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Gan Tu

Gan Tu, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It is a claystone known as bentonite. Bentonite is a type of clay primarily composed of montmorillonite, mainly produced in Heilongjiang, Jilin, Liaoning, Hebei, and Zhejiang, though it is also found in other provinces. However, its mineral composition, impurity content, and adsorption properties may vary across different production sites and even among different strata within the same site. It possesses detoxifying properties and is used to treat food or fungal poisoning.

Oxtail Vine

Oxtail Vine, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the roots and rhizomes of Smilax riparia A. DC., a plant in the Liliaceae family. It is distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Shaanxi, Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Guizhou, and other regions. It has the effects of dispelling wind-dampness, unblocking meridians, and eliminating phlegm to relieve coughs. It is commonly used for rheumatic arthralgia, lumbago due to overwork, trauma, and coughs with wheezing.

Chinese Tamarisk

Tamarix, a name in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the dried young branches and leaves of Tamarix chinensis Lour., a plant belonging to the genus Tamarix in the family Tamarixaceae. This herb has a sweet and pungent taste and a neutral nature; it enters the Lung, Stomach, and Heart meridians. It has the effects of inducing the eruption of rashes and dispelling wind and dampness, and is primarily used to treat measles that fail to erupt and rheumatic arthralgia.

Reishi

Reishi is a name used in traditional Chinese medicine. It refers to the dried fruiting bodies of the fungi Ganoderma lucidum (Leyss. ex Fr.) Karst. (red reishi) or Ganoderma sinense Zhao, Xu et Zhang (purple reishi), belonging to the genus Ganoderma in the family Polyporaceae. It has the effects of tonifying qi, calming the mind, relieving cough, and alleviating wheezing. It is primarily used to treat restlessness, insomnia, palpitations, cough and wheezing due to lung deficiency, shortness of breath caused by debility, and loss of appetite.

Honeymoon Cystitis: Causes, TCM Treatments, and Dietary Therapy

Honeymoon cystitis refers to bladder inflammation in women caused by unclean sexual intercourse or friction and injury to the external genitalia during sexual intercourse during the honeymoon period. Since this condition occurs during the honeymoon, it is also known as “honeymoon wellness.” I. Causes of honeymoon cystitis 1.Bacterial infection Both male and female genitals and … Read more

TCM Causes and Dietary Remedies for Bleeding During Intercourse

Bleeding during sexual intercourse refers to local bleeding in the female vagina or external genitalia during sexual activity. This condition can cause suffering to women, helps maintain them from experiencing pleasure and sexual satisfaction, affecting the harmony of sexual life, and leading to a gradual weakening of the marital bond. Bleeding during sexual intercourse, if … Read more

Coital Vaginismus: TCM Causes, Diet, and Herbal Treatments

Violent and persistent contractions of the muscles around the vagina during or before sexual intercourse are termed as coital vaginismus. It is a psychophysiological syndrome. The spasm may be confined to the area around the vaginal orifice, or involve contractions of all vaginal muscles, sometimes even including the inner thigh muscle groups. This condition does … Read more

Dyspareunia Causes and TCM Dietary Treatments

Dyspareunia refers to pain in the female vulva, inside the vagina, or in the lower abdomen during sexual intercourse, which may also occur after intercourse or persist for several hours or days afterward. Based on the site of onset, it can be classified into the following types: superficial dyspareunia, where the pain is located at … Read more

TCM Dietary Therapy for Female Sexual Indifference and Anorgasmia

Sexual indifference, in a broad sense, includes: (1) Lack of sexual desire to the extent of completely refusing and detesting sexual intercourse. (2) Absence of orgasm, where there is sexual desire and no refusal of sexual intercourse but orgasm cannot be achieved. (3) Rare occurrence of orgasm, leading to a lack of interest in sexual … Read more

Retraction of the Penis Syndrome: TCM Causes and Dietary Remedies

Retraction of the penis syndrome refers to a group of comprehensive signs of imbalance characterized by the retraction of the penis or scrotum accompanied by cramping pain in the lower abdomen, predominantly occurring in young and middle-aged individuals. The chapter “Jingjin” in Lingshu states: “The tendons of the Foot Jueyin channel…ascend along the inner thigh … Read more

Priapism: TCM Causes, Dietary Therapy, and External Remedies

Priapism refers to a medical emergency characterized by persistent and painful erection of the penis without sexual excitement or desire. This condition requires prompt supports to restore venous drainage from the corpora cavernosa and minimize damage to the erectile tissue. Otherwise, it can lead to severe consequences. Priapism and anejaculation both involve a persistent erection … Read more

Micropenis: Causes, Dietary Therapy, and External Treatments

Micropenis refers to a condition in which an adult male’s penis is short and thin, resembling that of an immature state, making normal sexual intercourse impossible and thus resulting in infertility. The primary manifestation of micropenis is abnormal size rather than abnormal opening. In other words, the position of the urethral meatus is normal, and … Read more

TCM Dietary Remedies for Hematospermia

When the semen discharged appears pink or red upon visual inspection, it is termed hematospermia or seminal hematuria. “Treatise on the Origins and Manifestations of Various wellness · Candidate for Hematospermia Due to Consumptive wellness” states: “This is caused by overstrain injuring the Kidneys. The Kidneys store essence, and essence is formed from blood. Consumptive … Read more

Causes and TCM Dietary Solutions for Painful Ejaculation

Pain occurring in any part of the penis, urethra, perineum, above the scrotum, or lower abdomen during ejaculation is called ejaculatory pain. If not supports promptly, ejaculatory pain can affect the continuation of sexual intercourse, thereby helps maintain sexual satisfaction from being achieved. I.Causes of painful ejaculation 1.Chronic inflammation of the reproductive organs The primary … Read more