🌿 Folk Prescriptions

The sales of high-priced tonic herbs such as Cordyceps sinensis and Hasi Ma oil have also been boosted, and are now accepted by ordinary citizens. Their remarkable health benefits are well known, but many people still do not know how to consume them properly to achieve optimal supplementation effects.
Ginseng
Wild ginseng is suitable for those with weak constitution, shortness of breath, rapid breathing when walking, night sweats and cold limbs, dry mouth and tongue, fatigue, insomnia with vivid dreams, poor appetite, as well as patients suffering from hypertension, coronary heart disease, liver yang hyperactivity, liver tumors, chronic nephritis, and myocarditis; Red ginseng strengthens the spleen and stomach, effectively replenishes qi, blood, and yang, but should not be used by individuals with yin deficiency and internal heat or hypertension patients. It is suitable for those who feel cold, have cold hands and feet, dizziness, fatigue, weakness in limbs, joint soreness, disharmony of qi and blood, aging, and women with anemia; American ginseng is suitable for individuals with excessive liver fire, oral ulcers, yin deficiency with yang excess, frequent red urine, etc., capable of nourishing yin and generating body fluids, lowering blood pressure, lipids, and blood sugar.
Usage:
1. Brew as tea. Slice ginseng thinly, place in a cup, use 1–2 grams per serving, pour boiling water over it, cover the cup, steep for about 5 minutes, then drink as tea until the flavor fades, followed by chewing the ginseng residue.
2. Mix into powder. Dry ginseng thoroughly, grind into fine powder, take 1–2 grams per serving as above, either mixed with water or swallowed with warm water.
3. Suck slowly. Cut ginseng into extremely thin slices, place several times daily into the mouth, allowing them to dissolve gradually.
4. Stew. Take 5–10 grams of ginseng, slice thinly, stew with rock sugar and adequate water until the sugar dissolves, then drink the broth and eat the ginseng.
Donkey-hide Gelatin
Donkey-hide gelatin, also known as "donkey skin gelatin," is called the "supreme blood tonic." Its nature is sweet and mild, possessing functions of replenishing blood, stopping bleeding, nourishing yin, and moistening lungs. It is suitable for symptoms caused by blood deficiency such as sallow complexion, dizziness, blurred vision, irritability, insomnia, excessive menstruation, and pregnancy bleeding (threatened abortion). Since donkey-hide gelatin also has nourishing yin and moistening lung properties, it can treat dry cough without phlegm, scanty phlegm, slight blood streaks in sputum, dry throat, facial flushing, hot flushes, night sweats, red tongue with little coating, or pale tongue with thin white coating due to yin deficiency and lung dryness.
Usage:
Due to the complex preparation process of donkey-hide gelatin paste, ready-made products are available on the market. For example, Fang Huichuntang's "Special Hui Chun Donkey-Hide Gelatin Paste" uses authentic Dong'e donkey-hide gelatin, black sesame seeds, walnut kernels, and secret herbal extracts, offering a delicious and crisp texture. Consume 50–60 grams daily.
Cordyceps Sinensis
Cordyceps sinensis is a unique composite organism found exclusively in alpine regions above 3,800 meters in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, appearing as both insect and plant (insect in winter, herb in summer). Its nature is neutral and slightly warm, sweet and bland. Ancient physicians said: "Cordyceps tonifies the three jiao"—the upper jiao corresponds to heart and lungs, the middle jiao to spleen, stomach, liver, and gallbladder, and the lower jiao to kidneys and reproductive systems. Modern medicine confirms that cordyceps has remarkable effects in cancer prevention, treatment, and recovery during chemotherapy. Moreover, there are no contraindications for consuming cordyceps—suitable for all ages and genders.
Usage:
1. Take 2 pieces and steam them over water (or soak in boiling water), drink as tea, and consume the residue along with the worm at night;
2. Use 6–8 pieces to stew with old duck—delicious taste. Can also be used in meat dishes or fish soup.
Deer Antler
Deer antler has long been regarded as a precious tonic, enhancing immunity, resisting diseases, and delaying aging. Elderly people can strengthen their bodies and extend lifespan by taking it appropriately during winter each year. It replenishes kidney deficiency, enriches essence and blood, and strengthens tendons and bones, used for conditions such as insufficient kidney yang, cold aversion, fatigue, impotence, spermatorrhea, frequent urination, enuresis, female infertility, and postpartum weakness.
Usage:
1. Daily dose of 0.5 grams, ground into powder and taken with warm water.
2. Slice and suck orally.
3. For those with cold extremities in winter, soak deer antler wax-blood slices in wine and drink deer antler wine to warm the body.
4. For men seeking aphrodisiac effects, soak deer antler wax-blood slices, sea horse, sea dragon, and Korean ginseng together in wine, seal for one day before drinking.