Many people have heard of the saying that men eat chives to enhance their sexual function, while women eat lotus roots to nourish their blood. But can just a few leeks really have the effect of enhancing sexual function?
Chives are a vegetable native to China. In the Book of Songs, there is a line that goes, "On the fourth day of the month, the flea is caught, and the lamb is sacrificed to the chives." At that time, ancient people had already used chives as a delicacy for priests. In traditional Chinese medicine, chives have a catchy name called "yang strengthening herb". Some people also refer to chives as "intestinal cleansing herb", "grass bell milk", "yang raising herb", "longevity herb", and "flat vegetable".
Can chives enhance sexual function? Experts say that chives have the effects of warming the middle and lower qi, nourishing the kidneys and yang. The leaves, seeds, and roots of chives can all be used as medicine. It can be used to treat symptoms such as erectile dysfunction, nocturnal emissions, lower back and knee pain, abdominal cold and pain, stomach deficiency and cold, choking and nausea.
The Compendium of Materia Medica records that the efficacy of chives is as follows: "They produce juice to control qi, relieve wheezing, and detoxify dried meat. When boiled and consumed, they can stop coughing, reduce night sweats, and nourish the liver and vital organs. They can also treat frequent urination and enuresis." Although it mentions the urinary system as a neighbor of the reproductive system, there is no content related to male function.
In the "Compendium of Materia Medica", there is a record of "warming the middle, lowering qi, supplementing deficiency, harmonizing the internal organs, making it edible, promoting yang, stopping diarrhea, pus, abdominal cold pain, and cooking it". The term "yang" is regarded as an important basis for strengthening yang with chives, but interpreting this "yang" as a male function is somewhat far fetched. From this perspective, the idea of chives boosting male potency seems more like a modern version of a health legend.
So, the statement 'leeks can enhance male potency' doesn't have much scientific basis at all. As for the legend of male potency, just consider it a beautiful psychological placebo. When it comes to specific applications, you can choose how much or how little to eat according to your personal nutritional needs, and do not blindly follow them.
