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A number of Chinese herbs have been found, through centuries of use, and more recently through scientific research, to help balance and regulate all of these functions. No culture has had more experience at using herbal products to benefit sexual health than the Chinese. Chinese sex tonics are not mere stimulants. They must abide by the first rule of Chinese medicine: “do no harm.” They promote sexual functions by improving the health of the individual in a holistic sense.

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The Kidneys Store Jing (Essence)

The Kidney is the great reservoir of energy for the entire body. This stored energy, Jing, is stored in the Kidney. Jing stored in the Kidney can be released to any organ or to the whole system upon demand. 

The Chinese have always taught (with great emphasis) that the secret to a long and healthy life is to accumulate an abundance of Jing in the Kidneys and to avoid its reckless dissipation. This is accomplished by avoiding excessive and abusive activities in our lifestyle, by avoiding stressful situations and emotional excess as much as possible, by breathing and exercising in such a manner as to accumulate energy and directing that energy to the Kidneys, and by eating foods and consuming tonic herbs that nourish the Kidneys and build Jing. 

Certain tonic herbs can actually provide Jing directly to the Kidneys and their associated organs.  That is why the Kidney tonic herbs are considered to be the primary anti-aging and longevity herbs of Chinese herbalism.

Yang Jing and Yin Jing

There is a Yin and Yang aspect to the Kidney. The classics call the Yang primal energy of the Kidneys Yang Jing.  If this Yang energy is weak, the body and the mind are depleted, weak and dull. The Yin primal energy is called Yin Jing. If the Yin Jing is depleted, the body degenerates and ages quickly. Yang Jing is associated with the Fire element and Yin Jing is associated with the Water element.

The Yang Jing is the primal energy source of the entire body throughout one's entire life span. The Yang Jing generates all the yang energy of the body. It motivates all the activities of the organs and without it death would ensue. The Yang Jing keeps the body warm and generates, in particular, the activities of the mind, reproduction and birth. 

Because both Yang Jing and Yin Jing are stored in the Kidney, the Kidney is said to be the root of Yin and Yang and of Water and Fire for the entire body. These two opposing primal forces constantly interact and together are called the Root of Life, which is the source of growth, transformation, regeneration and reproduction. Neither one can exist without the other, and a deficiency of one or the other will lead to imbalances in other organ systems that will eventually lead to disease and even death if the original imbalance in the Kidneys is not corrected. 

When the Yang Jing rises, stimulating the Liver, sexual arousal occurs, resulting in an erection in a man and deep sexual arousal in a woman. If the Yang Jing is sufficiently strong, ejaculation of the seminal fluid will occur in the man, and the woman will excrete vaginal secretions and will experience intense orgasm. This can result in impregnation if the woman is healthy and ovulating. 

Fertility is generally associated with the Yin Jing, while potency is associated with Yang Jing. Yin Jing, in this regard, represents the hormones and other substances and fluids related to reproductive functioning and fertility. The Kidney controls fertility.

There are a great many herbs used in sexual tonic herbalism.  But certain herbs are used over and over by almost all Chinese tonic herbalists.  Below are four (4) major herbs I would suggest you try:

Lycium is considered to be a major sexual tonic for both men and women and is routinely combined with Yang herbs in formulas used in China. Lycium provides the energy for sex and is believed in Asia to have rejuvenating qualities.

Polygonum multiflorum is believed to increase male potency and female fertility. Many men report that consumption of this herb noticeably increases sperm production and sexual vigor.

Ginseng root is highly prized for its tonic action on the sexual function. Ginseng, which literally translated means “man root,” enhances both the stimulatory and inhibitory process of the central nervous system, thus improving the adaptability of the nervous responses. It has also been found to increase the production of sex-related hormones and to increase sexual response when consumed in moderate doses. Also, Ginseng has been found to have profound anti-fatigue effects and to increase physical stamina. All of these factors make Ginseng one of the most important tonic herbs used in Chinese sexual therapy. 

Deer antler is perhaps the quintessential sexual tonic. An ancient Chinese classic on the sexual arts states that “there is nothing better than Deer Antler to cause a man to be robust and unaffected by age, not to tire in the bedroom, and not to deteriorate either in energy or in facial coloration.” Deer antler is a common component of many traditional, and often expensive, elixirs. Deer antler is rich in micronutrients that benefit sexual functions, and contains IGF-1, a hormone related to human growth hormone.

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