TCM Therapy for Impotence and Sexual Health Preservation
Impotence refers to a male's inability to achieve or sustain an erection sufficient for vaginal penetration, thus hindering normal sexual activity. Causes are numerous: psychological factors account for 85–90%, while organic causes make up only 10–15%. Organic causes often stem from other diseases, such as genital deformities, congenital bilateral testicular deficiency, hypogonadism, prostatitis, neurological disorders, lead poisoning, urinary or reproductive system diseases, mumps, phimosis, etc., all capable of triggering impotence. For impotence caused by organic factors, medical diagnosis and treatment typically lead to spontaneous recovery. Psychological causes include misconceptions about sex, long-term frequent masturbation, lack of sexual knowledge, mental stress, deep depression, or marital discord.
For psychological impotence, treatment primarily involves psychological counseling to relieve emotional burdens, help patients acquire correct sexual knowledge, eliminate fears, anxieties, and tensions related to intercourse. Improve marital harmony through mutual understanding—wives should be attentive and affectionate toward their husbands, jointly creating a favorable sexual atmosphere. Thus, psychological impotence can gradually be resolved.
Lifestyle Adjustment
1. Maintain a cheerful mood, regular lifestyle, moderate sexual activity, and abstain from masturbation. Actively treat related urogenital and endocrine disorders. Alleviate mental stress and build confidence.
2. Encourage open communication between spouses to reduce the husband’s psychological pressure.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Green Therapy:
1. Stand with feet together, press soles firmly into the ground, squeeze legs inward, inhale deeply while lifting the anus and contracting the testes, clench fists, hold breath after full inhalation, touch the tongue to the upper palate without moving, hold until maximum limit, then exhale slowly, release tongue, and fully relax the body. Repeat this sequence three times daily, each session lasting 5–7 minutes.
2. Stand naturally, use four fingers to rub kidney acupoints (Shenshu) up and down, side to side, until warmth spreads through the skin. After rubbing, rotate the waist left and right.
3. Warm palms, alternately massage both testicles, once in the morning and once in the evening, each session lasting 8–10 minutes.
Self-Massage:
(1) Press the Huiyin point (between scrotum and anus) with the middle fingertip 30–50 times until a sensation of soreness and distension occurs. Perform once in the morning and once in the evening.
(2) Press the navel (Qihai) with the thumb 30–50 times.
(3) Massage the lower abdomen and entire abdomen in clockwise and counterclockwise directions, 100 times each, followed by pushing the palms from both sides of the ribs toward the navel 50 times.
(4) Rub and knead the waist eye points (Yaoyangguan), lumbar spine, and sacral region 50 times until local skin feels warm.
(5) Clasp hands under the scrotum and penis, gently rub for 5 minutes. Pull the glans outward several times, then rub again. Repeat three times.
(6) Use the fingertip to press and tap the Juegu point (four finger-widths above the outer ankle) and Sanyinjiao point (four finger-widths above the inner ankle), 5 minutes per point, twice daily.
4. Yang-Boosting and Essence-Strengthening Method
(1) Rub the Yongquan point: Sit cross-legged, warm hands, rub back and forth over the Sanyinjiao point 20–30 times, then rub each Yongquan point 81 times, focusing attention on Yongquan.
(2) Massage Shenshu: Rub both palms in circular motions over the Shenshu acupoints 30 times, until the skin feels warm.
(3) Shake the scrotum: Lie semi-supine, support the penis with one hand, use index, middle, and ring fingers of the other hand to lift the scrotum and shake up and down 100–200 times, switch hands and gradually increase force.
(4) Unblock Ren and Du meridians: Rub the testicles and penis 100 times with both hands.
(5) Lift the Yang root: Place one palm on the Dan Tian point, grasp the penis with the other hand, lift upward, downward, left, and right 100 times each.
(6) Strengthen the Divine Whip: Hold the penis between both palms (glans exposed), gradually increase pressure, and rub back and forth 100–200 times.
Other Methods: According to TCM dietary therapy, animal kidneys (especially lamb kidney), dog meat, beef, river (sea) shrimp, sparrows, sea cucumber, oysters, mutton, walnuts, leeks, sea clams, yam, lotus seeds, black sesame, black beans, peanuts, etc., have yang-strengthening effects. However, I do not recommend this approach due to the fact that while meats provide nourishment and may temporarily improve symptoms, they also stimulate sexual desire—this is detrimental to long-term therapeutic outcomes. On the contrary, for those studying TCM sexual health preservation, I require minimizing or avoiding meat consumption during training, diligently practicing TCM sexual health techniques, and adjusting diet flexibly only after achieving visible results.