Chives can tonify the kidneys
Chives are a delicate and delicious "herb that arouses yang," also known as today's "Viagra." They are not only an excellent flavoring but also a nutritious vegetable and medicinal herb. In addition to containing protein, fat, and carbohydrates, chives are most valuable for their rich content of carotene and vitamin C, leading among vegetables. Furthermore, they contain minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
Modern medical research has proven that besides containing a significant amount of dietary fiber that enhances intestinal motility and has an excellent effect on preventing colon cancer, chives also contain volatile essential oils and sulfur compounds, which have the effect of lowering blood lipids. Therefore, consuming chives is highly beneficial for patients with hyperlipidemia and coronary heart disease.
Chives are not only a common vegetable but also possess medicinal value. In addition to lowering blood lipids, their effects of warming and tonifying the liver and kidneys, and aiding yang and securing essence are also prominent. Therefore, it is called "herb that arouses yang" in pharmacopoeias, comparable to today's "Viagra." Additionally, this herb has the effects of warming the middle jiao to promote qi, dispelling blood stasis and detoxification, warming the body, and strengthening the stomach and regulating the intestines. It has a considerable alleviating effect on conditions such as nausea and vomiting, thirst, epistaxis, hematemesis, hematuria, hemorrhoids, and traumatic bruising and swelling. Its leaves and roots have the effects of dispelling stasis, activating blood, stopping bleeding, arresting diarrhea with tonification, aiding the liver and unblocking the collaterals. They are suitable for injuries from falls, dysphagia and nausea, enteritis, hematemesis, epistaxis, and chest pain. Chive seeds have the functions of securing essence, aiding yang, tonifying the kidneys, and treating leukorrhea while warming the knees and waist. They are suitable for impotence, premature ejaculation, spermatorrhea, and frequent urination.