Cordyceps and Old Duck Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the kidneys and consolidates essence. Suitable for nocturnal emissions caused by unstable kidney essence.
the tonifying-warming action may aggravate internal heat; avoid during feverish or inflammatory episodes; the formula is somewhat cloying; avoid overuse in those with spleen deficiency and dampness, poor appetite, or abdominal distension
Commentary
With cordyceps as the sovereign, nature neutral, flavor sweet, channeled into the Lung, Kidney, it tonifies the kidneys and lung, stops bleeding, and resolves phlegm, and this opening sets the main therapeutic direction. These are joined ministerially by old duck (with cool nature and sweet, salty flavor, having Spleen, Stomach, Lung tropism, nourishes yin, moistens dryness, and tonifies the stomach), reinforcing the sovereign’s main effect. The formula is rounded out by scallions, harmonizing the stomach and supporting dietary nourishment, and cooking wine, acting as the envoy to harmonize the various ingredients, keeping the combination balanced and well-tempered. The combined effect is tailored to the kidney qi insecurity pattern.