TCM Kidney Nourishment and Male Fertility: Key Wellness Secrets

Who hasn't had such an experience? When they come home late at night after working overtime, they feel paralyzed on the sofa and don't want to move, and their waist and knees are as weak as lead. They are only in their early thirties, but they always feel that their energy is not enough to keep up with them. 

Also, they are distracted in meetings and just want to lie flat after work. When they are faced with intimate relationships, they are unable to do what they want to do, quietly worrying to the point of insomnia, and even feel that their self-confidence has been undermined.

What is more uncomfortable is that there are more and more troubles about "not being pregnant." Staying up late, stress, and the quiet invasion of reproductive system inflammation, such as prostatitis, seem to be overdrawing male fertility.

In fact, these problems are often related to "kidney deficiency" and "liver depression and blood stasis" in traditional Chinese medicine, and the inflammation of the reproductive system often aggravates the problem of blood stasis.

This article talks about the wellness secrets of tonifying the kidney, regulating inflammation, and improving male fertility in traditional Chinese medicine.

Why Does Male Fertility Decline? 

In the eyes of traditional Chinese medicine, the relationship between male reproductive health and the two viscera of "kidney" and "liver" is the most important, just like the root and trunk of a big tree, which is not enough.

Kidneys are the "foundation of life," governing reproduction and energy. We often say that "the waist is the house of the kidney," that is to say, whether the kidney is good or not depends on the strength of the lower back. 

Staying up late for a long time, working overtime and overdrawing, and working and sleeping in a mess will consume kidney essence a little bit, just like watering a big tree is always intermittent, the root system will not grow well naturally, and the branches and leaves will wilt, which shows poor energy, soreness of waist and knees, and decreased fertility.

The liver is an "emotional regulator" and is also in charge of the circulation of Qi and blood throughout the body. Liver classics just go around the reproduction place. How old is man pressure now? Competition in the workplace, family responsibilities, things in the heart piled up like a mountain, emotional depression, liver-qi is easy to "block." 

Qi stagnates, and blood does not flow, just like the trunk of a big tree is wrapped tightly by vines, nutrition can not be delivered to the root, which not only makes people irritable, anxious, and experience abdominal distension, but also directly affects reproductive function.

More troublesome is that the bad habits of sitting for a long time, holding back urine, and eating irregularly can easily lead to prostatitis, cystitis, and other reproductive system inflammation, which will aggravate the stagnation of Qi and blood, forming a vicious circle, making energy and fertility worse.

Invisible factors: childbearing age pushed back, small pollution in the environment, usually eat too much spicy and greasy, these are quietly pulling down fertility, so that "not being pregnant" has become a problem for many people.

Traditional Chinese Medicine Regulation 

Many people feel that the kidney is not good, they are busy buying tonic, the result is worse and worse; when they encounter inflammation, they only want to diminish inflammation, but ignore the viscera conditioning, and there is no effect.

The key of traditional Chinese medicine conditioning is to "tonify the kidney and secure essence, soothe liver and activate blood circulation, diminish inflammation and protect glands", not only to tonify the root, to dredge the meridians and collaterals, but also to solve the problem of inflammation, just like fertilizing trees and clearing vines, but also to prevent and control pests and diseases.

There is a classic prescription that has been passed down for many years, which is just in line with the idea of "combining nourishment with dredging." It uses six kinds of medicines, such as dodder, to perform their respective duties, and the collocation is particularly ingenious.

Let's talk about the "division of labor" of these good things in detail:

Six Herbs of the Classic Prescription: 

Semen cuscutae: Mild in nature, neither dry nor cool. It can nourish Yin and Yang, and nourish kidney essence. Just like slowly fertilizing the root system of a big tree, the nutrition is comprehensive and does not burn the root, helping the body to lay a solid foundation and slowly restore energy.

Raspberry: It tastes a little sour and sweet, and it is especially responsible for "stabilizing essence." When tonifying the kidney, if you don't know how to absorb it, the nutrition you take in is easy to "leak away." It's like installing a firm valve for "essence gate," so that the nourishing effect stays in the body steadily.

Angelica: nourish the liver and blood, and open the stagnant meridians. Long-term liver depression will consume Qi and blood. Angelica is like removing rust from the body's "pipeline," allowing Qi and blood to run smoothly and delivering nutrients to the right place.

