Should kidney-tonifying Chinese medicine be taken before or after meals?

It is very important for men to nourish their kidneys, because only with strong kidneys can they promote physical health, only with strong kidneys can their lives become smoother, and only with a perfect sex life can they enhance the relationship between husband and wife and make the marriage more stable. Most men replenish their kidneys through diet therapy, while some men replenish their kidneys by taking kidney-replenishing Chinese medicine. So, is it better to take kidney-tonifying Chinese medicine before or after meals?

According to TCM theory, medications for lower-jiao diseases, such as kidney-tonifying medicines, should be taken before meals. However, some people feel uncomfortable because taking medicine on an empty stomach is too irritating to the stomach, so they can also take the medicine after meals.

What are the Chinese medicines for kidney tonification?

Deer antler

It has the functions of replenishing kidney yang, benefiting essence and blood, strengthening tendons and bones, etc. It is used for impotence and premature ejaculation caused by insufficient kidney yang and deficiency of essence and blood, infertility due to uterine coldness in women, frequent urination, pain in the waist and knees, and weakness of tendons and bones. Among the finished medicines, deer antler is the main ingredient, including Ginseng, Antler and Sanshen Powder, Guilingji, and Guiling Pills. According to modern research, deer antler contains hormones, gelatin, calcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, etc., which have androgen-like effects, can enhance gonad function, enhance body metabolism, eliminate fatigue; promote the regeneration of ulcers and wounds, accelerate healing, and promote the healing of fractures.

Yam

Clears heat and detoxifies. It is used to treat fever caused by febrile diseases, bloody diarrhea due to heat toxins, carbuncles, swellings, scrofula, and hemorrhoids.

Epimedium

Nourish kidney yang, strengthen muscles and bones, and eliminate rheumatism. Used for impotence and spermatorrhea, weakness of muscles and bones, rheumatic pain, numbness and cramps; and menopausal hypertension.

Cinnamon

Replenish Yuan Yang, warm the spleen and stomach, eliminate accumulated cold, and unclog blood vessels. It is used to treat deficiency of fire in the gate of life, cold limbs and weak pulse, loss of yang, collapse, abdominal pain and diarrhea, and floating of false yang.

Eucommia ulmoides

Nourishes the liver and kidneys, strengthens the tendons and bones, and stabilizes the fetus. It is used to treat sore waist and spine, weak feet and knees, residual urine, wetness and itching under the genitals, miscarriage, fetal movement disorder, and high blood pressure.

Cistanche deserticola

It has the effects of nourishing the kidney and strengthening yang, moistening the intestine and promoting bowel movements. It is used for impotence and premature ejaculation, infertility due to uterine coldness in women, leucorrhea and metrorrhagia, sequelae of polio, as well as the frail elderly, and constipation due to dry intestines after illness and childbirth. According to modern research, Cistanche contains trace amounts of bioalkali and crystalline neutral substances, which can enhance the function of the pituitary-adrenal cortex system and promote antibody formation.

If you don’t like taking Chinese medicine, it is recommended that men drink more mutton soup to nourish their kidneys, especially in cold weather. Because mutton soup is relatively simple to make, you just need to buy some mutton, boil it in water, and then add some onions, ginger and salt. It can not only be used to nourish the kidneys, but also help treat diseases such as hepatitis and cirrhosis.