10 TCM Recipes to Strengthen Kidney Yang and Vitality

1.Chicken and Duck Kidney with Cat’s Ear Floss Soup

[Source] Qigong, Medicinal Baits Therapy and supports of Deviation Operations

[Functions] Tonify the Kidney and reinforce yang.

[Indications] Applicable to signs of imbalance such as impotence and infertility due to Kidney-yang deficiency and decline, and can also be used for individuals with congenital developmental dysplasia.

[Formula] 10 chicken Kidneys, 10 duck Kidneys, 30 cat’s ear (Oreochardis acuminata var. crispa) leaves, 1 bowl of rich pork bone broth, a pinch of shredded ham, 1 tablespoon of starch paste, an appropriate amount of minced ginger, pepper, and salt.

[Preparation Method] First, clean the chicken and duck Kidneys, place them in a pot, scald briefly with boiling water, then promptly remove them and gently peel off the outer membranes. Moisten flour with water and shape it into 30 cat-ear shaped pieces; increase the quantity as needed for larger appetites. Meanwhile, cut the ham into fine shreds. Bring the prepared rich pork bone broth to a boil in a pot, add the cat-ear shaped pieces first, and after they are cooked, add ground pepper, salt, ham shreds, chicken Kidneys, and duck Kidneys. Mix and cook together for about 5 minutes. Then, stir in the starch thickener to concentrate the original broth into a velvety soup. Pour it into bowls, sprinkle with ground ginger and chopped green onion, and mix well before serving.

[Usage] Take at will.

2.Stewed Fat Pigeon with Cinnamomi Cortex

[Source] “Difficult and Complicated Cases”

[Functions] Warm and tonify Kidney yang, nourish essence and blood.

[Indications] Low libido, sparse sperm

[Formula] Cinnamomi Cortex (Rou Gui) 2 g, 1 fat pigeon.

[Preparation Method] After slaughtering the pigeon, remove its feathers and internal organs, wash it clean, place cinnamon inside, add an appropriate amount of clear water, put it into a casserole, cover it tightly, and stew it over water until cooked.

[Usage] Consume the soup and eat the pigeon, once every other day, can be used for 10 to 20 times.

3.Cistanche Deserticola Congee

[Source] On Materia Medica Properties

[Functions] Tonifies the Kidney and strengthens yang, moistens the intestines and unblocks the bowels.

[Indications] Kidney deficiency impotence, spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation, cold pain in the loins and knees, flaccidity of muscles and bones, constipation due to yang deficiency, decreased sexual function, and other signs of imbalance.

[Formula] Cistanche Deserticola 15 g, Lean Mutton 100 g, Coiced Rice 50 g.

[Preparation Method] Add 100 ml of water to Cistanche deserticola, boil until soft and remove the dregs. Slice the lean mutton, place it in a casserole, add 200 ml of water, and boil for several times. After the mutton is cooked, add another 300 ml of water and japonica rice. Cook until the rice breaks open and the soup thickens. Add a small amount of green onion and ginger, boil for a little while longer, then turn off the heat. Cover tightly and let it steam for 5 minutes before serving.

[Usage] Take it warm in the morning and evening every day.

4.Tremolite Beef Porridge

[Source] Ancient Prescription Diet Therapy

[Functions] Warming the Kidney and replenishing essence.

[Indications] Kidney deficiency with lumbar pain and cold knees, impotence, frequent urination at night, etc.

[Formula] One bovine Kidney, 30 grams of Tremolite, 50 grams of round-grained rice.

[Preparation Method] First, wash the ox Kidney and cut it into small pieces. Then, wrap the Yangqishi (Tremolite) with three layers of gauze, add five bowls of water, and decoct for about 1 hour. Take the clarified decoction, add the ox Kidney and japonica rice to cook into porridge, and season with oil, salt, and scallion whites.

[Usage] Take once a day for 5 consecutive days.

5.Tortoise, Chicken and Pepper Decoction

[Source] Zhejiang Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine

[Functions] Tonifying the Kidney and strengthening yang.

[Indications] Kidney deficiency impotence, oligospermia-induced infertility.

[Formula] 1 spring chicken (approximately 1000 grams), 1 soft-shelled turtle (approximately 500 grams), 9 grams of white pepper, 500 grams of brown sugar, 1000 grams of white liquor.

