recipe is stir-fried chicken slices with black fungus (from "A Guide to Nutritious and Delicious Meal Strategies for Chronic Diseases: Sexual Dysfunction"): 6g black fungus, 250g chicken breast, 15g olive oil, appropriate amount of salt, 5g minced ginger, and 5g chopped green onion.
Preparation and usage: Soak black fungus in warm water until it expands, wash and slice chicken breast; heat olive oil in a pan, sauté ginger until fragrant, stir-fry chicken slices until half-cooked, then add black fungus and salt, stir-fry until cooked, and sprinkle with chopped green onions before serving.
(6) Yin deficiency with excessive fire
Its main symptoms are easy arousal but impotence, premature ejaculation, dizziness and forgetfulness, tinnitus and lower back pain, hot flashes in the palms, soles, and chest, red tongue with little or no coating, and a thready and rapid pulse.
The treatment should focus on nourishing yin and reducing internal heat.
For medicinal diet and food therapy, you can use Di Gu Pi Yin (from "Qian Jin Yao Fang"): 15g of Di Gu Pi, 6g of Mai Men Dong, and 6g of Xiao Mai.
Preparation and usage: Boil the above three ingredients in water until the wheat is cooked, remove the dregs and drink the juice frequently as a tea substitute.
(7) Fear and terror damage the kidneys
Its main symptoms are impotence, timidity and suspicion, mental distress, palpitations and insomnia, pale tongue, thin coating, and wiry and thready pulse.
Treatment should focus on calming the mind and soothing the nerves, as well as tonifying the kidneys and relieving impot
Medicinal cuisine and dietary therapy can include sparrow porridge (from "Taiping Shenghui Fang").
10 sparrows (peel off the skin and chop them), 30g of dodder seeds (soak in wine for 3 days, dry in the sun, and grind into powder), 30g of raspberries, 30g of schisandra berries, 30g of wolfberries, 60g of japonica rice, and 60g of wine.
Preparation and usage: The above ingredients are ground into powder. First, stir-fry the sparrow meat with wine, then add 3 large cups of water, followed by rice to cook porridge. When it is almost cooked, add 10g of the powdered medicine, stir, add the five flavors and mix well, then cook until done. Eat on an empty stomach.
Precautions: This formula has the function of invigorating yang, and is not suitable for those with yin deficiency and excessive fire, or those with hypersexuality.
(8) Cold stagnation in the liver meridian
Its main symptoms are penile flaccidity, decreased libido, cold pain in the penis and testicles radiating to the lower abdomen, which is slightly relieved by warmth and aggravated by cold. The tongue is pale with a white coating, and the pulse is deep and wiry.
Treatment should focus on warming the meridians and liver, dispelling cold and relieving weakness.
Medicinal cuisine and dietary therapy can include Evodia rutaecarpa porridge (from "Food Materia Medica").
2g of Evodia rutaecarpa, 50g of japonica rice, 2 slices of ginger, and 2 stalks of scallion.
Preparation and Usage: Grind Evodia rutaecarpa into a fine powder. Wash the japonica rice and cook it into porridge. After the rice is cooked, add the Evodia rutaecarpa powder, ginger, and scallion. Simmer over low heat until boiling. After boiling for a few minutes, the rice will puff up and the porridge will thicken. Turn off the heat, cover tightly, and let it sit for 5 minutes before seasoning. Take it warm in the morning and evening, as needed. A course of treatment is generally 3-5 days.
Precautions: Evodia rutaecarpa has a strong aroma and a powerful warming effect, so the dosage should be small and it should not be taken for a long time. It is contraindicated in all cases of excess heat syndrome or yin deficiency with fire excess.
(9) Liver blood deficiency
Its main symptoms are penile flaccidity, accompanied by dizziness and tinnitus, pale complexion, vivid dreams at night, numbness of limbs, stiffness and weakness of joints, incomplete nail growth, decreased vision, pale tongue, white coating, and thready pulse.
Treatment should focus on nourishing the blood and liver.
For medicinal cuisine and dietary therapy, one can use Angelica sinensis and ginseng stewed with hen (from "Qiankun Shengyi").
15g Angelica sinensis root, 15g Codonopsis pilosula, 1500g hen, appropriate amounts of ginger, scallions, cooking wine, and salt.
Preparation and Usage: After slaughtering the hen, remove any feathers and internal organs, and wash it clean. Then, put the washed and sliced angelica and codonopsis into the hen's abdomen, place it in a casserole, add scallions, ginger, cooking wine, etc., and add an appropriate amount of water. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until the chicken is fully cooked. The meat and soup can be eaten separately.
Precautions: Not suitable for those with lingering external pathogens or febrile diseases.
