"Congee with deserticola" in compendiumofmateriamedica is also a diet therapy for enhancing sexual function. It was made of Cistanche 20 g, lamb 100g, rice 150g, onion 3 stem, ginger 5 pieces. A little salt is made up of. Wash and cut the lamb carefully, and then cut the onion and ginger. Fry the Cistanche in a casserole, remove the dregs with the juice, and cook the human mutton and some water with rice. When the porridge is ready to cook, add salt, onion and ginger to taste and serve. "Shennong herbal scripture" contains Cistanche "five injuries, toning, benefit essence and Qi". "Food therapy herbal" called mutton "kidney qi, blood essence, strong Yuan Yang.". This porridge is used for kidney deficiency and essence, Yang does not lift, sexual function is weakened, and has good function of warming kidney and strengthening yang. The porridge of antler gum can replenish the kidney and strengthen the brain and strengthen the heart.
"Antler gum porridge" is also the medicine porridge recorded in compendiumofmateriamedica. It is composed of antler gum, Cornus Corni, and japonica rice of 100g. Cook the rice and Cornus Cornus as porridge first: add antlers gum to dissolve it, then boil two or three boiling. Substitute breakfast food, can add sugar seasoning. Antler gum has the function of replenishing blood and essence. The book "the collection of words of the grass" by nizhumo of Ming Dynasty said that it can "strengthen Yuanyang, replenish qi and blood, and give birth to essence". Modern medicine also believes that it can "replenish kidney, replenish brain, strengthen heart, contain sex hormone". Cornus officinalis has good function of warming kidney and strengthening yang. "Antler gum porridge" is good at warming up kidney yang, benefiting essence and helping to nurture, and is an ideal porridge therapy for men with infertility, impotence, spermatorrhea and sexual function decline.
In the Qing Dynasty, how did Emperor Qianlong strengthen Yang and replenish the kidney? According to the records of Qianlong medical records, the most favorite health liquor of Emperor Qianlong is turtle wine and Songling Taiping spring wine, among which Guiling wine can dispel diseases, strengthen Yang and replenish kidney, Nourish Qi and exercise.
It seems that the ancient emperors' methods of invigorating the kidney are really diversified. Today, people, though not in the condition of the ancient royal court, are not inferior to them. 《本草纲目》的“苁蓉羊肉粥”也是增强性功能的食疗方。它以肉苁蓉20g，羊肉100g，大米150g，葱白3茎，生姜5片。细盐少许组成。先将羊肉洗净切细，葱、姜亦切碎，用砂锅先煎肉苁蓉，取汁去渣，放人羊肉和适量水与大米同煮，待粥将煮好时，加入盐、葱、姜调味，服食。《神农本草经》载：肉苁蓉“主五劳七伤，补中，益精气”。《食疗本草》称羊肉“益肾气，补精血，壮元陽”。此粥用于肾虚遗精，陽事不举，性功能减弱，有良好的温肾壮陽之功。鹿角胶粥补肾补脑强心。
“鹿角胶粥”也是《本草纲目》中记载的药粥。由鹿角胶、山茱萸各20g，粳米100g组成。先煮粳米和山茱萸为粥后：加入鹿角胶使其溶化，再煮二、三沸即可。代早餐食，可加糖调味。鹿角胶有补血益精的功能。明人倪朱谟所著的《本草汇言》称其能“壮元陽，补气血，生精髓”。现代医学也认为可以“补肾、补脑、强心，含有性激素”。山茱萸有良好的温肾壮陽之功。“鹿角胶粥”擅温补肾陽，益精助育，为男子不育、陽痿、遗精、性功能减退的理想粥疗方。
到了清朝，乾隆皇帝又是如何壮陽补肾的？据《乾隆医案》记载，乾隆帝最爱喝的养生药酒为龟龄酒和松龄太平春酒，其中龟龄酒可祛病、壮陽补肾、养气、健身。
看来古代皇帝们的壮陽补肾的方法还真是多元化。如今的人们虽然没有古代皇室宫廷那样的条件，但也不会逊色于他们的。
