Cistanche & Lamb Congee

AndrologyWeak ejaculation / ejaculatory weaknessMale sexual dysfunctionKidney yang declinePorridge

Ingredients

  • Lamb 100 g
  • Polished rice 100 g
  • Cistanche (roucongrong) 15 g
  • Salt and white pepper to taste

Principle

Cistanche tonifies kidney yang and nourishes essence and blood; lamb warms the center and tonifies kidney qi (Classical Materia Medica pattern). Warms kidney yang (syndrome differentiation required).

Effects & uses

Adjunct for kidney yang decline with impotence, seminal loss, weak ejaculation, aversion to cold, sore back, frequent night urination (syndrome differentiation required).

Method

  1. Decoct chopped cistanche 30 minutes and strain.
  2. Mince lamb; cook rice in the decoction until thick; stir in lamb; season when boiling.

How to use

  • Eat warm.

Caution

Avoid if hypersexuality, hot constitution, or loose stools. Food-care only.

Source

China News of Traditional Chinese Medicine, cistanche–lamb congee (Classical Materia Medica). To be manually verified.

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