4 TCM Recipes to Tonify Kidneys and Relieve Irregular Menstruation

1.Stir-fried Sheep Liver with Leek

[Source] Handbook of Family Diet Therapy

[Functions] Warm the Kidney, stabilize essence, nourish the Liver, and improve eyesight.

[Indications] Applicable to male impotence and spermatorrhea, and female menstrual wellness, metrorrhagia and leukorrhea.

[Formula] 150 grams of leek, 200 grams of sheep Liver, an appropriate amount of ginger, green onion, salt, monosodium glutamate, vegetable oil, and Shaoxing wine.

[Preparation Method] Wash the leeks and cut them into 2.5-centimeter-long sections; wash the lamb Liver and slice it thinly, slice the ginger, and cut the green onions into sections. Heat an iron wok, add vegetable oil and heat it, then stir-fry the lamb Liver. When the lamb Liver changes color, add the leeks, green onions, ginger, and salt, and stir-fry for a moment. Then add monosodium glutamate and remove from the wok to serve.

[Usage] Take freely as desired, or consume alongside meals.

2.Duck soup

[Source] Collection of Folk supports

[Functions] Nourish yin and replenish essence.

[Indications] Suitable for patients with internal heat and fire, signs of imbalance such as low-grade fever, deficient heat, poor appetite, dry stools, spermatorrhea, and scanty menstruation.

[Formula] 1 duck, a little salt and monosodium glutamate respectively.

[Preparation Method] Slit open the duck, remove the internal organs, cut it into large pieces, and place them in a pot. Add an appropriate amount of water, first boil over high heat, then simmer over medium heat until the duck is cooked and tender enough to eat. Finally, add salt and monosodium glutamate.

[Usage] Consume the meat and drink the soup, twice daily.

[Annotations] Patients with poor appetite, cold abdominal pain, diarrhea, lumbago, and dysmenorrhea caused by physical deficiency-cold or exposure to cold should not use it temporarily.

3.Mussel Porridge

[Source] Dietotherapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine

[Functions] Tonifies the Liver and Kidneys, nourishes essence and blood, nourishes yin and regulates menstruation.

[Indications] Leukorrhea and irregular menstruation in women. Impotence or weak erection in men.

[Formula] 50 grams of Mytilus edulis, 100 grams of japonica rice.

[Preparation Method] Soak the mussels in warm water for half a day, remove the inner organs after boiling. Add round-grained rice, add water to reach 800 milliliters, add an appropriate amount of oil and salt, and cook into a thin porridge.

[Usage] Take it warm twice daily, in the morning and evening.

4.Rehmannia Glutinosa Congee

[Source] Empirical formula

[Functions] Nourish Kidney yin, nourish Liver blood, and stabilize essence.

[Indications] Spermatorrhea, soreness and weakness of the lumbar region and knees, and various signs of imbalance of irregular menstruation in women caused by Yin Deficiency of the Liver and Kidney.

[Formula] 30 grams of Rehmanniae Radix Preparata, 50 grams of japonica rice.

[Preparation Method] Slice the prepared rehmannia root, wrap it in gauze, add 500 milliliters of water, place it in a sand pot, and let it soak for a while. First, cook it over a gentle flame. After several boils, when the herbal decoction turns brownish-yellow, gradually reduce the heat to a slow simmer with gentle, undulating boils. Then, add glutinous rice to cook. When the rice grains burst open and the herbal decoction permeates into them, forming a thin porridge-like consistency, remove the prepared rehmannia root slices.

[Usage] Take it once on an empty stomach while hot every morning after waking up. Ten days constitute one course of supports.