10 Chinese Tonic Recipes for Spleen-Kidney Deficiency

1.Steamed Pigeon Eggs with Longan and Wolfberries

[Source] Empirical Prescription

[Functions] Nourishes the Heart and Kidney, replenishes qi and blood.

[Indications] signs of imbalance such as lumbar soreness, leg pain, spermatorrhea, dizziness, and palpitations.

[Formula] 2 pigeon eggs, 15 grams each of longan flesh, wolfberries, and schisandra fruit, and an appropriate amount of white sugar.

[Preparation Method] Remove the shells from the pigeon eggs, place them in a bowl together with longan flesh, wolfberries, and schisandra, add water, steam until cooked, then add sugar and consume.

[Usage] Take it freely or consume it as a dietary supplement.

2.Danggui Niwei Decoction

[Source] Collection of Folk supports

[Functions] Nourishes blood, tonifies Kidney, strengthens sinews and bones.

[Indications] Kidney deficiency impotence, lumbago, soreness and weakness of the waist and legs.

[Formula] 30 grams of Angelicae Sinensis Radix (Chinese angelica root), 1 ox tail, a small amount of salt.

[Preparation Method] Remove the hair from the ox tail, cut it into small sections, boil it in a pot with Angelicae Sinensis Radix along with water, and then add seasonings later.

[Usage] Drink the soup and eat the oxtail.

3.Cordyceps and Golden Turtle

[Source] Sichuan Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine

[Functions] Tonifies deficiency and replenishes qi, nourishes yin and replenishes blood.

[Indications] Applicable to signs of imbalance such as chronic wellness with physical weakness, impotence, spermatorrhea, and bone-steaming fever due to overstrain.

[Formula] Golden coin turtle 200 grams, Cordyceps 10 grams, Adenophora stricta 12 grams, lean ham 50 grams, lean pork 200 grams, chicken broth 500 grams, an appropriate amount of lard, salt, monosodium glutamate, pepper powder, Shaoxing wine, ginger, and green onion.

[Preparation Method] Place the live golden coin turtle in a basin, pour boiling water over it and scald for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove it, make an incision from behind the head, remove the hard shell, chop off the head and claw tips, scrape off the yellow skin, and wash it clean with water. Chop the small turtles into two pieces and the large ones into four pieces. Boil the turtle meat thoroughly in boiling water, remove and wash it with warm water. Boil the lean pork thoroughly in boiling water, remove and wash it with warm water. Wash the radix adenophorae with warm

Soak the sliced ingredients in water and set aside. Take a large steaming basket, place the adenophora root at the bottom, then cover and press the soft-shelled turtle meat on top. Arrange the cordyceps around the turtle meat, and place the lean ham around it. Add chicken broth, green onions, ginger, Shaoxing wine, and monosodium glutamate. Cover the lid and steam until thoroughly cooked and tender. Remove and discard the ham, lean pork, ginger, and green onions. Add an appropriate amount of salt, monosodium glutamate, and ground pepper, and mix well.

[Usage] Take freely or consume as a dietary supplement.

4.Gorgon Fruit Stewed with Aged Duck

[Source] Collection of Folk Prescriptions

[Functions] Nourishes the Spleen and stomach, strengthens the Spleen and promotes diuresis, stabilizes the Kidneys and astringes essence.

[Indications] Diabetes mellitus due to Spleen and stomach deficiency, edema due to Spleen deficiency, and spermatorrhea due to Kidney deficiency.

[Formula] 200 grams of Euryales Semen (qian shi), 1 old duck.

[Preparation Method] Wash the gordon euryale seeds. After slaughtering the old duck, remove its feathers and internal organs, and wash away the blood. Place the gordon euryale seeds into the duck’s abdomen. Put the duck into a casserole, add an appropriate amount of water, bring it to a boil over high heat on the casserole, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer and cook for about 2 hours until the duck meat is tender. Add monosodium glutamate when eating, and consume the meat and drink the soup.

[Usage] Take freely as desired, or consume as a side dish with meals.

5.Flavor-Nourishing Decoction

[Source] Buju Collection

[Functions] Strengthen the Spleen and nourish the Kidney, replenish essence and warm yang.

