Epimedium & Yam (Compiled Forms)
Ingredients
- Epimedium (yinyanghuo)—dose per sub-formula; daily steeping often 3–5 g per dose, ≤ about 10 g/day
- Chinese yam (fresh or dried dose varies by formula)
Principle
Public sources center on epimedium for kidney yang and yam for spleen–kidney support, in noodles, soup, and tea forms. Epimedium is warm and drying—**confirm you are not yin deficiency with fire**; PE often involves liver stagnation, damp-heat, or yin fire—**do not blindly warm kidney** (syndrome differentiation required).
Effects & uses
China Longevity Recipes and related materials describe kidney–blood deficiency patterns with sore weak knees, early decline, insomnia, forgetfulness, and book mentions of PE and loose stools (syndrome differentiation required). Leukorrhea and patent-tea directions are separate in the body.
Method
- See noodle soup, jinyingzi mutton soup, and simplified tea sections below; avoid the leukorrhea formula without leukorrhea/spleen–kidney cold pattern.
How to use
- Noodle formula: once daily for 1 week per source; tea—short course, low dose, not long-term high-dose steeping.
Caution
Contraindicated in yin deficiency with fire (flushes, night sweats, dry mouth, red tongue with little coating). Avoid during external heat illness, excess heat, or acute UTI. Use cautiously with low blood pressure or hypoglycemia. Avoid large long-term use in pregnancy. Not a substitute for dapoxetine, behavioral training, or standard care.
Source
China Longevity Recipes; Health Care Medicinal Diet Collection; Tcm360; patents CN103340257B, CN201410765790, etc. Pending manual verification.