Chive, Goji & Shrimp Stir-Fry
Ingredients
- Large shrimp 150 g
- Chinese chives (jiucai) 100 g
- Goji berries 15 g
- Ginger slices 15 g
- Cooking wine 20 g
- Salt to taste
Principle
Shrimp is sweet-warm and tonifies kidney yang; chives warm yang and the lower body; goji nourishes liver–kidney and brightens the eyes. Together they tonify yin and yang (syndrome differentiation required).
Effects & uses
Adjunct for dual kidney yin–yang deficiency with impotence, seminal loss, premature ejaculation, weak ejaculation, sore weak back/knees, cold hands and feet (syndrome differentiation required). Debate on chive leaves as ‘yang tonic’—see [chive & shrimp stir-fry](/remedies/nanke-jiucai-chao-xianxia/) notes. Not a substitute for behavioral training or standard care.
Method
- Clean shrimp; cut chives; soak goji.
- Stir-fry ginger, then shrimp; add wine; add goji and soaking liquid; simmer ~5 minutes; add chives and salt over high heat.
How to use
- With meals, about 2–3 times per week.
Caution
Limit if yang hyperactivity, yin deficiency with heat, sores, or eye disease (chives and shrimp are ‘trigger’ foods). Food-care only.
Source
China News of Traditional Chinese Medicine, folk ‘jiuqi shrimp’ recipe. To be manually verified.