Patient's question:
Half a year old, hands and feet cold in winter. Past treatment and effectiveness: Don't know how to treat and what kind of assistance is needed: Is the child lacking in nutrition? Can it be supplemented with food?...Doctor's answer:
Your baby's constitution has a deficiency of kidney Yang. The general symptoms of kidney Yang deficiency include: feeling cold, cold hands and feet (severe cases may still feel cold in summer); low energy, sore lower back and knees; shortness of breath, wheezing, and coughing with phlegm; spontaneous sweating; poor appetite, frequent dreams; lower back pain, joint pain; hearing loss; nausea and vomiting in the early morning, or constipation, etc.Red-braised dog meat: 500g dog meat, star anise, fennel seeds, dried tangerine peel, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and a moderate amount of salt. Slowly braise until cooked, discard the herbs, and eat the meat.
Dog meat with black beans: 250g dog meat, 50g black beans, seasoned with ample salt, ginger, five-spice powder, and sugar. Cook in a clay pot over low heat until tender, and serve as a meal.
Lamb and sheep kidney porridge: 100g lamb, 1 pair of sheep kidneys, 10g goji berries, and 100g pork. Boil goji berries to make a decoction, then chop the lamb and sheep kidneys. Cook them with pork and the decoction into porridge, add salt for seasoning, and serve.
Sheep kidney soup: 1 pair of sheep kidneys, 12g prepared rhino horn, 10g goji berries, 8g Tribulus terrestris, and 10g prepared rehmannia. Slice the sheep kidneys and cook them with the herbs. Discard the herbs, add salt for seasoning, and eat the meat while drinking the soup.
Lamb soup: 150g lamb, 120g, 100g prepared rhino horn, 150g Tribulus terrestris, 15g peach kernels, scallions, and ample salt. Boil the herbs to make a decoction, slice the lamb, and cook it with the decoction. Add scallions and salt for seasoning, and serve.
Fried sparrows: 3 sparrows, remove feathers and internal organs, deep-fry until crispy, and dip in salt powder. Eat once daily.
Sparrow soup: 2 sparrows, 25g Tribulus terrestris, and 25g goji berries. Boil Tribulus terrestris and goji berries to make a decoction, remove feathers and internal organs from the sparrows, and cook them with the decoction. Add salt for seasoning, and eat the meat while drinking the soup.
Shrimp soup: 50g shrimp, 15g cordyceps, and 15g nine-spice bug. Boil with water until cooked, and eat the meat while drinking the soup.
Braised black chicken: 1 black-bone chicken (bamboo silk chicken), 25g Tribulus terrestris, 25g goji berries, and 3 jujubes. Remove feathers and internal organs from the chicken, cook it with the herbs in a steamer, and serve.
Braised quail: 1 quail, 50g goji berries, and 10g Eucommia ulmoides. Remove feathers and internal organs from the quail, cook it with goji berries and Eucommia ulmoides, discard the herbs, and eat the meat while drinking the soup.