1) Gruel of Lotus Seed Powder (Lianrou Zhou)
INGREDIENTS
Lotus seed powder, Pulvis Seminis Nelumbinis, 15g
Polished glutinous rice, Semen Oryzae Glutinosae, 30g
Brown sugar, right amount
PROCESS: Decoct all the three ingredients in an earthenware pot.
DIRECTIONS: To be taken warm before meals both in the morning and in the evening. Applicable to patients with seminal emission marked by the type of unconsolidation due to kidney deficiency accompanied with insomnia and vexation.
2) Decoction of Oyster Shell, Rhizome of Wind-Weed and Lotus Seed (Muli Zhimu Lianzi Tang)
INGREDIENTS
Raw oyster shell, Concha Ostreae, 20g
Rhizome of wind-weed, Rhizoma Anemarrhenae (Zhimu), 6g
Lotus seed, Semen Nelumbinis, 30g
White sugar, a spoonful
PROCESS: Decoct in earthenware pot the first two ingredients in 1000ml of cold water over slow fire for half an hour and sift the decoction from the dregs; wash the lotus seed clean and soak them in 300ml of hot water for an hour. Then pour the decoction and the lotus seed with the water into an aluminium pan and stew them on top of slow fire for an hour. Finally add the white sugar to them and stew them for another hour until the lotus seed is well-done.
DIRECTIONS: To be taken as snacks. This decoction is especially good for patients suffering from seminal emission manifested as nocturnal emission resulting from hyperactivity of fire due to yin deficiency complicated by mild hypertension.
3) Recipe with Chinese Chive Seed (Jiucaizi Fang)
INGREDIENTS
Chinese chive seed, Semen Allii Tuberosi, 30g
Psoralea fruit, Fructus Psoraleae, 30g
PROCESS: Grind them into powder.
DIRECTIONS: To be taken 3 times a day, 10g per day. Applicable to patients with seminal emission manifested as the type of unconsolidation due to kidney deficiency.
4) Three Flavors Decoction of Egg (Jidan Sanwei Tang)
INGREDIENTS
Egg, 1
Semen Euryales, 9g
Lotus seed, 9g
Rhizoma Dioscoreae (Shanyao), 9g
White sugar, right amount
PROCESS: Decoct Semen Euryales, Lotus seed and Rhizoma Dioscoreae (Shanyao), then add the egg in the decoction to boil until the egg is boiled, add white sugar into the decoction, eat the egg and drink the decoction, once a day. It can tonify the spleen and the kidney, secure essence and clam the nerves. It’s applicable to emission due to the kidney deficiency.
5) Soup of Cordyceps and Duck (Chongcao Yazi)
INGREDIENTS
Duck, 1.5kg
Cordyceps (Dongchongxiacao), 12g
Flavoring (Onion, ginger, cooking wine, refined salt, gourmet powder, water), right amount
PROCESS: Kill the duck, get rid of the hair and viscera and wash the duck clean, fill the Cordyceps (Dongchongxiacao) into the duck abdomen, sew it, steam the duck with the flavoring until the duck is boiled, eat the duck and drink the soup.
