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Goat Gallbladder

Sheep Gallbladder, a name for a traditional Chinese medicinal material. It is the bile of the goat (Capra hircus Linnaeus), sheep (Ovis aries Linnaeus), or blue sheep (Naemoredus gorul Hardwick) from the Bovidae family. It has the effects of clearing heat and detoxifying, improving vision and removing corneal opacities, and relieving coughs.It is primarily used to treat red, swollen, and painful eyes; blindness and night blindness; corneal opacities; coughs associated with pulmonary tuberculosis; febrile convulsions in children; sore throat; jaundice; dysentery; constipation; and heat-toxin sores and ulcers.

Cornelian Cherry

Cornus officinalis is the dried, ripe fruit pulp of Cornus officinalis, a plant of the Cornaceae family. The plant is native to Shanxi, Shaanxi, Gansu, Shandong, Jiangsu, and other regions.This herb has a sour and astringent taste, is slightly warm in nature, and enters the Liver and Kidney meridians. It has the effects of tonifying the Liver and Kidney and astringing to consolidate and prevent collapse. It is commonly used to treat weakness and soreness in the lower back and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, impotence, nocturnal emission and premature ejaculation, menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea, as well as profuse sweating leading to collapse, internal heat, and excessive thirst.

Scrophularia

Scrophularia, a name in traditional Chinese medicine, refers to the dried root of Scrophularia ningpoensis Hemsl., a plant belonging to the genus Scrophularia in the family Scrophulariaceae.This product has the effects of clearing heat and cooling the blood, nourishing yin and reducing fire, and detoxifying and dispersing nodules. It is primarily used to treat heat invading the营血, warm toxins causing rashes, yin deficiency due to febrile diseases, a crimson tongue with restlessness and thirst, constipation due to fluid depletion, bone-steaming consumptive cough, red eyes, sore throat, diphtheria, scrofula, and abscesses, swellings, and toxic sores.

Paulownia Seed

Paulownia seeds are a traditional Chinese medicinal material. They are the seeds of the plant Paulownia plantanifolia (L.f.) Marsili, belonging to the Paulowniaceae family. They have the effects of regulating qi and harmonizing the stomach, strengthening the spleen and aiding digestion, and stopping bleeding. They are primarily used to treat epigastric pain, diarrhea caused by indigestion, hernias, premature graying of hair, mouth sores in children, and nosebleeds.

Retrograde Ejaculation: TCM Dietary Therapy and Causes

Retrograde ejaculation refers to a pathological condition where, during sexual intercourse, an individual can achieve orgasm and has the ejaculatory action, but instead of semen being ejaculated out of the urethral orifice, it is ejaculated backward into the bladder. It differs from anejaculation in that anejaculation involves the absence of orgasm and ejaculatory action. Retrograde … Read more

Anejaculation: Causes, TCM Dietary Therapy, and Treatment

There is sexual desire, and the penis can achieve erection and engage in sexual intercourse, but ejaculation does not occur. This condition is known as anejaculation, or “ejaculatory difficulty,” or “ejaculatory wellness.” During sexual intercourse, although the penis remains firm, the patient does not reach orgasm and thus does not ejaculate. However, the patient may … Read more

TCM Guide to Spermatorrhea: Causes, Diet, and Folk Remedies

Spontaneous ejaculation without sexual intercourse or masturbation is called spermatorrhea. Clinically, spermatorrhea is divided into two categories: nocturnal emission and involuntary seminal emission. The former occurs during sleep while dreaming, and the latter occurs while awake. Although there are differences in severity of signs of imbalance and the time of onset between the two, the … Read more

TCM Approaches to Diagnosing and Treating Premature Ejaculation

Premature ejaculation refers to ejaculation that occurs too early during sexual intercourse and is a manifestation of a common sexual dysfunction in males. In mild cases, ejaculation occurs shortly after the penis enters the vagina (less than 2 minutes), before both partners achieve sexual satisfaction. In severe cases, ejaculation occurs as soon as there is … Read more

TCM Dietary Therapy for Impotence

Impotence refers to a condition in men where, despite having sexual desire, the penis is unable to achieve an erection for sexual intercourse, or although an erection can be achieved, it cannot be maintained with sufficient rigidity and duration to complete sexual intercourse. The former is clinically referred to as complete impotence, while the latter … Read more

Dietary Therapy Methods for Male Hyposexuality

Low sexual desire refers to a type of sexual dysfunction characterized by the absence of a desire for sexual intercourse under sexual stimulation, indifference to sexual thoughts, and difficulty in achieving penile erection. However, some believe that low sexual desire merely indicates indifference to sexual thoughts and does not impede penile erection. Sexual desire can … Read more

6 Traditional Chinese Folk Remedies for Wellness and Beauty

1. Daylily (Hemerocallis fulva) Forget-Your-Worries Flower Hemerocallis fulva is also known as “forgetting worries” and “relieving melancholy”. According to Compendium of Materia Medica, consuming Hemerocallis fulva “makes people joyful, free from worries, agile and improves eyesight”. The flower of Hemerocallis fulva is the commonly seen vegetable, daylily, which is a delicious vegetarian dish and can … Read more

7 Ancient Chinese Weight Loss Formulas from Traditional Medicine

1. White Gourd Weight Loss Formula Eating white gourd has a weight-loss effect. “Those who wish to become slim and agile can eat it regularly; those who want to gain weight should avoid it.” This is an ancient experience that has also been confirmed by modern scientific research. White gourd contains no fat and has … Read more

15 Traditional Chinese Prescriptions for Bromhidrosis

1. Wuxiang Formula for Eliminating Bromhidrosis Asarum forbesii Maxim., Ligusticum chuanxiong Hort., Ligusticum sinense ‘Chuanxiong’, Magnolia biondii Pamp., Asarum heterotropoides var. mandshuricum (Maxim.) Kitag., 4 grams each. Soak in yellow rice wine overnight, add a small amount of water, and briefly decoct to obtain the juice. Before going to bed each night, first wash the … Read more

7 Traditional Chinese Recipes for a Naturally Fragrant Body

1. Aromatic Floral Water Body Fragrance Formula Rose water, jasmine water, honeysuckle water, osmanthus water, orchid water, jasminum sambac water, and narcissus water all have the effect of perfuming the body. The methods for making floral waters are generally similar, involving steam distillation. The obtained floral water can be mixed with an appropriate amount of … Read more