Desertliving Cistanche / Rou Cong Rong (45g)

经脉

归肾经；大肠经

食疗方

1.肉苁蓉粥

做法：以肉苁蓉30克，粳米30克，共煮粥，每日服用1次，连服1周。
功效：可补肾、润肠、通便，也可治疗老年多尿症、肾虚和便秘。

2.巴戟苁蓉鸡肠汤

做法：巴戟天12克，肉苁蓉12克，鸡肠１具。将鸡肠剪开，清洗肠内、外壁，再用盐擦洗，洗净后切成段；将巴戟天，肉苁蓉用纱布袋包好，扎紧袋口，与鸡肠共入砂锅中，加水，放入精盐、姜片。先用武火煮沸，再用文火煎熬６０分钟即成。喝汤食肠。

功效：温补肺肾，固精止遗。用治肺肾阳虚气弱，阳萎，早泄，遗精，滑精，遗尿，夜尿多，气短喘促。

3.肉苁蓉羹

肉苁蓉30克，甘薯50克，羊肉100克。葱、生姜、精盐各适量。将肉苁蓉刮去鳞，用酒洗，去黑汁，切成薄片，甘薯、羊肉洗净后各切成薄片，共放入锅中，加入姜片和水适量，先用武火煮沸，再用文火煎煮35分钟，放入葱、盐即成。

功效：温补肝肾。主治肾阳虚衰、肝血不足所致的阳痿、腰痛、头晕目暗、耳鸣等。

4.牛膝当归蜜膏

牛膝50克，肉苁蓉500克，当归50克，蜂蜜适量。牛膝、肉苁蓉、当归加水适量浸泡透发，再加热煎煮，每20分钟取煎液一次，加水再煎，共取3次，合并煎液，再以小火煎熬浓缩成稠膏时，加蜂蜜1倍，至沸停火，待冷装瓶备用。

功效：温阳通便。

5.鸡肉炖苁蓉

小公鸡1只，肉苁蓉30克。将小公鸡宰杀，去毛及肠杂，洗净，切块；肉苁蓉洗净，滤干，放入纱布袋内，扎紧袋口，与鸡肉共入砂锅内，加入料酒和适量清水，先用武火煮沸，再用文火慢纯，以鸡肉熟烂为度。加入精盐调味，当菜或点心食用。

功效：补肾助阳益气。用治肾阳虚衰，阳萎，早泄，滑精，尿频或遗尿。

Desertliving Cistanche / Rou Cong Rong (45g)

The active ingredients isolated from Herba Cistanche have three main biological functions: improvement of brain function, immune-boosting effect, and nourishing aphrodisiac effect.

Cistanche deserticola is used for constipation, tetanus, infertility and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses. . .Cistanche deserticola contains chemicals that act as antioxidants. It also contains chemicals that might modify levels of hormones in the body.

From the manufacturer: 

The taste is sweet, sour, and salty; It is warming. It enters the Kidney and Large Intestine meridians. Function and Indication: It nourishes the kidney and nourishes essence, moisturizes dryness, smooths intestines. It has been used to cure men's impotence, women's infertility, exhaustion, blood collapse, cold waist and knee pain, and dry constipation. Dosage Oral administration: decoction, ~11.16g: or made into pills or in soup

Cautions: Avoid use with a weak stomach and loose stools. Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding should consult their doctor or health specialist. 

Diet Therapy

Cistanche Black Chicken Soup  

Ingredients: 

black-bone chicken (500g), cistanche (20g), white yam (8 pieces), codonopsis (20g), astragalus (20g), wolfberry (1 spoon), red dates (8), chestnuts (10), water (2200ml)  Seasoning: salt (appropriate amount) 

1. Cut the black-bone chicken into large pieces, wash the cistanche and smash into pieces, wash the codonopsis and cut into small sections, wash the red dates and remove the pits, peel the chestnuts, and wash the astragalus, yam and wolfberry.  
2. Boil the water to blanch the chicken to remove the blood and excess fat.  
3. Put all the ingredients in the soup pot, add water and bring to a boil over high heat and change to low heat. If it is a pressure cooker, boil it for another 40 minutes, if it is another pot, boil it for another 2 hours.  
4. After the soup is cooked, add salt, stir evenly with a spoon, and then eat.     

Efficacy: The soup is used for invigorating the liver, kidney, spleen and stomach, replenishing qi and blood. It is suitable for the loss of essence and blood caused by the deficiency of the liver and kidney, weakness in the waist and knees, male impotence, female infertility, etc.