Two-Seed Pigeon Egg Soup

Herbal Tea Name: Two-Seed Pigeon Egg Soup

Chinese Name: 二子鸽蛋汤

Formula

30 grams of Cuscuta seeds, 10 grams of Schisandra berries, and 2 pigeon eggs.

Main Ingredients

Efficacy

Nourishes the kidneys and replenishes essence. Suitable for premature ejaculation caused by kidney essence deficiency.

Usage

Take once daily; sugar may be added to taste.

Commentary

At the head stands Pigeon eggs, the sovereign, neutral in nature and sweet, salty in flavor, with Kidney tropism; it tonifies the kidneys, boosts qi, and nourishes yin, underpinning the principal thrust of the decoction. The ministerial layer, dodder seeds (nature neutral, flavor pungent, sweet, channeled into the Liver, Kidney, Spleen, tonifies the liver and kidneys, secures essence, and calms the fetus), and schisandra berries (warm in nature and sour, sweet in flavor, with Lung, Heart, Kidney tropism, astringes, tonifies the kidney, generates fluids and calms the spirit), lends support that reinforces the sovereign’s main effect. Viewed as a whole, the formula addresses the essence deficiency presentation, treating both root and branch.

Two-Seed Pigeon Egg Soup,From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the kidneys and replenishes essence. Suitable for premature ejaculation caused by kidney essence deficiency.

in the absence of frank deficiency, or where an excess or heat pattern prevails, indiscriminate warming tonic use is inadvisable; the warming-tonic nature is inadvisable during damp-heat, yin deficiency with fire, or episodes of exterior-heat; the astringent action may seal pathogens inside; exercise caution while exterior pathogens or dampness-stagnation have not yet cleared