1. Prescriptions for supplementing healthy qi
These prescriptions have tonic, roborant, anti-ageing and life-prolonging actions. They are applicable to patients with weak constitution and deficiency of healthy qi due to prolonged diseases.

2. Prescriptions for supplementing qi
Paste of Huangqi (Radix Astragali seu Hedysari ): 12g of Shenghuangqi (fresh Radix Astragali seu Hedysari), 12g of Shengshigao (Gypsum Fibrosum), 12g of Xianmaogen (fresh Radix Curculiginis), 6g of the fine powder of Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae), 10g of the powder of Huaishanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae) and 30g of honey. At first, decoct Huangqi (Radix Astragali seu Hedysari), Shigao (Gypsum Fibrosum) and Xianmaogen (fresh Radix Curculiginis) until the decoction boils for more than 10 times. More information about Chinese medicine, please read Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in TCM.

Then, remove the dregs to leave two cups of the clear decoction. At this time, add Gancao (Radix Glycyrrhizae) and Huaishanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae) powder to the decoction and stir the decoction constantly to prevent the sedimentation of the medicinal powder. Boil the decoction for one more time and the paste forms. Next, pour the honey into the decoction. The whole process comes to an end when the decoction boils. Take all the paste in 3 divided times within a day.

Gruel for Strengthening healthy Qi: 30 to 60g of prepared Huangqi (Radix Astragali seu Hedysari) , 3 to 5g of Renshen (Radix Ginseng) or 15 to 30g of Dangshen (Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae ), a small amount of white sugar and 100g of Jingmi (Semen Oryzae Sativae). At first, cut Huangqi (Radix Astragali seu Hedysari) and Renshen (Radix Ginseng) or Dangshen (Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae) into slices and soak them in cold water for half an hour. Then, decoct the ingredients to get the decoction. Use the decoction to cook gruel with Jingmi (Semen Oryzae Sativae) in two divided times in the morning and evening for ingestion. More information about Chinese medicine, please read Causes of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in TCM.

Gruel of Renshen (Radix Ginseng) and Lianrou (Semen Nelumbinis): 10g of Renshen (Radix Ginseng), 10g of Lianzi ( Semen Nelumbinis) and 30g of Bingtang (Saccharum). The common method is used to cook gruel for ingestion.

3. Prescriptions for tonifying blood
Hen Stewed with Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis): 15g of Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis), 15g of Dangshen (Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae), one hen (roughly 1,500g), proper amount of green onion, fresh ginger, cooking wine and salt respectively. After butchering the hen, remove the feather and internal organs. Then, wash the hen clean. Next, put Danggui (Radix Angelicae Sinensis) and Dangshen (Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae) into the abdomen. At this time, add green onion, ginger, cooking wine and a proper amount of clear water. At first, boil the water with strong fire. Afterwards, change the fire into slow fire to decoct until the meat is thoroughly cooked. Eat the meat and drink the soup. More information about Chinese medicine, please read Symptoms of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in TCM.

Soup of Chinese dates (Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae) and Black Edible Fungus. Five Chinese dates (Fructus Ziziphi Jujubae) and 15g of black edible fungus. Stew the two thoroughly to be eaten.

Gruel of Gouqi (Fructus Lycii): 100g of fresh Gouqizi (Fructus Lycii) and 60g of Jingmi (Semen Oryzae Sativae). The two are used to cook gruel. Drink the gruel with salty fermented soybeans as the assistant food.

4. Prescriptions for supplementing qi and tonifying blood
Paste of Guiyuan Shenmi (Paste of Arillus Longan, Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae and Milk): 250g of Dangshen (Radix Codonopsis Pilosulae), 120g of Beishashen (Radix Glehniae) and 120g of Guiyuanrou (Arillus Longan). At first, soak the above ingredients in a proper amount of water until they thoroughly ferment. Decoct the drugs for 30 minutes after the water boils. Decoct the ingredients in 3 different times. Then, mix the decoctions got in the 3 times. More information about Chinese medicine, please read TCM Diagnosis for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

Next, decoct the mixed decoction to be condensed with slow fire until the paste forms. At this time, add double amount of honey. Afterwards, decoct them until boiling appears again. Finally, stop decocting and wait until the paste is cold. Store the paste in a bottle for later use. Dissolve a spoonful of the paste in boiling water to be taken at a draught each time, three times a day.

Gruel of Longyanrou (Arillus Longan ): 15g of Longyanrou (Arillus Longan), 10g of Fuling (Poria), 3 to 5 Chinese dates and 100g of Jingmi (Semen Oryzae Sativae). All the ingredients are used to cook gruel. Add a bit white sugar to the gruel to be eaten.

