The statement that “yellow essence is the most beneficial for men” is not correct. Yellow essence has the benefits of nourishing yin and moisturizing the lungs (nourishing the lungs by replenishing the fluid in the lungs), nourishing the kidneys and filling up the essence for men.
Huang Jing is a Chinese medicine with a sweet flavor and flat nature, and it belongs to the spleen, lung and kidney meridians. It is effective in nourishing yin and moisturizing the lungs, tonifying the spleen and benefiting the qi, in addition to nourishing the kidneys and filling the essence. It is useful in treating yin deficiency and labor cough, spleen deficiency and weakness, impotence and spermatorrhea, tinnitus and darkness of the eyes, premature whitening of the beard, and wind, mange, and ringworm diseases.
The adverse effects of Huang Jing are not known. Contraindications are, avoid plum solid, flowers, and seeds used together; middle cold and diarrhea, phlegm-dampness plumpness (stomach distension and discomfort) stagnation of qi is prohibited.
If there is a need for medication, need to be used under the guidance of a doctor to identify the evidence, not blindly use their own medication, so as not to cause adverse consequences.