10 Chinese Herbal Formulas for Spermatorrhea and Kidney Deficiency

1.Yiwei Mijing Decoction

[Source] Selected Prescriptions from the Medical Records of Empress Dowager Cixi and Emperor Guangxu

[Functions] Stabilizing the Kidney and astringing essence.

[Indications] Spermatorrhea and premature ejaculation, palpitations and insomnia.

[Formula] Semen Juglandis Endocarp (Fenxinmu) 15 grams.

[Preparation Method] Use one and a half teacups of water and simmer over a gentle flame until it reduces to slightly more than half a teacup.

[Usage] Take it once before going to bed.

2.Bajii Yizhi Ren Decoction

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

[Functions] Warming the Kidney and stabilizing and binding.

[Indications] Spermatorrhea, frequent urination, and nocturia caused by Kidney yang deficiency.

[Formula] Morindae Officinalis Radix (ba ji) 10 g, Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus (yi zhi ren) 9 g, Rubi Fructus (fu pen zi) 9 g.

[Preparation Method] Decoct the three ingredients together to make a decoction, and take the decoction warm.

[Usage] One dose per day, divided into two decoctions, taken on an empty stomach in the morning and evening.

3.Gorgon Fruit Powder Porridge

[Source] Compendium of Materia Medica

[Functions] Tonifying the Kidney and stabilizing essence.

[Indications] Kidney deficiency with failure of the seminal gate to hold, nocturnal emission and involuntary seminal discharge.

[Formula] 60 grams of powdered Gordon Euryale Seed (Euryale ferox Salisb.), 90 grams of japonica rice.

[Preparation Method] First, boil the gordon euryale seeds until cooked, remove the shells, and grind them into powder. Cook the japonica rice into porridge, and when it is half-cooked, pour in the gordon euryale seed powder. Continue cooking until fully cooked and mix well.

[Usage] Take at will.

4.Shayuan Wuweizi Gujing Decoction

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

[Functions] Tonify the Kidney and stabilize essence.

[Indications] Spermatorrhea caused by Kidney qi deficiency.

[Formula] Semen Astragali Complanati 12-15 g, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis 10 g, Diaphragma Juglandis 9 g.

[Preparation Method] Decoct the three ingredients together in water and take the decoction warm.

[Usage] One dose per day.

5.Cherokee Rose Fruit Stewed with Rock Candy Soup

[Source] Diet Therapy

[Functions] Astringe essence and stabilize prolapse.

[Indications] Spermatorrhea and involuntary seminal emission during sleep.

[Formula] Rosa laevigata Michx. (Cherokee Rose Fruit) 15 g, Rock Sugar 60 g.

[Preparation Method] Wash the Cherokee rose fruit, add rock sugar and water into a bowl, and steam it over water for 1 hour.

[Usage] Strain out the dregs and take the decoction, once daily.

6.Leek Seed and Psoralea Fruit Powder

[Source] Empirical Prescription

[Functions] Warm the Kidney and strengthen yang, stabilize essence and helps maintain seminal emission.

Syndrome. [Indications] Spermatorrhea and involuntary seminal emission caused by decline of fire in the Mingmen and insecure essence gate, accompanied by mental fatigue and weakness.

[Formula] Semen Allii Tuberosi 30 g, Psoraleae Fructus 30 g.

[Preparation Method] Crush and grind together into a fine powder.

[Administration] Take with plain water, 9 grams each time, three times a day.

Shouwu Jinyingzi Decoction

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

[Functions] Tonify the Kidney and stabilize and astringe.

[Indications] Spermatorrhea and leukorrhea caused by Kidney deficiency.

[Formula] Polygonum Multiflorum (Fo-Ti) 15 g, Cherokee Rose Fruit (Rosa laevigata) 15 g, Schisandra Fruit (Schisandra chinensis) 9 g, Diaphragma Juglandis (walnut membrane) 9 g.

[Preparation Method] The above four ingredients are decocted together in water.

[Usage] One dose per day, taken once in the morning and once in the evening on an empty stomach.

7.Walnut and Kidney

[Source] Ben Cao Quan Du

[Functions] Tonifying the Kidney and stabilizing essence.

[Indications] Kidney-deficiency induced lumbago and spermatorrhea.

[Formula] 30 grams of Semen Juglandis, 2 pairs of Pig Kidney.

[Preparation Method] Remove the membrane from the pig Kidneys, slice them open, and remove the tendons. Place them in a pot. Add walnut kernels, green onions, ginger, refined salt, cooking wine, and clear water into the pot. Heat until boiling, then reduce to a gentle simmer until cooked. Slice the Kidneys thinly against the grain and return them to the soup.

[Usage] Consume as a side dish with meals.

8.Lotus Seed and Gorgon Fruit Porridge

[Source] Recipes of Health Preservation and Rehabilitation Congees

[Functions] Tonify the Spleen to stop diarrhea, nourish the Kidney to stabilize essence.

[Indications] Chronic diarrhea, dream-discharged prostatic fluid and spermatorrhea, and other signs of imbalance due to Spleen-Kidney deficiency.

[Formula] 30 grams of Semen Nelumbinis, 60 grams of Semen Euryales.

[Preparation Method] Soak the lotus seed meat in warm water for 2 hours. Cook the gorgon fruit with an appropriate amount of water to make porridge, then add white sugar.

[Usage] Take it as a snack every morning and evening. Long-term use will be effective.

9.Lotus Seed Cake

[Source] Shicai’s Three Medical Books

[Functions] Astringes semen and strengthens the Kidney.

[Indications] Low back pain due to Kidney deficiency, spermatorrhea and involuntary seminal emission.

[Formula] 200 grams each of Semen Nelumbinis (Lian Zi Rou) and Non-glutinous Rice (Jing Mi), 60 grams of Poria (Fu Ling).

[Preparation Method] Grind lotus seed meat, japonica rice, and Poria cocos into powder together, mix with an appropriate amount of white granulated sugar evenly, press into cakes, and steam until cooked.

[Usage] Take 30 grams each time, twice a day.

10.Lotus Seed Stewed Pork Tripe

[Source] Ancient Dietary Therapy

[Functions] Tonify the Spleen and astringe essence.

[Indications] Spermatorrhea due to Spleen deficiency, poor appetite and loose stools.

[Formula] 90 grams of Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. seed (lotus seed), 200 grams of pork stomach.

[Preparation Method] First, split the lotus seeds open and remove the lotus seed cores. Clean the pork stomach and cut it into small pieces. Add an appropriate amount of water to make soup, and season with a little salt and monosodium glutamate.

[Usage] Consume as a side dish with meals.