🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Many people have their own "firsts" in love—first hand-holding, first hug, first kiss, etc.—and these initial experiences are often the most unforgettable. Some even describe each first in love as feeling like eating a spicy hot pot!
Especially during harsh winters, sharing a steaming "love pot" with your partner not only warms your cold stomach but also nourishes your relationship. As the year draws to a close, why not try the specially designed herbal "Love Pot" by traditional Chinese physicians? Cooking together as a couple brings sweet moments of shared effort, while women benefit from nourishing yin and beautifying complexion, and men gain strength and vitality, reigniting passion in fading relationships.
The following delicious and aphrodisiac herbal hot pots are suitable for everyone, including women. However, note: dietary supplementation is not better when consumed excessively; those who usually experience dry mouth, constipation, or insomnia should consume them occasionally. Additionally, certain tonics are unsuitable during colds or flu.
★ Four Gods Tofu Hot Pot
Ingredients: 5 qian Job's tears, 5 qian Poria, 5 qian Chinese yam, 5 qian lotus seeds, 1 jin tofu, 5 liang potatoes, 2 liang dried mushrooms.
Preparation: 1. Grind Job's tears, Poria, and Chinese yam into powder; wash lotus seeds.
2. Wash tofu, cut into 2 cm cubes, sprinkle salt, and air-dry.
3. Soak mushrooms in water, remove stems; peel and cut potatoes into chunks.
4. Heat peanut oil in a wok over high flame until 80% heated; fry tofu and potatoes after removing salt, then drain.
5. Place tofu, mushrooms, potatoes, lotus seeds, and the powdered mixture of Job's tears, Poria, and Chinese yam into a stew pot with sufficient water, bring to boil, then simmer gently for one hour.
Indications: Patients with premature ejaculation or spermatorrhea.
★ Goji Berry and Chinese Yam Sea Cucumber Soup Pot
Ingredients: 5 qian Chinese yam, 5 qian Morinda root, 5 qian goji berries, 8 liang sea cucumber, 20 red dates.
Preparation: 1. Wash Chinese yam, Morinda root, goji berries, sea cucumber, and red dates.
2. Cut sea cucumber into pieces; combine all ingredients in a stew pot with adequate water, steam over water for three hours.
Benefits: Tonifies kidneys and strengthens essence.
Contraindications: Avoid if suffering from external wind-cold (common cold).
★ Goji Berry Softshell Turtle Soup Pot
Ingredients: 1 softshell turtle (~15 liang), 1 liang Chinese yam, 5 fen goji berries, 10 red dates, 5 slices ginger.
Preparation: 1. Remove internal organs from turtle, clean, cut into pieces, blanch in boiling water to remove blood, then drain.
2. Wash all ingredients, place in stew pot with sufficient water, simmer gently for three hours over low heat.
Benefits: Nourishes liver and kidneys; effective for kidney deficiency-related spermatorrhea.
Contraindications: Avoid if suffering from indigestion or poor appetite.
★ Pig Stomach Three Gods Soup Pot
Ingredients: 1 liang lotus seeds, 1 liang Job's tears, 1 liang Chinese yam, 1 liang Alpinia oxyphylla seed, 1 pig small stomach.
Preparation: 1. Boil Alpinia oxyphylla seed and filter out residue.
2. Soak lotus seeds, Job's tears, and Chinese yam in the Alpinia decoction for two hours, then pack into cleaned pig stomach.
3. Place in stew pot, simmer gently for three hours.
Benefits: Tonifies kidneys, consolidates essence, nourishes heart, calms spirit.
Contraindications: Not suitable for those with fever or sore throat due to cold.
★ Pork Kidney and Eucommia Bark Pot
Ingredients: 1 pork kidney, 30 grams Eucommia bark.
Preparation: Place ingredients in stew pot with water, simmer to make soup for consumption.
Indications: Erectile dysfunction due to liver and kidney deficiency and essence depletion.
★ Lamb Kidney and Cistanche Porridge Pot
Ingredients: 1 lamb kidney, 30 grams Cistanche.
Preparation:
1. Remove tendons and membranes from lamb kidney, slice thinly down the middle.
2. Soak Cistanche in rice wine overnight, slice thinly.
3. Place sliced lamb kidney and Cistanche in pot, add water, simmer gently to make soup. Add seasonings when lamb kidney is nearly cooked.
Indications: Erectile dysfunction in older individuals or those with liver and kidney weakness