Dietary therapy for low libido, lifestyle prevention, and syndrome differentiation and treatment of hypersexuality

Dietary therapy for low libido: (1) Diet recipe ① Stewed carp with sand ginseng. Take 500 grams of male carp, remove the internal organs, and take care to protect the carp sac (i.e., male sperm, which is a sac-shaped white paste). After washing, add 25 grams of sand ginseng, 25 grams of cistanche, 15 grams of morinda root, 10 grams of wolfberry, 25 grams of ginger, and 2 bowls of water. Stew until cooked, discard the dregs, eat the meat and drink the soup. Suitable for low libido, impotence, and premature ejaculation. ② Stewed sparrow with cordyceps. Take 12 sparrows, remove the feathers and internal organs, wash and cut into pieces. Put 6 grams of cordyceps and appropriate amount of ginger into an earthenware pot, add appropriate amount of water, add sparrows, and simmer over low heat until the sparrow meat is cooked and tender. Eat the meat and herbs together. Suitable for middle-aged and elderly people with declining yang qi and low sexual function. ③ Shrimp cooked in wine. Take 25 grams of angelica root, 50 grams of shiitake mushrooms, 20 jujubes, and 10 grams of chicken to make a broth. Add an appropriate amount of rose liqueur, bring to a boil in a hot pot, and cook 500 grams of fresh shrimp in the broth until done. Suitable for those with low libido, impotence, and premature ejaculation. ④ Stewed Dog Penis with Goji Berries. Wash one dog penis, cut into sections, drain, and place in a hot oil pan. Add scallions, ginger, Sichuan peppercorns, and cooking wine and stir-fry. Add 30 grams of goji berries and an appropriate amount of water, and stew until cooked. Sprinkle with MSG. Eat the meat and drink the soup once a week for three weeks. Suitable for impotence, premature ejaculation, and low sexual function. ⑤ Carrot Drink. Take 150 grams of carrots, 200 grams of apples, 100 ml of milk, one egg, 30 ml of ginseng wine, and an appropriate amount of honey. Chop the solid ingredients and juice them together with the liquid ingredients in a juicer. Add a little cold boiled water. Suitable for those with low sexual function and impotence. ⑥ Prepared sheep kidney. 1 goat kidney, 1 gram of Eucommia ulmoides, 0.5 grams of fennel, 1 gram of Morinda officinalis, 0.5 grams of leek seeds, and appropriate amount of salt. Cut the sheep kidney open from the inside, wash it and remove the fascia. Put all the herbs and salt in, sew it up with thread, put it in a container and steam for 30-50 minutes. Discard the herbs inside the kidney, cut it into slices, and eat it in the evening. Suitable for premature ejaculation, impotence, and low libido due to yang deficiency. (2) Dietary therapy ① 250 grams of mutton, 2 sparrow eggs, add salt and seasonings, stew until cooked, eat the meat and drink the soup. Suitable for those with weak constitution and low libido. ② Dog meat, star anise, orange peel, dried tangerine peel, apple, ginger, and fennel, each in appropriate amount, add salt and seasonings, cook together and eat. ③ One black-boned chicken, remove feathers and internal organs, place in a bowl, add appropriate amount of boiling water, 25g each of Morinda officinalis and wolfberry, 3 jujubes, and 3g of ginger, and steam until cooked. ④ One quail, remove skin and internal organs, add 50g of wolfberry, 10g of Eucommia ulmoides, and 15g of Morinda officinalis. Add appropriate amount of water, steam until cooked, eat the meat and drink the soup. ⑤ One sheep penis, remove the inner membrane, wash clean, add seasonings and appropriate amount of water, and simmer into a soup. Eat the penis and drink the soup. ⑥ One white male pigeon, remove feathers and internal organs, add 18g each of roasted turtle shell and tortoise plastron, 10g of Achyranthes bidentata, 15g of Platycladus orientalis seeds, and 30g of jujubes. Simmer over low heat for at least 30 minutes, eat the meat and drink the soup.

Prevention of low libido: Couples should strengthen emotional communication and create a positive living atmosphere. Sexual activity should take place in a safe, comfortable, quiet environment free from external interference. Ejaculation should occur with each act of intercourse. The female partner should actively cooperate during intercourse, striving for synchronized orgasms to avoid disharmony. Intercourse should not be too frequent to avoid post-coital discomfort and, over time, aversion. Changing sexual positions regularly can maintain novelty, stimulate sexual interest, increase physiological pleasure, and promote psychological harmony. If temporary disharmony occurs due to anger or illness, the man should not doubt his sexual function, and the woman should avoid expressing displeasure or resentment, as this can create psychological burden and, over time, decrease libido. Avoid taking medications such as clonidine, phenytoin sodium, reserpine, and anti-androgens. Actively treat underlying conditions that can induce low libido, such as chronic prostatitis, diabetes, anejaculation, and premature ejaculation. Maintain a balanced diet, regular sleep schedule, exercise, abstain from smoking and alcohol, and preserve physical and mental health. Eat more foods such as turtle, fish, black-boned chicken, mutton, and dog meat.

Hypersexuality manifests as excessive, rapid, and intense sexual arousal. If this arousal is not met, symptoms include general discomfort, dizziness, insomnia, weakness in the limbs, and a blank stare. The sexual desire is intense, even to the point of being indiscriminate in any situation, regardless of familiarity or intimacy. The sexual response is abnormally strong; even hugging or kissing can produce intense orgasms. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, this is called "flower obsession." The main causes of hypersexuality include: ① Endocrine disorders. Problems in any part of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. ② Overactivity of the sexual desire center in the brain or hypothalamus. ③ Excessive secretion of anterior pituitary gonadotropins or testicular androgens, such as anterior pituitary adenoma, testicular interstitial cell tumor, or hyperplasia. ④ Pituitary tumors. In the early stages, these can reflexively cause excessive secretion of growth hormone. ⑤ Hyperthyroidism. ⑥ Mental abnormalities, such as mania. ⑦ Other causes. Related to socio-psychological factors, such as excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures and sexual activity. Prevention and treatment of hypersexuality: ① If clinical examination confirms the patient has schizophrenia, brain or pituitary tumors, they should consult a specialist hospital. ② If no organic lesions are found after hospital examination, a reasonable lifestyle should be arranged. Couples can appropriately separate for a period of time to reduce sexual stimulation and devote more energy to study and work, which is an effective way to overcome hypersexuality. ③ If the cause is menopause, endocrine disorders, etc., sedatives can be used first to eliminate pathological delusions and reduce factors that arouse impulses. Tribromide tablets, chlordiazepoxide (Librium), diazepam, meprobamate (Malton), chlorpromazine, etc. can be tried first. If ineffective, hormone therapy can be considered. ④ Hormone therapy: Diethylstilbestrol 5 mg daily, orally, for 2 months. Because this drug may cause adverse reactions such as male breast hyperplasia, breast enlargement, and testicular and penile atrophy, this therapy must be carried out under the guidance of a doctor, and the course of treatment should not be too long. A more effective and harmless treatment is to use LHRH agonists (luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone).