Cistanche Porridge

Cistanche Porridge,For the five types of exhaustion and seven types of injury, chronic accumulation of deficiency-cold, and complete loss of sexual function.

Formulas Name : Cistanche Porridge

Chinese Name : 肉苁蓉粥

Drug Formulation

2 liang of Cistanche (soaked in wine overnight, wrinkled skin scraped off, finely chopped), 3 he of japonica rice, half a liang of deer antler gelatin (crushed, stir-fried until yellow and dry, then ground into powder), and 4 liang of mutton (finely chopped).

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.

Benefits

For the five types of exhaustion and seven types of injury, chronic accumulation of deficiency-cold, and complete loss of sexual function.

Instructions for Use

Combine the above ingredients; boil the lamb, Cistanche, and japonica rice into a porridge. Just before it is done, add the deer antler gelatin powder. Season with salt, soy sauce, and seasoning powder, and consume in two servings.

Cistanche Porridge,From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.,For the five types of exhaustion and seven types of injury, chronic accumulation of deficiency-cold, and complete loss of sexual function.

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