A medicinal porridge recipe for impotence and premature ejaculation: definition, etiology, and kidney-tonifying and essence-replenishing dietary therapy.

Ingredients for Curculigo and Rosa laevigata Chicken Porridge: 10-12g Curculigo orchioides, 15g Rosa laevigata fruit, 100g chicken, 100g japonica rice, salt, ginger, and scallions to taste. Preparation: First, finely chop the chicken and stew it in a clay pot using the usual method for cooking meat. Then, wrap the prepared Curculigo orchioides and Rosa laevigata fruit in gauze and add them to the pot to stew together. Once the chicken is tender, remove the herb packet, add the washed japonica rice, and cook into a porridge. Add a little seasoning and mix well before serving. Dosage: Twice daily, warm. Efficacy: Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens yang, astringes essence and stops seminal emission. Suitable for impotence, spermatorrhea, frequent urination, and polyuria due to kidney yang deficiency. Contraindications: Curculigo orchioides is slightly toxic; use the processed form. Do not cook in iron utensils. This porridge is not suitable for those with heat-related symptoms such as sore throat, thirst, and dark urine.

Deer Antler Porridge Ingredients: 3-6 grams of deer antler, 100 grams of japonica rice, 3 slices of ginger, a pinch of salt. Preparation: First, roast the deer antler until crisp and grind it into powder. Then, cook the japonica rice into porridge. After boiling, add the deer antler powder and ginger and cook together until it becomes a thin porridge. Dosage: Take in two divided doses, warm. One course of treatment is 3-5 days. Efficacy: Warms kidney yang and nourishes essence and blood. Suitable for impotence, premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea, and lower back pain caused by kidney yang deficiency, as well as women with uterine coldness, infertility, metrorrhagia, and leukorrhea. Contraindications: Not suitable for those with yin deficiency and excessive fire, dry mouth and tongue, yellow urine, constipation, or fever due to a cold. Suitable for consumption in winter.

Deer Antler Porridge Ingredients: 1 deer antler, 100g japonica rice, appropriate amounts of scallions, salt, and pepper. Preparation: Heat sand in a pot, add the deer antler and stir-fry until fluffy, then grind into powder and set aside. Wash the japonica rice and add it to the pot to cook porridge. When the porridge is almost cooked, add 3g of the deer antler powder and seasonings, and simmer for one or two boils. Dosage: Twice daily, warm on an empty stomach. Efficacy: Warms Yang and tonifies deficiency. Suitable for symptoms such as Yang deficiency, lower back and knee pain, weakness of muscles and bones, cold limbs, weakness in movement, impotence, and premature ejaculation. Contraindications: Not suitable for those with heat syndromes.

Rehmannia and Yam Porridge Ingredients: 15-20g Rehmannia glutinosa, 30g each of yam, fennel, and poria cocos, 100g japonica rice, and appropriate amount of brown sugar. Preparation: First, decoct the Rehmannia glutinosa, yam, fennel, and poria cocos to extract the juice; then cook the juice with the japonica rice into a thin porridge, and add brown sugar. Dosage: 1-2 times daily, eaten warm. Efficacy: Nourishes the heart and kidneys, calms the mind and stabilizes the spirit. Mainly treats impotence, suitable for timidity, insomnia, and erectile dysfunction.

Fresh Mutton Porridge Ingredients: 150-200g fresh mutton, appropriate amount of japonica rice. Preparation: Cook the mutton and japonica rice into porridge. Serving: Can be served for breakfast, dinner, or as a mid-morning or afternoon snack. Best eaten warm, especially in autumn and winter. Efficacy: Nourishes blood and qi, replenishes deficiencies, warms the spleen and stomach, and treats impotence. Contraindications: Avoid taking Chinese herbal medicines containing Pinellia ternata or Acorus tatarinowii while consuming mutton porridge.

Five-Seed Progeny Congee Ingredients: 30g each of Cuscuta chinensis and Lycium barbarum, 12g of Rubus idaeus, 6g of Plantago asiatica, 3g of Schisandra chinensis, 100g of japonica rice, and appropriate amount of white sugar. Preparation: First, wrap the above herbs in a cloth bag, add water and decoct to extract the juice, then remove the dregs. Next, add the rice and cook into congee. Once the congee is cooked, add white sugar and simmer briefly. Dosage: Take morning and evening. One course of treatment is 7-10 days, with a 35-day interval before starting the next course. Efficacy: Tonifies the kidneys and replenishes essence, nourishes the liver and improves eyesight. Suitable for impotence, seminal emission, premature ejaculation, frequent urination, dribbling urination, and infertility caused by kidney deficiency.

Wolfberry, Mutton, and Cistanche Congee Ingredients: 10-15g Cistanche deserticola, 63g lean mutton, 10g wolfberries, 100g japonica rice, appropriate amount of salt, 2 scallions, 3 slices of ginger. Preparation: Wash and finely chop the Cistanche deserticola and lean mutton separately. First, decoct the Cistanche deserticola in a clay pot to extract the juice, then remove the dregs. Add the mutton, japonica rice, and wolfberries and cook together. After boiling, add salt, ginger, and scallions and cook into a thin congee. Dosage: Suitable for winter consumption. A course of treatment is 5-7 days. Efficacy: Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens Yang, invigorates the spleen and stomach, and moistens the intestines to relieve constipation. Suitable for symptoms such as lower back and knee pain, impotence, seminal emission, premature ejaculation, female infertility, frequent urination, nocturia, enuresis, as well as general weakness, fatigue, internal injury, aversion to cold, cold limbs, spleen and stomach deficiency, and constipation in the elderly due to Yang deficiency.

