Morinda Root and Pork Kidney Soup，From *Proven Tea, Decoction, and Soup Recipes for Common Ailments*,Warms and tonifies kidney yang. Suitable for benign prostatic hyperplasia caused by kidney yang deficiency, characterized by soreness and weakness in the lower back and knees, weakness in the lower limbs, difficulty urinating, short ejaculation range, dizziness and vertigo, aversion to cold with cold limbs, a white tongue coating, and a deep, fine pulse.
the tonifying-warming action may aggravate internal heat; avoid during feverish or inflammatory episodes
Commentary
Morinda root occupies the sovereign position; of warm nature and sweet, pungent flavor, entering the Kidney, Liver, it tonifies kidney yang, strengthens the sinews and bones, and dispels wind-dampness and becomes the guiding principle of the whole formula. The ministerial layer, walnut kernels (of warm nature and sweet flavor, entering the Kidney, Lung, Large Intestine, tonifies the kidney, warms the lung and moistens the intestines), and pork kidney (of neutral nature and sweet, salty flavor, entering the Kidney, tonifies kidney qi and promotes urination), lends support that reinforces the sovereign’s main effect. Together the herbs converge on this action, in accord with the yang deficiency pattern.