🌿 Folk Prescriptions

[Formula One] Rice (Jingmi) 100 grams, Deer Antler Gelatin 15 grams. Cook rice into porridge, add deer antler gelatin after the porridge is cooked, along with a small amount of ginger rice and refined salt. Consume for 3–5 days as one course of treatment; this formula treats infertility. [Formula Two] Evodia rutaecarpa 240 grams, Sichuan pepper 240 grams. Make into pills using refined honey, size of a goose egg. Wrap in cotton and insert into the vagina, replace once nightly. After one month, the uterus becomes warm and pregnancy may occur. This formula treats infertility due to cold uterus. [Formula Three] Ligusticum chuanxiong 5 grams, Cinnamomum cassia 1 gram, Chicken Blood Vine 20 grams, Stir-fried Coix seed and Rehmannia glutinosa each 15 grams, Water Buffalo Horn 30 grams, Leonurus artemisia, Lu Lu Tong, and Vaccaria segetalis each 15 grams, Borneo Elephas bone and Red Peony Root each 10 grams, Woolly material 20 grams (embryo tissue obtained after artificial abortion). Take one dose daily, divided into two decoctions, continue for five doses. This formula is a famous prescription by renowned TCM physician Wu Xi from Xiamen, which functions to unblock meridians and activate blood circulation, suitable for primary infertility caused by blocked fallopian tubes. The key to treating this condition lies in clearing obstructions and restoring patency. Although various methods exist, the principle remains: tonify deficiency and purge excess according to symptoms—this is safe and effective. I once treated three sisters suffering from infertility; after treatment, the eldest (aged 36), the second (aged 38) each gave birth to a boy, and the youngest (aged 32) also delivered a girl. [Formula Four] Deer Penis 1 piece, canned mushrooms 90 grams, pork with skin 1000 grams, dried shrimp 30 grams, young hen 500 grams, dried scallops 30 grams, monosodium glutamate, cooking wine, ground pepper, chicken oil, green onions, ginger, refined salt, and chicken broth in appropriate amounts. Soak deer penis in warm water until soft, split longitudinally with a knife, remove urethral tip, scald outer skin with boiling water, boil in water for about one hour, then rinse with cold water. Place in pot with chicken broth, dried scallops, dried shrimp, clean young hen, washed pork, green onions, and ginger, stew until tender. Remove the stewed deer penis and slice diagonally. In another pot, add chicken broth, mushrooms (cut into quarters if large, halves if small), cooking wine, ground pepper, salt, and deer penis slices, cook together, finally add monosodium glutamate and drizzle with chicken oil. This dish uses deer penis, mushrooms, dried shrimp, and dried scallops as main ingredients. Deer penis has the effect of strengthening yang and nourishing kidney essence. Combined with mushrooms that stimulate appetite and regulate qi, chicken that supplements deficiency and benefits blood and qi, and dried shrimp that strengthens yang and kidneys, these ingredients together provide nourishment for yin and yang, benefit the kidneys, and warm the uterus. Suitable for patients with impotence, premature ejaculation, soreness in waist and knees, chronic orchitis, and female infertility due to cold uterus. Healthy individuals may consume it to enhance physical strength. Use with caution in those with yin deficiency and internal heat. [Formula Five] Ginseng and tangerine peel each 3 grams, deer tail and hen each 1 whole, ham meat, lean pork, and rehydrated mushrooms each 50 grams, cooking wine, refined salt, sugar, green onions, ginger, and high soup in appropriate amounts. Soak deer tail briefly in boiling water, wash off impurities, then blanch in boiling water for 10 minutes, remove hair by repeated scalding and washing. Heat wok, add oil until nearly smoking, sauté green onions and ginger until fragrant, pour in cooking wine, add water, place deer tail in pot and simmer for 10 minutes, then remove. Reheat wok, sauté ginger and green onions, add cooking wine, include tangerine peel, deer tail, and water, simmer for 10 minutes, remove ginger and green onions, then gently stew over low heat for another 10 minutes, then remove deer tail. Wash the hen, cut off claws, split in half, blanch in boiling water, then remove large bones. Cut lean pork and ham into three pieces each; blanch lean pork briefly, wash, then place with ham, mushrooms, and chicken in a bowl. Wash ginseng, steam until soft, slice thinly, place with tangerine peel in a basket, then cut deer tail into two halves and place on both sides of the chicken. Pour high soup into pot, add sugar, bring to boil, transfer to steamer, add to container, cover with wet cotton paper, steam for 1.5 hours, remove lid, add salt for seasoning. This dish uses ginseng, tangerine peel, deer tail, and hen as main ingredients. Ginseng is a precious Chinese medicinal herb known for its miraculous effects, historically called "divine grass" by ancient people. It is an excellent tonic, capable of replenishing vital energy and resisting aging. According to Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing, it "tonifies the five organs, improves vision, and long-term use lightens body and prolongs life." Tangerine peel promotes qi movement and strengthens spleen function. Deer tail warms the waist and knees, nourishes essence and marrow, and supplements liver and kidneys. Hen meat supplements deficiency, benefits qi and blood. Together, they nourish vital energy, support liver and kidneys, and enrich essence. Suitable for those with weak vital energy, deficient liver and kidneys, soreness and coldness in waist and knees, impotence, premature ejaculation, and female infertility due to cold uterus. Healthy individuals may consume it to strengthen physique and intellect, and delay aging.