Stewed Fresh Placenta with Ginseng and Astragalus (from "Selected Practical Dietary Therapy Recipes"): 1 fresh placenta, 60g astragalus, 60g codonopsis, 20g angelica root, and 15g ginger.
Preparation and Usage: Cut open the blood vessels of the fresh placenta, wash it thoroughly with clean water, boil it in boiling water for 2-3 minutes, remove it promptly, and place it in a pot. Add the washed Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, and Angelica sinensis, along with an appropriate amount of water. Bring it to a boil over high heat, skimming off any foam. Then add the washed and crushed ginger, reduce the heat to low, and simmer until the placenta is fully cooked. Consume the placenta and broth while it is still hot. It can be taken in divided doses, 2-3 times a day.
Precautions: Not suitable for those with blood deficiency and heat syndrome.
Donkey-hide gelatin and lamb liver (from "Traditional Chinese Medicine Diet Therapy"): 15g donkey-hide gelatin, 50g fresh lamb liver, 3g soaked white fungus, 3g green bell pepper slices, 5g white sugar, 3g white pepper powder, 10g Shaoxing wine, 3g soy sauce, 2g salt, 5g MSG, 5g sesame oil, 10g starch, 3g minced garlic, 3g ginger, 5g scallions.
Preparation and Usage: Place the donkey-hide gelatin in a bowl, add white sugar and an appropriate amount of water, and steam until dissolved. Slice the lamb liver thinly, place it in a bowl, add cornstarch and mix well. In a separate small bowl, mix salt, soy sauce, MSG, pepper, and cornstarch to make a sauce. Heat 500g of oil in a wok to medium heat, add the liver slices and stir-fry until cooked through, then drain in a slotted spoon. Leave a little oil in the wok, add ginger and scallions and sauté, then add green peppers and white fungus, add Shaoxing wine, pour in the cooked liver slices and donkey-hide gelatin sauce, stir-fry a few times, then pour in the prepared sauce, stir-fry evenly, and add sesame oil before serving.
Precautions: Donkey-hide gelatin is rich and nourishing, which can hinder digestion. Therefore, it is contraindicated for those with weak spleen and stomach, poor appetite, or loose stools. It is also not suitable for those with unresolved external pathogenic factors.
Pig liver soup (from Taiping Shenghui Fang): 100g pig liver, 15g scallion whites, 2 eggs, 5g fermented black beans.
Preparation and Usage: Cut the pork liver into small pieces, add salt, soy sauce, cooking wine, and cornstarch, and mix well; chop the scallion whites; beat the eggs. Set aside. First, boil the fermented black beans until tender, then add the pork liver and scallion whites. When almost cooked, pour in the beaten eggs. Serve as a side dish.
(10) Phlegm-dampness obstructing the meridians
Its main symptoms are penile flaccidity, fatigue, excessive phlegm upon waking, dizziness, heaviness in the limbs, epigastric fullness or chest tightness, nausea, sticky mouth, swollen tongue with teeth marks, pale tongue with white and greasy coating, and slippery pulse.
Treatment should focus on resolving phlegm, eliminating dampness, and clearing the meridians.
For medicinal diet and food therapy, you can use Job's tears porridge (from "Compendium of Materia Medica"): 60g Job's tears, 60g japonica rice, 5g salt, 2g monosodium glutamate, and 3g sesame oil.
Preparation and usage: Wash and crush the Job's tears, wash the japonica rice, put them together in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook into porridge. After the porridge is cooked, add salt, MSG, and sesame oil, and eat it warm, twice a day.
Precautions: This porridge is a mild tonic for the stomach, and its effects are gradual. It needs to be consumed over a longer period of time to be effective. Use with caution if you have constipation or are pregnant.
Pinellia and Yam Porridge (from "Treatise on the Nature of Medicinal Herbs"): 30g Pinellia, 60g Yam.
Preparation and Usage: First, boil Pinellia ternata for half an hour, remove the dregs and keep a large bowl of juice. Grind Dioscorea opposita into powder, add it to the Pinellia ternata juice, boil and stir until it becomes a paste. It is ready to eat. Take it warm in the morning and evening for 3 days.
Precautions for use: Pinellia ternata is slightly toxic. It is advisable to use processed Pinellia ternata, and the decoction time should be long to remove its toxicity.
Immortal Wealth and Prosperity Cake (from "Zunsheng Bajian"): 250g each of stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala and Acorus calamus, 1kg of yam, and appropriate amount of rice flour.
Preparation and usage: Soak Atractylodes macrocephala and Acorus calamus in rice water for one day, slice them, add a small piece of lime and cook together to reduce bitterness, then discard the lime; then add Dioscorea opposita and grind them into powder, add an appropriate amount of rice flour and a small amount of water, make into cakes, steam and eat. It can be taken with white sugar.