Tusizi is a kidney-tonifying Chinese herbal medicine that has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, consolidating essence and contracting urine, promoting fetal development, improving vision, and stopping diarrhea. So how should Tusizi be consumed to better tonify the kidneys? Below, we will recommend several Tusizi dietary therapies.
1. Tusizi Yanzong Tea
Ingredients: 240g Tusizi, 120g Chinese wolfberry, 120g raspberry, 60g roasted Plantago seed, 30g Schisandra chinensis.
Method: Grind each of these five Chinese herbal medicines into powder separately, then mix them evenly. Take 15g to 30g of the powder each time and put it into a tea bag, then put it in a teapot. After brewing with boiling water, cover it and let it steep for 15 to 20 minutes before drinking. Drink one dose per day, replacing regular tea.
Efficacy: Suitable for patients with kidney deficiency, impotence, premature ejaculation, infertility, nocturnal emission, etc. It can also be consumed if symptoms such as frequent urination, incomplete urination, weakness, dizziness, and premature graying of hair occur. It is suitable for consumption throughout the year.
2. Tusizi Brown Sugar Porridge
Ingredients: 100g glutinous rice, 30g Tusizi, appropriate amount of brown sugar.
Method: Soak the Tusizi in water for 15 minutes, then wash it with clean water and put it in a casserole. Pour in an appropriate amount of water and boil for half an hour to remove the residue and extract the juice. Wash the glutinous rice, and add it to the casserole with the Tusizi juice. Pour in some water and bring it to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat for half an hour. When the porridge is almost cooked, add the brown sugar and it is ready to serve.
Efficacy: It can nourish blood and improve vision, tonify the liver and kidneys.
3. Tusizi Wine
Ingredients: 30g Tusizi, 30g Schisandra chinensis, 500ml yellow wine.
Method: Put the Tusizi and Schisandra chinensis in a seasoning bag, then tie the bag tightly and put it into a wide-mouthed bottle. Add yellow wine and seal it. It can be consumed after 49 days. It is better to drink it warm. Drink about 20ml each time, three times a day.
Efficacy: It works better when consumed in winter, mainly for treating symptoms such as back pain, nocturnal emission, frequent urination, and impotence caused by kidney yang deficiency.
4. Tusizi and Chinese Wolfberry Porridge
Ingredients: 20g Tusizi, 20g Chinese wolfberry, 75g glutinous rice, appropriate amount of white sugar.
Method: Wash the Tusizi and grind it into powder. Put it in a pot with an appropriate amount of water and simmer over low heat to remove the residue and extract the juice. Remove impurities from the Chinese wolfberry and glutinous rice, and wash them. Put the Tusizi juice, Chinese wolfberry, and glutinous rice in the pot, simmer over low heat until it becomes a watery porridge, then add white sugar and cook for a while. Consume once a day.
Efficacy: It nourishes the liver and improves vision, tonifies the kidneys and supplements essence. It is suitable for symptoms such as decreased vision and blurred vision caused by liver and kidney deficiency.
5. Tusizi and Huai Shan Pig's Intestine Soup
Ingredients: 2 pig intestines, 20g Tusizi, 30g Huai Shan, 4 slices of ginger.
Method: Remove the remaining fat from the pig intestines, wash them repeatedly with clean water, and then add some salt to marinate them. Wash them again, put them in boiling water to blanch, and set aside. Wash the Tusizi, Huai Shan, and ginger. Put all the ingredients in the pot, add an appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer for 2 hours over low heat. Season and serve.
Efficacy: It tonifies the kidneys and contracts urine.
6. Chicken Liver and Tusizi Millet Porridge
Ingredients: 50g chicken liver, 25g Tusizi, 100g millet.
Method: Wash the millet, and cut the chicken liver into slices. Put the Tusizi in a gauze bag and put it in a casserole with an appropriate amount of water. Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes, then remove the Tusizi. Put the millet in and cook until the porridge is cooked, then add the chicken liver. Bring to a boil again, then add salt and chicken essence for seasoning. Consume warm in the morning and evening. (From "Tai Ping Sheng Hui Fang")
Efficacy: It works better when consumed in autumn and winter, suitable for middle-aged and elderly people with back pain caused by liver and kidney deficiency, as well as decreased sexual function. It is also suitable for those with insufficient energy, physical weakness, blood and qi deficiency, and chronic fatigue.