[Preparation Method] Remove the feathers and internal organs from the chicken, and remove the carapace from the turtle. Place the turtle, pepper, and brown sugar inside the chicken cavity. Put the chicken in a casserole, add white wine, cover (without adding water), seal it with mud, and simmer over a low fire until the meat is tender.

[Usage] Consume the meat and drink the soup, finishing it within 2 to 3 days. Repeat the preparation and administration in the same manner after a half-month interval.

6.Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata Congee

[Source] Recipes of Health Preservation and Rehabilitation Congees

[Functions] Warm the middle-jiao, tonify yang, dispel cold, and helps with occasional pain.

[Indications] Deficiency of Kidney yang, decline of vital fire, aversion to cold with cold limbs, impotence and frequent urination, loose stools, cold extremities, and other signs of imbalance.

[Formula] Prepared Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata 3-5 g, Dried Ginger 1-3 g, 100 g of Japonica Rice, 2 stalks of Scallion, a small amount of Brown Sugar.

[Preparation Method] Grind Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fu Zi) and Zingiberis Rhizoma (Gan Jiang) into extremely fine powder. First, cook congee with japonica rice. After the congee comes to a boil, add the powdered medicine, Allium fistulosum (Cong Bai), and brown sugar, and continue to cook into congee. Alternatively, decoct Aconiti Lateralis Radix Praeparata (Fu Zi) and Zingiberis Rhizoma (Gan Jiang) to obtain juice, remove the dregs, then add the rice, Allium fistulosum (Cong Bai), and sugar to cook into congee.

[Usage] Consume warm in two divided doses daily, with a course of supports lasting 3 to 5 days.

7.Buguzhi Duzhong Pills

[Source] “Tonic Supplements, Tonic Drugs, and Beneficial supports”

[Functions] Warm the Kidney, strengthen the waist, and helps with occasional pain.

[Indications] signs of imbalance such as low libido, impotence and premature ejaculation, soreness and weakness of the waist and knees, aversion to cold with cold limbs, etc., caused by Kidney yang deficiency.

[Formula] Psoraleae Fructus (Buguzhi), Eucommiae Cortex (Duzhong), Juglandis Semen (Hutaorou), Foeniculi Fructus (Xiaohuixiang) in equal parts.

[Preparation Method] Stir-fry Psoraleae Fructus (Bu Gu Zhi), Juglandis Semen (Hu Tao Rou), and Eucommiae Cortex (Du Zhong) with a small amount of salted water. Stir-fry Foeniculi Fructus (Xiao Qie Xiang) over fire. Grind all the ingredients together into a fine powder, sift it, and then use the fine powder to make pills with refined honey, with each pill weighing 10 grams.

[Usage] Take three times a day on an empty stomach in the morning, noon, and evening, with warm boiled water.

8.Chicken Liver and Dodder Seed Soup

[Source] “Tonic Products, Tonic Drugs, and Beneficial Tonic Prescriptions”

[Functions] Tonify Kidney qi and strengthen Kidney yang.

[Indications] Impotence, premature ejaculation, and spermatorrhea caused by Kidney deficiency

[Formula] 1 to 2 rooster Livers, 10 to 15 grams of Cuscutae Semen (dodder seed).

[Preparation Method] Decoct the two ingredients together in water and drink the decoction.

[Usage] One dose per day, taken consecutively for 5 to 7 days.

9.Yubiao Wuzi Decoction

[Source] “Tonic Supplements, Tonic Drugs, and Beneficial Tonic Prescriptions”

[Functions] Replenish Kidney essence and nourish Kidney qi.

[Indications] Spermatorrhea, lumbago, tinnitus, dizziness, blurred vision.

[Formula] Ischnurae Bubali 12-15 g, Semen Astragali Complanati 10 g, Semen Cuscutae 12 g, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi 15 g, Fructus Lycii 15 g, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis 9 g.

[Preparation Method] Decoct the six ingredients together in water. After boiling for 1 hour, take the decoction for drinking.

[Usage] One dose per day, taken in two divided doses.

10.Loach Soup

[Source] Tonics and Health Supplements

[Functions] Warming and tonifying Kidney yang.

[Indications] Applicable to impotence caused by Kidney deficiency.

[Formula] Loach and shrimp in appropriate quantities.

[Preparation Method] Place the loaches in clean water, add a few drops of vegetable oil, and change the clean water daily. Allow the loaches to consume the oil and clean water, which will prompt them to excrete fecal matter from their intestines. Boil the loaches together with shrimp to make a soup, and add seasonings.

[Usage] Take at will.