🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Neurasthenia
Neurasthenia is a neurotic disorder often caused by long-term psychological trauma or sudden mental shock. Main symptoms include insomnia, palpitations, memory decline, poor concentration, dizziness, irritability, and loss of appetite. Effective traditional remedies are as follows.
[Formula One] Sand参 (Adenophora) 15g, Yu Zhu (Ophiopogon) 15g, glutinous rice 60g. Wrap Adenophora and Ophiopogon in cloth, boil to extract soup, remove residue, add rice to cook porridge. Consume once daily for several days. This formula nourishes yin, clears heat, calms the mind, suitable for neurasthenia due to yin deficiency and fire excess.
[Formula Two] Goji berries 30g, 10 jujubes, 2 eggs. Place in clay pot with adequate water, boil together. After eggs are cooked, remove shells and simmer briefly. Eat eggs and drink soup once daily for several days. This formula nourishes liver and kidneys, suitable for neurasthenia due to liver-kidney yin deficiency.
[Formula Three] Sour jujube seeds 10g, yellow chives 20 stalks. Stir-fry both until half-cooked, crush into fine powder, take all at once before bedtime. This formula soothes liver, strengthens spleen, calms the mind, suitable for neurasthenia due to liver qi stagnation.
[Formula Four] Lean pork 250g, lotus seeds 30g, lily bulbs 30g. Boil together in clay pot with water, season and consume as soup once daily for several days. This formula strengthens spleen and nourishes heart, calms the spirit, suitable for neurasthenia due to heart-spleen deficiency.
[Formula Five] Glutinous rice 50g, walnut meat 50g. Cook glutinous rice with 800ml water into thin porridge. Remove walnut skins, mash finely, mix into porridge, simmer gently until thick and oily on surface. Consume warm, twice daily for several days. This formula tonifies kidney yang, calms the mind, suitable for neurasthenia due to kidney yang deficiency.
[Formula Six] Red peony root 6g, scorched gardenia 9g, bupleurum 6g, white peony root, angelica, and poria cocos each 9g, fried licorice 3g, raw oyster shell 15g, uncarried hook vine 12g, Buddha’s hand slice and sour jujube seeds each 9g, polygala 6g. Decoct and take once daily, divided into two doses. This formula regulates liver qi, cools liver, calms heart, effective for neurasthenia.
[Formula Seven] Goji berries 12g, chrysanthemum 9g, raw rehmannia 12g, cornus fruit 9g, red peony root 6g, poria cocos 9g, salvia 15g, ophiopogon and sour jujube seeds each 9g, prepared polygonum 15g, tortoise shell 15g. Take once daily, decocted and consumed twice daily. This formula nourishes yin, reduces fire, calms liver, subdues yang, calms spirit, suitable for neurasthenia due to yin deficiency and yang hyperactivity.
[Formula Eight] Codonopsis 12g, white atractylodes 9g, astragalus 15g, poria cocos 9g, fried licorice 3g, angelica 9g, polygala 6g, sour jujube seeds 9g, safflower 6g, rehmannia 12g, schisandra 4.5g. Decoct and take once daily, twice daily. This formula tonifies heart and spleen, regulates qi and blood, suitable for neurasthenia due to heart-spleen deficiency.
[Formula Nine] Aconite 4.5g, cinnamon powder 3g (divided), cornus fruit 9g, chinese yam 15g, epimedium 12g, morinda root 12g, prepared polygonum 15g, platycladi seed 12g, ligustrum 15g, raw oyster shell 15g. Decoct and take once daily, twice daily. This formula warms yang, tonifies kidney, fills essence, suitable for neurasthenia due to kidney yang deficiency.
[Formula Ten] Lily bulb 24g, green dragon tooth 9g, raw oyster shell 11g, amber powder 3g (divided), fried licorice 6g, wheat 15g, 5 jujubes. Decoct and take once daily, twice daily. This formula treats neurasthenia.
[Formula Eleven] Prepared polygonum 30g, raw yuzhu 30g, ligusticum 3g, chrysanthemum 9g, prepared polygonum, hook vine, ligustrum, and hedyotis each 30g, fresh pine needle 60g. Decoct and take once daily, twice daily. This formula treats neurasthenia.
[Formula Twelve] Rose flower 4.5g, chuzhou chrysanthemum, Buddha's flower, night-blooming jasmine, magnolia flower each 9g, white peony root 12g, fried licorice 3g. Decoct and take once daily, divided into two doses. This formula treats early-stage neurasthenia.
[Formula Thirteen] Chrysanthemum, stir-fried chrysanthemum seeds as needed. Steep as tea. This formula clears eyesight, relieves dizziness and pain, suitable for neurasthenia.
[Formula Fourteen] Polygonum multiflorum 15–30g, or add 15g trachelospermum stem and 15g mimosa bark. Decoct and take once daily, at night. This formula nourishes liver and kidneys, calms brain and spirit, suitable for neurasthenia.
[Formula Fifteen] One pig brain, ligusticum 4.5g, white芷 4.5g. Steam after boiling water, consume. This formula nourishes brain, promotes qi flow, activates blood, relieves headache, suitable for neurasthenia.
[Formula Sixteen] Dried frog oil 25g, spinach 100g, dried shrimp 50g, salt, chicken broth, monosodium glutamate, scallion ginger juice as needed. Soak dried frog oil in warm water, remove black thread, wash clean, blanch briefly in boiling water, cut into small cubes. Wash spinach, cut into segments, briefly blanch. Heat broth in pan, add frog oil cubes, dried shrimp, scallion ginger juice, salt, bring to boil, skim foam, add MSG, sprinkle spinach on top. Serve. This formula tonifies kidney, nourishes essence, nourishes yin, moistens lungs, suitable for neurasthenia and low energy.
