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Luffa Vegetable Porridge

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Luffa Vegetable Porridge,For the “Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries” and damp itching in the scrotum.

Formulas Name : Luffa Vegetable Porridge

Chinese Name : 萝藦菜粥

Drug Formulation

Half a jin of Lomo greens, 1 pair of mutton kidneys (with fat membrane removed), and 2 he of japonica rice.

Source

From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.

Benefits

For the “Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries” and damp itching in the scrotum.

Instructions for Use

Chop finely and cook into porridge, seasoning as usual. Consume on an empty stomach.

Luffa Vegetable Porridge,From *Shenghui*, Volume 97.,For the “Five Exhaustions and Seven Injuries” and damp itching in the scrotum.

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