Eucommia and Pork Kidney Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Nourishes the spleen and strengthens the kidneys. Suitable for chronic prostatitis caused by deficiency of both the spleen and kidneys.
as the formula is predominantly warm, avoid prolonged use in those with yin deficiency, dry mouth, or restlessness with heat in the palms and soles; in the absence of frank deficiency, or where an excess or heat pattern prevails, indiscriminate warming tonic use is inadvisable; as a warming-tonic formula, it is not for those with excess heat, damp-heat, or unresolved exterior patterns
Commentary
The sovereign is eucommia bark, of warm nature and sweet flavor, entering the Liver, Kidney; it tonifies the liver and kidneys, strengthens the sinews and bones, and calms the fetus, anchoring the central strategy of the formula. These are joined ministerially by pork kidney (nature neutral, flavor sweet, salty, channeled into the Kidney, tonifies kidney qi and promotes urination), and ginger (warm in nature and pungent in flavor, with Lung, Spleen, Stomach tropism, disperses cold, relieves cough and harmonizes the stomach), reinforcing the sovereign’s main effect. The formula is rounded out by scallions, acting as the envoy to harmonize the various ingredients, keeping the combination balanced and well-tempered. The combined effect is tailored to the damp-heat in the lower jiao pattern.