25 Traditional Remedies for Infertility

Ren Shen, Chen Pi each 3 grams, Lu Wei, mother chicken each one, Huo Tui Rou, Zhu Shou Rou, rehydrated mushrooms each 50 grams, cooking wine, refined salt, sugar, green onion, ginger, clear broth as needed. Soak deer tail briefly in boiling water, wash away impurities, then boil in boiling water for 10 minutes, remove, scrape off hair, wash clean (repeat soaking and scraping if necessary). Heat wok, add oil until eight-tenths hot, sauté green onion and ginger until fragrant, pour in cooking wine, add water, place deer tail in pot, boil for 10 minutes, remove. Reheat oil, sauté ginger and green onion, pour in cooking wine, add Chen Pi, deer tail, and water, boil for 10 minutes, remove ginger and green onion, then simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, remove deer tail. Wash clean chicken, cut off claws, split in half, blanch in boiling water until translucent, remove large bones. Cut lean meat and ham into three pieces each, blanch lean meat briefly in boiling water, wash, place with ham and mushrooms in bowl. Wash Ren Shen, steam until soft, slice thinly, place with Chen Pi in basket, then cut deer tail in half and place beside chicken. Pour clear broth into pot, add sugar, bring to boil, transfer to steamer, cover, seal with damp cotton paper, steam for 1.5 hours, remove seal, add salt for seasoning.
This dish uses Ren Shen, Chen Pi, deer tail, and mother chicken as main ingredients. Ren Shen is a precious Chinese medicinal herb known for its miraculous effects, historically called “divine grass.” It is an excellent tonic with benefits of strengthening vital energy, boosting immunity, and anti-aging. According to the *Shen Nong Ben Cao Jing*, it “tonifies the five zang organs, improves eyesight, long-term use lightens body and prolongs life.” Chen Pi promotes qi movement and strengthens spleen function. Deer tail warms waist and knees, nourishes essence and marrow, tonifies liver and kidneys. Mother chicken supplements deficiency, boosts qi, nourishes blood. Combined, they strengthen vital energy, nourish liver and kidneys, enrich essence and marrow. Suitable for those with weak vital energy, liver and kidney insufficiency, cold waist and knees, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, and female infertility due to cold uterus. Healthy individuals may consume to enhance strength and intelligence, delay aging.