Chinese medicine Eucommia ulmoides, the fruit is used as medicine, can tonify the kidney and strengthen yang, consolidate essence and shrink urine, treat kidney deficiency and lumbago, frequent urination, enuresis in children, kidney leakage, warm the spleen and stop diarrhea, promote appetite and relieve asthma. It can also treat skin diseases such as psoriasis; in Vietnam, its alcoholic extract is used to treat rheumatism. Today, I will introduce two traditional Chinese medicine recipes for tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang, especially for male friends, using Eucommia ulmoides and other ingredients.
Tonifying the Kidney and Strengthening Yang Traditional Chinese Medicine Recipes
1. Eucommia ulmoides Pork Kidney Soup
Ingredients: 50g Eucommia ulmoides, 1 pork kidney, 40g lotus seeds, 40g walnuts, ginger, salt to taste.
Instructions:
1. Wash Eucommia ulmoides, lotus seeds, and walnuts separately; clean and prepare the pork kidney, wash and peel the ginger, and slice it;
2. Put all the ingredients into a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer for 2 hours over low heat;
3. Season with salt and serve.
Effects:
1. Eucommia ulmoides: It has the functions of tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang, warming the spleen and stopping diarrhea, and can also treat skin diseases such as psoriasis.
2. Pork kidney: It has the effects of regulating kidney qi, unblocking the bladder, eliminating stagnation, and relieving thirst.
3. Lotus seeds: They have the effects of nourishing and replenishing deficiency, nourishing the kidney and calming the mind, strengthening muscles and bones, reducing blood pressure, and preventing and treating cancer.
4. Walnuts: They nourish the brain, have anti-inflammatory and antibacterial effects, and protect the heart.
5. Eucommia ulmoides pork kidney soup: This soup has the effects of tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang, consolidating essence and stopping nocturnal emission, and nourishing the skin and improving appearance.
2. Eucommia ulmoides Angelica Lamb Soup
Ingredients: 500g lamb, 15g angelica, 10g Eucommia ulmoides, ginger, salt to taste, 30ml rice wine.
Instructions:
1. Blanch the lamb, remove and rinse it; cut the ginger into sections;
2. Put the lamb, ginger, angelica, and Eucommia ulmoides into a pot, add enough water to cover the ingredients, and bring to a boil over high heat;
3. Reduce to low heat and simmer for another 40 minutes. Season and serve.
Effects:
1. Angelica: It has the effects of nourishing blood, regulating menstruation and relieving pain, and moistening dryness and lubricating the intestines.
2. Lamb: It has the effects of tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang, tonifying deficiency and warming the middle, and is used to treat kidney yang deficiency, lumbago and weakness, and insufficient vitality. It is suitable for men to consume regularly.
3. Eucommia ulmoides: It has the functions of tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang, warming the spleen and stopping diarrhea, and can also treat skin diseases such as psoriasis.
4. Eucommia ulmoides angelica lamb soup: This soup has the effects of tonifying the kidney and strengthening yang, nourishing deficiency and promoting diuresis.
Note: People with yin deficiency and excessive internal heat should avoid taking Eucommia ulmoides.
