Part Twenty-Four: A Selection of Simple Remedies and Empirical Formulas for Treating Erectile Dysfunction

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Traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions for treating erectile dysfunction

1. 20 male silkworm moths, 30 ml of white wine. Select live male silkworm moths, dry them in a hot pan, and grind them into powder. Take 3 grams of the powdered male silkworm moths with the white wine twice a day, morning and evening, for at least half a month. Avoid eating radishes. Suitable for impotence due to kidney deficiency.

2. Angelica sinensis 15g, Paeonia lactiflora and Dioscorea opposita 30g each, Bupleurum chinense 10g, Trichosanthes kirilowii and Anemarrhena asphodeloides 15g each, Phellodendron chinense and Mentha haplocalyx 10g each. Decocted in water and taken orally, one dose daily or every other day. This formula is especially suitable for impotence in young and middle-aged men.

3. Take 10 grams each of dried earthworm, Chinese yam, cornus officinalis, dodder seed, asparagus root, wolfberry fruit, and tortoise shell glue; 12 grams each of prepared rehmannia root and oyster shell; and 6 grams of peony bark. Decoct in water and take orally, dissolving the tortoise shell glue. After taking this formula, if penile erection is firm and strong, and intercourse is successful, take honey pills to consolidate the effect. If accompanied by prostatitis, it needs to be treated simultaneously.

4. Astragalus membranaceus and Salvia miltiorrhiza, 30 grams each; Ligusticum chuanxiong, Paeonia lactiflora, and Achyranthes bidentata, 20 grams each; Angelica sinensis, 15 grams; Prunus persica and Carthamus tinctorius, 10 grams each. One dose daily, decocted in water and taken orally. One course of treatment is 30 days, and three courses can be taken consecutively. This formula is especially suitable for impotence in the elderly.

5. Codonopsis pilosula 15g, Astragalus membranaceus 30g, Atractylodes macrocephala (processed), Poria cocos, Polygala tenuifolia, Morinda officinalis, and Longan aril 10g each, Epimedium brevicornu 15g, Aucklandia lappa 6g, and Glycyrrhiza uralensis (processed) 5g. One dose daily, decocted in water and taken in divided doses. This formula is especially suitable for impotence caused by mental and physical exertion.

6. Codonopsis pilosula, stir-fried Atractylodes macrocephala, Lycium barbarum, Cordyceps sinensis, Rehmannia glutinosa (processed), Yangqishi (a type of mineral), and Allium tuberosum seed, 12 grams each; processed turtle shell and raw tortoise plastron, 30 grams each; Eucommia ulmoides, Cynomorium songaricum, Epimedium brevicornu, Angelica sinensis, Dipsacus asper, Cistanche deserticola, Psoralea corylifolia, Placenta hominis, and processed Glycyrrhiza uralensis, 9 grams each; Cuscuta chinensis seed, 15 grams. Grind all the herbs into a fine powder, mix well; make into pills with refined honey, the size of a paulownia seed, coated with gold foil. Take 3-6 grams each time, 3 times a day. One month is one course of treatment. Note that sexual intercourse is strictly prohibited during the first course of treatment. If necessary, a second or third course of treatment can be administered.

7. Take 40 large dragonflies, 30 male silkworm moths, 20 grams of honeycomb, 10 grams each of cloves, costus root, and cinnamon bark, 5 grams of pepper, and 20 grams each of raw jujube seeds, wine-processed angelica root, and roasted he shou wu. Grind all ingredients into a fine powder, mix with honey to form pills the size of a paulownia seed, or grind into a powder. Take 7-10 grams each time, 2-3 times a day, on an empty stomach with warm yellow wine.

8. Poria cocos 15g, Acorus tatarinowii and Glycyrrhiza uralensis 3g each, Atractylodes macrocephala 9g, Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa 15g, Polygala tenuifolia and Bupleurum chinense 3g each, Angelica sinensis 9g, Panax ginseng 3g, Dioscorea opposita 15g, Morinda officinalis 9g. Decocted in water, one dose per day, taken twice daily.

