🌿 Folk Prescriptions

What do men do? They’re always on call—today Guangzhou, tomorrow Shanghai, the next day Chongqing, endless business engagements…
What do men need? Superhuman energy, a fit physique, and happiness for their partners…
What do men fear? Failure, alcoholic liver disease, ED…
Men—so touching, so admirable, so vulnerable!
To properly care for these easily injured souls, now turn to traditional Chinese medicine’s time-honored health preservation methods.
For Men Who Drink Too Much—Protect Heart and Liver
There are two types of heavy drinkers. One type must drink due to work demands, using alcohol as a tool to entertain clients, though they don’t have alcohol dependence. Yet prolonged exposure may still lead to fatty liver or alcoholic liver disease. The other type is inherently addicted to alcohol, drinks whenever possible, and enjoys the thrill of intoxication. This group is at high risk for alcoholic cirrhosis, which can be fatal.
Recommended Secret Formula 1: Schisandra Porridge
Ingredients: Schisandra 10g, rice 2 liang (100g)
Method: Simmer rice and schisandra over low heat.
Benefits: Schisandra nourishes the liver and kidneys; rice protects the liver and stomach. Consuming this after drinking reduces alcohol damage to the liver.
Recommended Secret Formula 2: Kudzu Flower Water
Ingredients: Kudzu flower, boiling water
Method: Steep a suitable amount of kudzu flower in boiling water.
Benefits: Drinking after alcohol helps sober up.
For Men in Business Engagements—Enjoy a Sweet, Restful Sleep!
These men endure high work stress, mental tension, fatigue, poor sleep, and generally lack exercise—all affecting normal digestion and absorption, placing their bodies in a gray zone between health and illness, severely weakening immune function. Prolonged sitting after stress impairs circulation in the perineal area, easily causing back pain. Low fluid intake, high blood viscosity, and lack of exercise may also trigger abnormal changes in the prostate, even leading to prostatitis.
Recommended Formula: Lotus Seed and Job’s Tears Porridge
Ingredients: Lotus seeds 50g, job’s tears 15g, rice 300g
Method: Boil all three together, use ample water to avoid overly thick porridge.
Benefits: Lotus seeds strengthen the spleen and calm the mind; job’s tears strengthen the spleen and nourish the kidneys. Regular consumption helps relieve stress and prevent insomnia caused by work tension.
For Men with Muscles—Healthy Spleen and Stomach Are Key
As men, everyone wants a fit, muscular physique—the ultimate weapon to display masculinity. Yet modern lifestyles often lack exercise and feature unbalanced diets, making this dream hard to achieve. Besides targeted strength training, men hope to gain ideal muscles through nutrients like protein, but results are often disappointing. Why? Because protein intake must be tailored to individual needs. If spleen and stomach are weak, even abundant protein cannot be fully absorbed. Unused protein burdens the kidneys with abnormal metabolism, harming renal function.
Recommended Formula: Three-Herb Spleen-Strengthening and Kidney-Nourishing Porridge
Ingredients: White Atractylodes 15g, Polygonum multiflorum 10g, goji berries 20g, white rice 5 liang (250g)
Method: Boil white atractylodes and polygonum multiflorum, remove after some time, use the broth to cook goji berries and rice until flavorful.
Benefits: Strengthens spleen and kidneys, builds muscle. White atractylodes tonifies qi and strengthens the spleen; polygonum multiflorum nourishes the kidneys, blood, brain, darkens hair, and calms the spirit; goji berries nourish blood and kidneys. Consuming this before protein intake enhances nutrient absorption.
For Men in Awkward Situations—Dear, Relax a Bit…
As men age and work becomes busier, intimate life begins to show signs of disharmony. At crucial moments, they feel powerless, often ending in disappointment, seriously affecting marital harmony. Accompanying symptoms include sore waist and knees, cold extremities, and insomnia.
Recommended Formula: Eucommia Braised Lamb Kidneys
Ingredients: Eucommia 10g, lamb kidney 1 piece, ginger 2 slices, red flower oil 1 spoon
Method:
1. Soak lamb kidney in water to remove odor, then slice. Wash eucommia to remove impurities.
2. Heat red flower oil to medium temperature, add ginger slices to stir-fry, then add lamb kidney and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add eucommia and one bowl of water, simmer gently for 30–40 minutes. Season with salt and monosodium glutamate before serving. Consume both meat and broth.
Benefits: Recommended for use in cases of kidney yang deficiency. Eucommia and lamb kidney both tonify kidney and strengthen yang, helping regulate impotence and sore waist and knees.