🌿 Folk Prescriptions

What do men do all day? Men are always on call—today Guangzhou, tomorrow Shanghai, the next day Chongqing—endless social engagements...
What do men need? Men need superhuman energy, a fit physique, and want to bring happiness to the women around them...
What do men fear? Men fear failure, alcoholic liver disease, ED...
Men are admirable, pitiful, and lovable!
To properly care for these easily injured men, let’s now turn to traditional Chinese medicine’s health preservation wisdom for answers.
Men Who Drink Too Much—Protect Heart and Liver
Character Sketch: There are two types of heavy drinkers. One type must drink due to work demands, often using alcohol to entertain clients, though they don’t have a drinking addiction. Over time, they may develop fatty liver or alcoholic liver disease. The other type naturally loves alcohol, drinks whenever possible, and enjoys drunkenness. This group is at high risk for alcoholic cirrhosis, which can be fatal.
Remedial Measures: Completely quit drinking. During business engagements, follow the principle of drinking as little as possible, avoiding drinking altogether if possible. Never drink on an empty stomach. Address drinking differently before, during, and after: Before drinking, eat fruit or fresh juice to replenish vitamin C, which effectively reduces alcohol’s toxic effects on the body; during drinking, have a glass of yogurt to dilute alcohol concentration and harmful substances. Yogurt contains fermented proteins that are easily absorbed while providing protein, and its mild sweetness improves taste and slightly supports liver function through sugar content; after drinking, take liver-protective or detoxifying medication or food immediately upon returning home.
Recommended Secret Formula 1: Schisandra Berry Porridge
Ingredients: Schisandra berries 10 grams, rice 2 liang (approx. 100 grams)
Preparation: Simmer rice and schisandra berries together over low heat.
Benefits: Schisandra berries nourish the liver and kidneys; rice protects the liver and stomach. Consuming this porridge after drinking reduces the damage caused by large amounts of alcohol to the liver.
Recommended Secret Formula 2: Kudzu Flower Water
Ingredients: Kudzu flower (Chinese herbal), boiling water
Preparation: Place an appropriate amount of kudzu flower in boiling water and steep.
Benefits: Drinking after alcohol consumption helps relieve intoxication.
Men Who Attend Social Engagements—Enjoy a Sweet and Peaceful Sleep!
Character Sketch: These men usually face high work pressure, mental stress, fatigue, poor sleep, and generally engage in little physical activity. All these factors affect normal digestion and absorption, placing their bodies between health and illness, greatly reducing resistance to disease. Prolonged sitting after stress impairs blood circulation in the perineal area, leading to lower back pain. Low fluid intake, thickened blood, and lack of exercise may also cause abnormal changes in the prostate, potentially triggering prostatitis.
Featured Special Topic Recommendation: Prostatitis
Remedial Measures:
1. Eat only when relaxed mentally. Eating under bad mood affects digestion and absorption, increasing gastric burden. If in poor mental state, calm down first before eating.
2. Replenish fluids. Eat more water-rich foods such as fruits, and avoid dry, low-moisture foods.
3. Consume tonics every night that have calming, diuretic, and soothing effects.
Recommended Formula: Lotus Seed and Euryale Porridge
Ingredients: Lotus seeds 50 grams, euryale 15 grams, rice 300 grams
Preparation: Boil all three ingredients together, use plenty of water, avoiding overly thick porridge.
Benefits: Lotus seeds strengthen spleen and calm the mind; euryale strengthens spleen and nourishes kidney. Regular consumption relieves stress and prevents insomnia caused by work tension.
Men with Muscular Physique—Healthy Spleen and Stomach Are Key
Character Sketch: As men, everyone desires a fit physique; well-developed muscles are the ultimate weapon to showcase masculinity. However, modern men often fail to achieve this dream due to lack of exercise and unscientific diets. Besides targeted strength training, men hope to gain ideal muscles through certain nutrients like protein—but results are often unsatisfactory. This is because protein absorption depends on individual constitution. If the spleen and stomach are weak, even abundant protein cannot be fully absorbed. Unabsorbed protein increases abnormal kidney metabolism, harming the kidneys.
Remedial Measures: Traditional Chinese medicine holds that the spleen governs muscles. Only with healthy spleen and stomach can muscles become strong. If spleen and kidney are weak, protein cannot be fully absorbed, resulting in pale, weak, dull, and lifeless muscles. Thus, building muscle mass starts with strengthening the spleen.
Recommended Formula: Three-Ingredient Spleen-Strengthening and Kidney-Nourishing Porridge
Ingredients: White Atractylodes 15 grams, Polygonum multiflorum 10 grams, wolfberry 20 grams, white rice 5 liang (approx. 250 grams)
Preparation: Boil white atractylodes and polygonum multiflorum first, after some time remove them, then combine their broth with wolfberry and rice to simmer until flavorful.
Benefits: Strengthens spleen and nourishes kidney, builds muscle. White atractylodes boosts qi and strengthens spleen; polygonum multiflorum nourishes kidney, enriches blood, nourishes brain, darkens hair, and calms the spirit; wolfberry nourishes blood and strengthens kidney. Consuming this before protein intake aids better nutrient absorption.
Men in Embarrassing Situations—Dear, Relax a Bit…
Character Sketch: As men age and work becomes busier, sexual life begins to show signs of disharmony. At critical moments, they feel powerless, often ending in disappointment, severely affecting marital harmony. They commonly suffer from symptoms like sore waist and knees, cold hands and feet, and insomnia.
Self-Assessment – Kidney Deficiency Self-Test, Male Sexual Function Test, Fatigue Level Assessment – How Healthy Are You?
Remedial Measures: Tonify kidney yang. Use food therapy in the form of porridge or soup, moderate and refined adjustments.
Recommended Formula: Eucommia Stewed Lamb Kidneys
Ingredients: Eucommia 10 grams, lamb kidney 1 piece, ginger 2 slices, safflower oil 1 spoon
Preparation: 1. Soak lamb kidney in water to remove odor, then slice. Wash eucommia, removing impurities. 2. Heat safflower oil to medium temperature, add ginger slices and fry until fragrant, then add lamb kidney and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add eucommia, pour in one bowl of water, simmer gently for 30–40 minutes. Season with salt and monosodium glutamate before serving. Consume lamb kidney along with the broth.
Benefits: Suitable for those with kidney yang deficiency. Eucommia and lamb kidney both tonify kidney and boost yang, helping to regulate erectile dysfunction and sore waist and knees.