Two Immortals Braised Lamb

[Raw Materials] 15 grams of Curculigo, 15 grams of Epimedium, 250 grams of lamb.
[Preparation] Wash the lamb and cut into slices. Slice Curculigo and Epimedium, place in a gauze bag, tie tightly, and put together with lamb slices in a clay pot. Add sufficient water, bring to a boil over high heat, then add sliced ginger, green onions, cooking wine, refined salt, and other seasonings. Reduce heat and stew until lamb is tender. Remove the medicinal bag, add a little monosodium glutamate and five-spice powder.
[Usage] Serve as a dish with meals, consume as needed.
[Effect] Warmly tonify kidney yang.
[Indication] Menopausal syndrome due to kidney yang deficiency: pale or dull complexion, fatigue, aversion to cold, cold limbs, soreness in waist and knees, facial and limb edema, poor appetite, loose stools, frequent nighttime urination, low libido, pale menstrual blood or menopause, pale tongue, white coating, deep and weak pulse.
[Note] Curculigo and Epimedium warm and tonify kidney yang. Modern experimental studies show their extracts have androgen-like effects. Lamb warms the kidneys, strengthens yang, and replenishes essence. Clinical observation shows this dietary therapy effectively improves symptoms of kidney yang deficiency in both men and women during menopause.