9. 40 grams each of Coix seed and Euryale seed; 10 grams each of Akebia stem, Gardenia fruit, and Phellodendron bark; 30 grams each of Talc and Lysimachia christinae; 12 grams each of Rehmannia root and Plantago seed; and 15 grams each of Dioscorea opposita, Rosa laevigata, and Cuscuta seed. Decoct in water, one dose daily, divided into two administrations.

Medicinal diet for treating erectile dysfunction

1. Ingredients: 180g chives, 240g fresh shrimp, vegetable oil, MSG (to taste). Instructions: Cut the chives into 3cm sections and set aside. Peel the shrimp and set aside. Heat a wok, add vegetable oil, and once the oil has melted, add the chives and shrimp. Stir-fry repeatedly, add MSG and salt, stir well, and remove from heat. Serve as a side dish; it's even better with alcohol.

2. 150g of sea cucumber (after soaking), appropriate amounts of chicken broth and mustard. Slice the sea cucumber into strips, mix with chicken broth and mustard, and serve as a side dish. This recipe nourishes the kidneys and replenishes essence, nourishes blood and moistens dryness, and is suitable for conditions such as impotence and general weakness.

3. Take 6 grams of Cordyceps sinensis, 2 grams of ginger, and 12 sparrows. Remove the feathers and internal organs of the sparrows, wash them, and cut them into pieces. Place the Cordyceps sinensis, sparrow pieces, and ginger slices into a clay pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and simmer for 2-3 hours, until the sparrows are tender. Eat the Cordyceps sinensis and sparrow meat together, in several portions. This formula is especially suitable for impotence due to deficiency of both kidney yin and yang, but it is not suitable for those with severe damp-heat.

4. 30 grams of fresh shrimp meat, 100 ml of white wine, 10 ml of soy sauce, and 15 grams of sugar. Remove the heads and tails of the shrimp and set aside. Mix the white wine, soy sauce, and sugar together, then place the raw shrimp meat in the mixture and soak for 15 minutes. The shrimp meat is then ready to eat. Eat the shrimp on an empty stomach, or with the wine. This recipe is especially suitable for those with liver stagnation and impotence; those with yin deficiency and excessive fire should avoid this recipe.

5. One pair of seahorses, 500 ml of white wine. Soak the seahorses in the wine for 2 weeks, then drink a small amount daily according to your own alcohol tolerance.

6. 15-30 grams of prepared aconite root, 150 grams of ginger, appropriate amount of garlic, 500-1000 grams of dog meat, and appropriate amount of peanut oil. Simmer the ginger until cooked, wash and chop the dog meat, first sauté the garlic cloves in peanut oil in a pot for a short while, then add an appropriate amount of water, dog meat, prepared aconite root, and simmered ginger slices, and cook for 2 hours. Serve hot in appropriate portions at different times.

7. Venison and rice, appropriate amounts. Wash the venison, slice it, and cook it with washed rice into porridge. Add a little salt and cook until done. This can be eaten regularly.

8. Two sheep testicles (i.e., goat or sheep testicles), and an appropriate amount of glutinous rice. Wash the sheep testicles to remove the blood, hang them in a ventilated place to dry, and then cook them with glutinous rice into porridge.

9. One turtle head and neck, and appropriate amounts of scallions and garlic. Wash and dry the turtle head and neck, bake them on a tile until they are dry, grind them into a fine powder, mix them into noodles, and add appropriate amounts of scallions and garlic. Eat this once a day for 5 consecutive days.

10. Angelica sinensis 30g, 1 oxtail, a pinch of salt. Remove the hair from the oxtail, cut it into small pieces, and boil it with the angelica sinensis in water. Add seasonings later, drink the soup and eat the oxtail. This recipe is especially suitable for impotence due to kidney deficiency.