5. Prescriptions for nourishing yin
Wine of Gouqizi (Fructus Lycii): 200g of Gouqizi (Fructus Lycii) and 600ml of white spirit. First, wash Gouqizi (Fructus Lycii) clean in clear water. Then, cut the ingredient into small pieces to be kept in a bottle. Afterwards, add about 400 ml of white spirit into the bottle. Next, keep the mouth of the bottle airtight. Vibrate and shake the bottle once every day. The wine can be drunken after a week's soakage. Drink 10 to 20ml before supper or bed time every day. The wine in the bottle may be added continuously (altogether about 200ml). Gouqizi (Fructus Lycii) may be mixed with sugar for eating. More information about Chinese medicine, please read Chinese medicine Treatment for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

Pork Liver Stewed with Xuanshen (Radix Scrophulariae): 15g of Xuanshen (Radix Scrophulariae), 500g of pork liver, a proper amount of rapeseed oil, ginger, green onion, soy sauce, millet wine and bean powder respectively. At first, wash the pork liver clean, and place it and Xuanshen (Radix Scrophulariae) together in a pot. Then, add a proper amount of water to the pot and cook the ingredients for an hour. Next, take out the pork liver and cut it into slices for later use.

In addition, parch the green onion and ginger with a bit of rapeseed oil and put them into the slices of the pig liver. Afterwards, put the soy sauce, white sugar and a small amount of cooking wine into the above decoction and cook the decoction with these ingredients again. After that, put some bean powder into the decoction to make the decoction transparent. Finally, pour the slices of pork liver into the juice and stir the juice evenly. Now, it is ready for use.

Soft-Shelled Turtle Steamed with Ermu (Bulbus Fritillariae and Rhizoma Anemarrhenae): One soft-shelled turtle (approximately 500g in weight), 5g of Beimu (Bulbus Fritillariae), Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae), Qianhu (Radix Peucedani), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri) and Xingren (Semen Armeniace Amarum) respectively, a proper amount of millet wine and a bit of salt. At first, butcher the soft-shelled turtle and remove the head and internal organs. Then, wash the turtle clean to be cut into cubes. More information about Chinese medicine, please read TCM Treatment Evaluation for Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.

Next, add Beimu (Bulbus Fritillariae), Zhimu (Rhizoma Anemarrhenae), Qianhu (Radix Peucedani), Chaihu (Radix Bupleuri) and Xingren (Semen Armeniacae Amarum) as welt as a proper amount of millet wine and a bit of salt. Add water to inundate the meat cubes. Finally, all the ingredients are steamed in a steamer for an hour. Eat the meat while it is still warm.

Gruel of Baihe (Bulbus Lili): 30g of the powder of dried Baihe (Bulbus Lilii) (doubled in case of fresh one), 100g of Jingmi (Semen Oryzae Sativae) and a proper quantity of Bingtang (Saccharum). All the ingredients are used to cook gruel. Eat it in the morning and in the evening respectively.

6. Prescriptions for strengthening yang
Wine of Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum): 3 to 6g of Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichem), 30 to 60g of Huaishanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae) and 500 ml of white spirit. Soak Lurong (Cornu Cervi Pantotrichum) and Huaishanyao (Rhizoma Dioscoreae) in the spirit. Keep the container airtight. Vibrate and shake the container occasionally. It may be drunken in 7 days. Drink 10 ml every night before bed time.

Kidney Soup of White Sheep: 50g of Roucongrong (Herba Cistanchis ), 10g of Biba ( Fructus Piperis Longi), Caoguo (Fructus Tsaoko) (ten in number), 5g of Chenpi (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae), 10g of Hujiao (Fructus Piperis Nigri seu Albi), two pairs of white sheep kidneys, 200g of white sheep fat, salt, green onion, soy sauce, fermented flour, etc. The common methods are adopted to cook soup with the above ingredients. Eat the sheep liver and drink the soup.

Chicken Stewed with Dongchongxiacao (Cordyceps): One cock, Dongchongxiacao (Cordyceps) (5 to 10 in number), a bit of ginger, green onion and salt respectively. At first, butcher the cock. Then, get rid of the feathers and internal organs to be washed clean. Afterwards, put the cock into a pot and add the Dongchongxiacao (Cordyceps), ginger, green onion, salt as well as a proper quantity of water. Finally, stew all the above together until the meat is thoroughly cooked for eating.