Curcuma aromatica: known as "qi in the blood," it is especially good at promoting qi circulation and relieving depression. If Angelica is a "rust remover," then Curcuma aromatica is a "power pump" to help resolve the depression in the heart, alleviate anxiety and irritability, and make the circulation of Qi and blood more vigorous.

Rosa laevigata fruit: It is a "good partner" with raspberry, and the taste is astringent. The two medicines work together to further consolidate the "essence gate" and make the conditioning effect more lasting and not easy to repeat.

Poria cocos: It can strengthen the spleen, calm the mind, and promote diuresis. Consuming too much tonifying medicine can easily cause indigestion. Poria cocos acts as a "digestive assistant," helping the body absorb nutrients. It can also calm the mind and promote sleep, improving the problem of insomnia due to anxiety, and indirectly stabilizing the body's regulatory functions.

Natural herbal remedies: 

As a natural herbal remedy, the Diuretic and Anti-inflammatory Pill is formulated specifically to meet the conditioning needs of reproductive system inflammation. For example, for frequent urination, urgency of urination, and discomfort of urination caused by prostatitis, it can quickly relieve symptoms through diuresis.

For the swelling of the lower abdomen and perineum caused by inflammation, it has the effects of diminishing inflammation, relieving pain, promoting blood circulation, and dredging collaterals, which can help to open the stagnant meridians and alleviate discomfort. What's more, it can also nourish the liver and kidneys, solve the problem of inflammation, and help nourish the kidney essence.

Daily Health Goods 

Prescriptions and herbal conditioning are an important part of tonifying the kidney and improving fertility. But if you want to really restore your spirit and improve your fertility, you need good lifestyle habits.

(1) Lifestyle: 

Work and rest regularly: avoid staying up late, fall asleep before 11 o'clock, ensure 7-8 hours of sleep, let the kidney fully recuperate, and help the kidney essence recover. 

Exercise moderately: Choose Tai Chi, Baduanjin, or jogging and other mild ways to regulate Qi and blood and release pressure; avoid sitting for a long time, get up and move for 5 minutes every hour. 

Regulate the mood: when the pressure is high, timely guidance, through chatting, listening to music, and other ways to relax, to avoid liver depression and qi stagnation affecting reproductive health. 

Pay attention to hygiene: do not hold back urine, drink plenty of water and urinate frequently, keep the reproductive parts clean, and reduce the growth of inflammation. 

(2) Dietary conditioning: 

You can pay more attention to your daily diet without deliberately buying health care products: 

Eat more foods containing zinc, such as oysters, lean meat, and nuts. Eat oysters 2-3 times a week to help improve sperm quality. 

Kidney-tonifying ingredients: daily use of Goji berry soaked in water, yam porridge, mild nourishing liver and kidney. 

Light diet: For slight inflammation, you can eat wax gourd, Coix seed to clear heat and dampness; eat less spicy and greasy food, cold food, and reduce the burden on the body. 

(3) Simple massage: 

A few minutes of simple massage every day can tonify the kidney, consolidate the essence, and dredge the meridians: 

Massage the kidney area: Rub the waist up and down after rubbing with both hands, 5-10 minutes each time until fever, relieve waist soreness, and promote kidney circulation.

Massage acupoints: massage Guanyuan and Qihai acupoints for 5 minutes every day (acid swelling is appropriate) to consolidate kidney qi; massage Sanyinjiao to assist in regulating the reproductive system. 

(4) Acupuncture and moxibustion: 

If conditions permit, professional Chinese medicine practitioners can be found for acupuncture and moxibustion, commonly used Shenshu, Guanyuan, Qihai, Zusanli, and other acupoints.

Shenshu acupoint: tonify the kidney and replenish essence to improve kidney essence deficiency.

Guanyuan and Qihai acupoints: tonify primordial qi and enhance physical fitness.

Zusanli acupoint: it regulates the spleen and stomach and helps absorb nutrients. 

Conclusion 

TCM pays attention to "syndrome differentiation and treatment." Different constitutions, prescriptions, herbs, and conditioning methods also need to be flexibly adjusted. If there is a need to tonify the kidney, regulate inflammation, or improve fertility, it is recommended to consult a professional doctor of TCM to customize the program and not blindly use drugs.

There is no need to rush to keep in good health. Slowly adjust your rest, your diet, and follow your state of mind. Nourish the liver and kidney with classic prescriptions, and the body will naturally slowly find balance and essence, qi, and spirit.