[Indications] Suitable for malnutrition, impotence with inability to achieve an erection, inability to ejaculate, thin semen, and sperm deficiency.

[Formula] Cucumaria frondosa, Cubilose, lean ham, Anguilla japonica in equal parts.

[Preparation Method] Grind the above herbs into coarse powder, add water and boil, or add one fresh placenta hominis and boil until extremely soft.

[Usage] Extract the juice and drink it freely.

6.Shrimp and Tofu Soup

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

[Functions] Tonifies the Spleen and Kidney.

[Indications] Various syndromes due to Spleen and Kidney deficiency.

[Formula] 15 to 20 grams of shelled shrimp, 2 to 3 pieces of tofu.

[Preparation Method] Wash the shelled shrimp and cut the tofu into pieces. Put both ingredients into a casserole and boil them together with water. Add scallions, ginger, and salt. After the shelled shrimp are cooked, drink the soup and eat the tofu and shelled shrimp.

[Usage] Take freely as desired, or consume as a dietary supplement.

7.Chestnut Cake

[Source] Collection of Medicinal Diet Recipes

[Functions] Tonifying the Spleen and replenishing the Kidney.

[Indications] Impotence and spermatorrhea.

[Formula] 500 grams of raw Chinese chestnuts, 250 grams of white sugar.

[Preparation Method] Boil the chestnuts in water, peel off their skins, then steam them for half an hour. Add white sugar and grind them into a paste. Use a beer cap as a mold to press the chestnut paste into cake shapes.

[Usage] Take at will.

8.Pork Liver and Kidney with Rice

[Source] Collection of Folk supports

[Functions] Nourishes the Liver and replenishes blood, tonifies the Kidney and supports yang.

[Indications] signs of imbalance caused by Kidney deficiency and impairment, Liver deficiency and blood insufficiency, such as impotence, spermatorrhea, lumbago, dizziness and blurred vision, pale complexion, etc.

[Formula] 50 grams of pig Liver, 50 grams of pig Kidney, a small amount of soy sauce, cooked edible oil, ginger juice, white wine, and white sugar respectively, and 100 grams of rice.

[Preparation Method] Remove the fascia from the pig Liver and Kidney, slice them, and marinate them in soy sauce, cooked cooking oil, ginger juice, white wine, and white sugar, mixing thoroughly. When the water is almost gone during the steaming of rice, place the slices of pig Liver and Kidney evenly on top of the rice, steam over low heat until cooked, then mix well and serve.

[Usage] Consume at will, or take it as a side dish with meals.

9.Suanzaoren Powder

[Source] Brief Prescriptions for Relieving the Masses

[Functions] Soothes the Liver and promotes bile flow, tonifies qi and calms the spirit.

[Indications] Spermatorrhea due to qi deficiency of the Liver and gallbladder with impaired regulation and dispersion.

[Formula] Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (Suanzaoren) 30 g, fine powder of tea leaves 60 g, Panacis Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma fibra (Renshenxu) 6 g.

[Preparation Method] Grind Ziziphi Spinosae Semen (Suanzaoren) and fine tea powder into a fine powder, and take it with decoction of Ginseng Radix et Rhizoma Rubra (Renshenxu) as a decoction.

[Usage] Take 6 grams of the powder consisting of Suanzaoren (Ziziphi Spinosae Semen) and Xicha (fine tea) each time, deLivered with Ginseng Fiber Decoction, twice a day.

10.Pantao Fruit

[Source] Jingyue Quanshu

[Functions] Tonifying the Spleen and nourishing the Kidney.

[Indications] Spermatorrhea due to Spleen-Kidney deficiency.

[Formula] Euryales Semen (Qianshi), Nelumbinis Semen (Lianrou), Jujubae Fructus (Dazaorou), Juglandis Semen (Hutaorou), Rehmanniae Radix Praeparata (Shudi) in equal parts.

[Preparation Method] Boil the pork Kidney and fennel together, then pound them into a cake together with the powdered medicinal herbs.

[Administration] Take on an empty stomach before meals.