[Formula Seventeen] Deer antler gelatin 25g, calcined oyster shell 12g, silkworm pupa 10g, ginseng 25g, astragalus 10g, angelica 30g, white peony root, cyperus 25g each, asparagus 12g, licorice 6g, softshell turtle shell, raw rehmannia, cooked rehmannia 50g each, ligusticum 12g, silverleaf falsebrome 5g, salvia, Chinese yam 25g each, lotus seed 12g, deer antler frost 10g, 1000g cuttlefish, 15kg chicken. Add ginger, scallions, cooking wine, salt, MSG as needed. Soften ginseng, slice, dry and grind into fine powder. Other herbs wrapped in cloth. Clean cuttlefish with warm water. Combine with chicken feet and wings, add water, boil until tender, set aside. Wash chicken, blanch in boiling water, wash again, cut into chunks, place in 100 bowls. Add scallion segments, ginger pieces, salt, cooking wine, and herb broth. Steam until tender. After steaming, remove ginger and scallions, add chicken to bowls. Pour original broth into pot, add more broth, adjust with cooking wine, salt, MSG, bring to boil, skim foam, pour over chicken. Serve. This formula replenishes blood, nourishes yin, boosts qi, regulates menstruation, suitable for neurasthenia and menstrual irregularities.
[Formula Eighteen] Fresh rose petals 50g (15g dried), lamb heart 500g, salt as needed. Simmer rose petals with salt and water in small pot for 10 minutes, cool and set aside. Wash lamb heart, cut into chunks, skewer with bamboo sticks, repeatedly grill over fire while brushing with rose salt water, consume hot. This formula nourishes blood, calms spirit, suitable for neurasthenia with symptoms such as palpitations and insomnia.
[Formula Nineteen] 200g soaked lotus seeds, 25g candied winter melon, ice sugar and flavoring as needed. Place lotus seeds in bowl with ice sugar, steam until soft, drain syrup, transfer to serving bowl. Cut candied winter melon into cubes, place on lotus seeds. In clean pot, add ice sugar and water, dissolve sugar, add lotus seed syrup, boil, skim foam, add flavoring, pour over lotus seeds. Serve. This formula strengthens spleen and kidney, calms heart and spirit, aids digestion, suitable for neurasthenia with palpitations, restlessness, insomnia.
[Formula Twenty] Ganoderma lucidum 10g, tremella 20g, ice sugar 250g, 20 cherries, 1 egg white, 2 ripe peaches. Wash ganoderma, slice thinly, place in pot, add water, slow steam twice, filter out impurities. Soak tremella in warm water for 30 minutes, remove roots and impurities, soak again in warm water until expanded, rinse. Remove cherry pits, peel and slice peaches. Place pot on fire, add 400g water, dissolve ice sugar, stir egg white into sugar solution, stir until bubbles rise. Use slotted spoon to remove foam. Pour sugar into steaming bowl, add ganoderma juice, tremella, cherries, peach slices, cover bowl with damp cotton paper, steam about 2 hours, invert onto plate. Serve. This formula nourishes liver and kidney, benefits lung and stomach, enhances brain function, suitable for neurasthenia, palpitations, dizziness, insomnia, chronic hepatitis, gastric issues, dry cough from lung dryness.
[Formula Twenty-One] Lion’s mane mushroom 150g, astragalus 30g, chicken 250g, cooking wine, salt, ginger, scallion, white pepper as needed. Rinse lion’s mane mushroom, soak in warm water for about 30 minutes, drain, wash, slice thinly. Filter the soaking water through gauze. Chop chicken into 3cm × 1.5cm pieces. Wipe astragalus with warm towel, slice thinly. Chop ginger and scallion finely. Heat wok, add lard, fry astragalus, ginger, scallion, chicken pieces, add salt, cooking wine, mushroom soaking water, and some clear broth. Boil over high heat, reduce to low heat, stew for about 1 hour. Add lion’s mane slices, cook another 30 minutes, sprinkle white pepper. Place chicken pieces at bottom of bowl, top with lion’s mane slices, season broth with salt, serve. Lion’s mane is a gourmet delicacy, tender meat, delicious taste, high nutritional value. It not only graces banquets but also serves as premium tonic, aiding digestion and benefiting internal organs. Contains polysaccharides and polypeptides with anti-cancer properties. Combined with astragalus and chicken, which tonify qi and nourish blood, this dish greatly enhances efficacy. Suitable for neurasthenia, indigestion, diabetes.
[Formula Twenty-Two] 100g red snail meat, 50g pea shoots, 10g shiitake mushrooms, cooking wine, salt, MSG, scallion segments as needed. Clean red snail meat, remove impurities, wash thoroughly, slice, blanch in boiling water until translucent, drain. Soak shiitake mushrooms in water until soft, wash away mud, trim ends, rinse until white, cut into segments. Wash pea shoots. Add water to pot, place shiitake mushrooms, cooking wine, salt, snail meat, boil, add pea shoots and scallion segments, cook briefly, add MSG, serve in bowl. Serve as side dish. Red snail meat rich in protein, inorganic salts, and vitamins, tastes sweet and cool, has effects like clearing heat and improving vision. Paired with shiitake mushrooms, a mountain delicacy, this soup is both delicious and highly nutritious. High in protein, carbohydrates, and essential amino acids. Benefits liver and eyes, nourishes kidneys and strengthens middle energizer. Often used to treat weak spleen and stomach, neurasthenia, blurred vision, poor sight.
Neurasthenia