Kidney-tonifying and aphrodisiac medicinal diet: Rosa laevigata and crucian carp soup for restorative health

Golden Rosehip Stew with Crucian Carp

[Ingredients]30g of Rosa laevigata fruit, about 250g of crucian carp, salt and oil as needed.

[Preparation] Clean the crucian carp, leaving the scales intact. Put it in a pot, add rose hips and an appropriate amount of water to make soup. Season with oil and salt. Eat the fish and drink the soup.

[Functions] Strengthens the spleen and replenishes deficiency, consolidates essence and stops astringency.

[Indications]Kidney deficiency with seminal emission, spleen deficiency with excessive sweating, etc.

Deer antler eggs

[Ingredients]0.3g deer antler, 1 egg.

[Preparation] Grind the deer antler into a fine powder. Make a small hole at the top of an egg, fill it with the deer antler powder, seal the hole with paper, and steam it in a pot until cooked. Take one egg every morning for 7-15 days as one course of treatment.

[Efficacy]Tonifies the kidneys and warms the yang.

[Indications]Emaciation, fatigue, cold hands and feet, fear of cold in winter, frequent urination at night, impotence, premature ejaculation, physical weakness, premature aging.

Lamb kidneys and quail eggs

[Ingredients]One pair of sheep testicles, 75 grams of Shaoxing wine, one bowl of chicken or duck broth, one pair of quail eggs (shelled).

[Preparation] Pour sheep testicles, rice wine and quail eggs into chicken and duck broth, steam over low heat until cooked, and serve as a side dish.

[Efficacy] Replenishes Qi and benefits the kidneys, strengthens the body.

[Indications]Consumptive disease with excessive sweating and decreased sexual function.

Morinda officinalis stewed with pork intestines

[Ingredients] 150-210g pork large intestine, 30g Morinda officinalis root.

[Preparation] Turn the pig intestines inside out, scrub them clean with salt, and then turn them back inside out. Place the Morinda officinalis inside the intestines, put them in a clay pot with an appropriate amount of water, and steam until cooked. Take once a day for a continuous period of time.

[Efficacy] Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens yang, benefits the lower abdomen.

[Indications]For male impotence due to kidney deficiency, nocturnal emission, and premature ejaculation.

Cistanche deserticola stewed with lamb kidneys

[Ingredients]15-30 grams of Cistanche deserticola, one pair of sheep kidneys.

[Preparation] Cut open the sheep kidneys, wash them clean, put them in Cistanche deserticola and cook them together. Add appropriate amounts of salt and MSG before serving.

[Efficacy] Tonifies the kidneys, replenishes essence, and enhances male virility.

[Indications]Kidney deficiency and impotence, increased urination at night, weakness of the legs and knees, deafness and constipation.

Longan Paper-Wrapped Chicken

[Ingredients]20g dried longan pulp, 100g walnut kernels, 500g tender chicken, 2 eggs, 100g coriander, 15g ham, 6g salt, 6g sugar, 2g MSG, 3g pepper, 25g cornstarch, 5g sesame oil, 1500g peanut oil, 5g ginger, 20g scallions

[Preparation Method]

1. Remove the skin from the chicken and cut it into slices. Soak the walnuts in boiling water to remove the skin, then fry them in oil until cooked and chop them into small pieces. Clean the cilantro and wash the longan pulp with warm water and chop it into small pieces. Wash the ginger and scallions and chop them into small pieces. Cut the ham into small pieces. Separate the egg whites from the yolks and mix them with starch to make an egg white batter.

2. Mix the chicken slices with salt, sugar, MSG, pepper, sesame oil, minced ginger and scallions, walnuts, longan pulp, and a little egg white paste. Place cellophane on the cutting board, add a few coriander leaves, a slice of ham, and the chicken slices, then fold it into a rectangular paper package.

3. Pour peanut oil into a pot and heat it to 50% of its maximum temperature. Then, put the wrapped chicken into the pot and fry until cooked. Remove and plate.

[Efficacy] Warms the middle energizer and replenishes qi, tonifies the kidneys and strengthens essence.

[Indications]Suitable for insomnia due to deficiency and restlessness, mental decline, night sweats and seminal emission.

Stir-fried lamb liver with chives

[Ingredients]150g leeks, 200g lamb liver, appropriate amounts of ginger, scallions, salt, vegetable oil, and Shaoxing wine.

[Preparation Method]

1. Wash the chives and cut them into 2.5 cm long sections; wash the lamb liver and cut it into thin slices; slice the ginger and cut the scallions into sections.

2. Heat an iron wok, add vegetable oil and bring to a boil. Add lamb liver and stir-fry until it changes color. Then add chives, scallions, ginger, and salt. Stir-fry for a few more moments, add MSG, and remove from heat.

[Efficacy] Warms the kidneys, benefits essence, nourishes the liver, and improves eyesight.

[Indications]Male impotence and seminal emission, blurred vision after illness, night blindness, night sweats, and loss of appetite.

Stewed pork kidneys

[Ingredients] Two pork kidneys, 30g of Eucommia ulmoides bark, and 30g of walnut kernels.

[Preparation] First, cut the pork kidneys open and wash them clean. Put the kidneys, eucommia bark, and walnut kernels into a pot and stew them in water. After stewing until cooked, dip them in a little fine salt and eat them (remove the eucommia bark and walnut kernels).

[Efficacy] Tonifies the kidneys and boosts yang, strengthens the waist and invigorates qi.

[Indications]This can be used as a supplementary food for those suffering from lower back pain, fatigue, aversion to cold, cold limbs, frequent urination, blurred vision, impotence, and seminal emission caused by kidney deficiency.

Lamb kidney soup

[Ingredients]Two sheep kidneys (sliced), 30g of Cistanche deserticola (soaked in wine and sliced), 120g of sheep fat (sliced), 6g of pepper, 3g of dried tangerine peel, 6g of Piper longum, 6g of Amomum tsao-ko, and appropriate amounts of scallions, ginger, and salt.

[Preparation] First, put the Cistanche deserticola, pepper, dried tangerine peel, long pepper, and cardamom into a gauze bag and tie it closed. Then, cook it with sheep kidneys and sheep fat to make a soup. Once the soup is cooked, add noodles to make a thick soup.

[Efficacy]Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens yang

[Indications]For chronic weakness, lower back and knee weakness, impotence, etc.

Rejuvenating Soup

[Ingredients]50g yam, 20g cistanche, 20g dodder seed, 3 scallions, 2 walnut kernels, 100g glutinous rice, 500g lean mutton, 1 mutton spine, 20g ginger, 20g Shaoxing wine, appropriate amounts of star anise, Sichuan pepper, white pepper powder, and salt.

[Preparation Method]

1. Chop the lamb spine into several pieces, wash them with clean water, wash the lamb meat, blanch it in boiling water to remove the blood, wash it again, and cut it into strips. Put all the above-mentioned herbs in a gauze bag and tie it closed. Wash the ginger and scallions and crush them.

2. Put all the ingredients into a wok at the same time, add water, bring to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam, then add Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, and Shaoxing wine, and simmer over low heat until the meat is tender and the bones are soft.

3. After placing in a bowl, season with pepper and salt.

[Efficacy] This recipe is based on the yam porridge recipe in "Essentials of Diet and Nutrition", with the addition of Cistanche deserticola, Cuscuta chinensis, walnut kernels and other ingredients that nourish the kidneys and replenish essence, which further enhances the effect of warming and tonifying the spleen and stomach.

[Indications]For symptoms such as kidney deficiency in the elderly, weakness after illness, and weakness in the lower back and knees.