Black-boned Chicken and Walnut Porridge Ingredients: 1 black-boned hen, 30g walnut kernels, 100g japonica rice, salt, scallions, ginger, etc. Preparation: First, clean the black-boned hen as usual, boil it until tender, then grind the walnut kernels into a paste, mix with water, and strain the juice. Add the rice to the hen juice and cook into porridge. After the rice is cooked, add the walnut juice and cook again to remove any raw oiliness. Add salt, scallions, ginger, and other seasonings, and cook briefly. Dosage: Best eaten on an empty stomach, along with the chicken. Efficacy: Warms the kidneys and strengthens essence. Treats spleen and kidney deficiency, lower back pain and weak legs, impotence, premature ejaculation, frequent urination, and constipation.

Premature ejaculation (PE) is one of the most common male sexual dysfunctions in clinical practice, second only to erectile dysfunction. From a clinical perspective, giving a precise definition of PE is extremely difficult. Most definitions link PE to the length of time the penis remains inside the vagina. Professor Wu Jieping's research shows that healthy men generally ejaculate within 2-6 minutes of intercourse, and some ejaculate even faster, which is also considered normal. A relatively consistent view on PE is that ejaculation occurs immediately upon contact with the labia or penetration of the vagina. The causes of PE are mostly functional. A characteristic of PE is that ejaculation occurs at the very beginning of sexual activity. In addition, masturbation, intercourse after prolonged abstinence, the honeymoon period, environmental factors, female partner's aversion to sex, and excessive restraint during intercourse can all easily lead to PE. Some organic factors, such as penile hypersensitivity, seminal vesiculitis, seminal vesiculitis, and a low ejaculation threshold, can also cause PE. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that PE is caused by excessive indulgence in sexual activity, leading to damage to the essence and qi, and a decline in the vital energy (mingmen). The treatment principles are: first, to moderate sexual desire; and second, to nourish the kidneys and replenish essence. Dietary therapy has specific therapeutic effects on premature ejaculation. Daily diet should include a reasonable blend of medicinal foods that warm the kidneys and strengthen yang to ensure sufficient kidney essence. Foods that nourish yang and replenish essence, such as leeks, walnuts, honey, royal jelly, dog meat, mutton, sheep kidneys, dog kidneys, venison, deer antler, bull penis, and the external kidneys of pigs and sheep, should be consumed regularly. A sufficient supply of vegetables and fruits should also be ensured to meet vitamin needs, especially vitamin B₁, which helps maintain the balance between excitation and inhibition in the nervous system. Alcohol abuse is strictly prohibited, and adequate sleep is essential.

Dietary Therapy: Astragalus and Goji Berry Stewed Pigeon Ingredients: 30g astragalus, 30g goji berries, 1 pigeon. Preparation: Remove feathers and internal organs from the pigeon. Place it in a stewing pot with the astragalus and goji berries, add an appropriate amount of water, and stew until cooked. Dosage: Drink the soup and eat the meat. Generally, stew once every 3 days, with 3-5 days constituting one course of treatment. One course of treatment is usually effective. Efficacy: Nourishes the heart and spleen, strengthens essence and qi. Suitable for premature ejaculation, impotence, fatigue, spontaneous sweating, palpitations, etc.

Goji Berry, Jujube, and Egg Soup Ingredients: 15-30 grams of goji berries, 6-8 jujubes, 2 eggs. Preparation: First, boil the eggs until cooked, then peel them. Next, boil the eggs with the goji berries and jujubes. Dosage: Eat the eggs and drink the soup, once daily or every other day. Generally, three servings are sufficient for noticeable effects. Benefits: Nourishes the heart and spleen, and strengthens the body's vital energy. Suitable for nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, dizziness, blurred vision, mental confusion, palpitations, forgetfulness, and insomnia.

Stewed Soft-shelled Turtle with Chinese Yam and Longan Ingredients: 15-20g Chinese yam, 15-20g longan pulp, 1 soft-shelled turtle. Preparation: First, scald the soft-shelled turtle with boiling water to make it urinate. Then cut it open, wash it clean, and remove the internal organs. Place the turtle meat, shell, Chinese yam, and longan pulp into a stewing pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and stew until cooked. Dosage: Drink the soup and eat the meat. Stew once a week. Efficacy: Tonifies the kidneys and replenishes essence. Suitable for premature ejaculation, loss of appetite, palpitations, diarrhea, deafness, and blurred vision.

Stir-fried Pork Kidney with Daylily Ingredients: 500g pork kidney, 50g daylily, appropriate amounts of ginger, scallions, garlic, vegetable oil, salt, sugar, and cornstarch. Preparation: Cut the pork kidney open, remove the membranes and glands, wash thoroughly, and cut into kidney-shaped pieces; soak the daylily in water until softened, then cut into sections; heat vegetable oil in a wok, first stir-fry the scallions, ginger, and garlic, then stir-fry the pork kidney until it changes color and is cooked through. Add the daylily, salt, and sugar, stir-fry, then add cornstarch and cook until the sauce is clear. Dosage: Consume all at once or in several portions. Efficacy: Tonifies the kidneys and spleen, astringes semen. Suitable for kidney deficiency with lower back pain, tinnitus, premature ejaculation, impotence, and insufficient lactation in postpartum women.