Nocturnal emissions, commonly referred to as "wet dreams," involve involuntary ejaculation during sleep—or even while awake—without sexual activity. What we’re talking about here isn’t the occasional, normal occurrence described in classical texts like the Jingyue's Complete Works, where strong sexual urges lead to emissions in healthy young men. Instead, this article focuses on the treatment of pathological nocturnal emissions: more than twice a week, sometimes even occurring while conscious, and often accompanied by fatigue, insomnia, dizziness, and lower back or knee weakness.
Genuinely Effective, Totally Natural Home Remedies
1. Bitter Melon + Fox Nut Powder Paste
Mash a whole bitter melon and mix it with 10–15g of fox nut (Euryale) powder and about 30g of rock sugar. Take it all at once or divide into two servings. This combo helps clear excess internal heat and nourishes yin while reducing involuntary ejaculation caused by yin deficiency and internal heat.
2. Stir-Fried Walnut & Chives
Sauté 60g of walnut kernels and 150g of chives in sesame oil. Add a pinch of salt, ginger, scallions, and MSG to taste. This dish supports kidney function and helps "contain" essence, making it effective for people experiencing emissions due to weak kidney energy.
3. Soup with Fox Nut, Yam, Lotus Seeds
Use 30g each of fox nut and yam, 15g of lotus seeds (remove the green germ), 9g of roasted Ziziphus jujuba seed, and 3g of Codonopsis root. Simmer in enough water until the ingredients soften. Drink the soup and eat the dregs with 15g sugar. This soup strengthens both the spleen and kidneys and reduces ejaculatory frequency.
4. Gardenia Rice Porridge
Grind 3–5g gardenia seeds into powder. Cook 10g lotus plumule and 50–100g of white rice until the porridge is nearly ready. Stir in gardenia powder and cook briefly. Optional: a touch of rock sugar. This porridge helps relieve "damp heat" and is most helpful for those with internal damp-heat symptoms.
5. Herbal Decoction for Yin Deficiency
Use a decoction of Rehmannia root (20g), Asparagus and Ophiopogon root (10g each), Cornus fruit, Codonopsis, Polygala, and Poria each 8g, along with night-blooming vine and oyster shell (30g each), Coptis root, Cinnamon bark (3g each), and Licorice (6g). Boil and drink before bedtime. This mix nourishes yin and cools internal fire, suitable for people with heart-kidney imbalance.
6. Herbal Mix for Damp-Heat
Herbs include Smilax, Poria, Plantago seeds, Atractylodes, Akebia, Alisma, Acorus, Salvia, Phellodendron (6g), and lotus plumule (3g). Drink daily. This blend focuses on draining dampness and guiding heat downward—a good choice for emissions due to lower-body damp-heat.
7. Herb Blend for Liver Fire
This includes Gardenia, Baical skullcap, Gentian, Akebia (6g each), alongside White Peony, Rehmannia, Moutan bark, Schisandra (10g each), Bupleurum, Melia, and Licorice (6g). Taken daily in two doses, this tea helps reduce excessive liver heat and emotional-related emissions.
8. Thorough Spleen & Kidney Tonic
Includes yam, Codonopsis, Astragalus (10g each), with supporting ingredients like Poria, Polygala, Bitter orange, etc. This remedy strongly reinforces both spleen and kidney qi. Especially helpful when emissions stem from energy depletion or over-thinking.
9. Kidney Yang Booster
Seven herbs combined: Semen cuscutae, fox nut, lotus filament, Schisandra, calcined oyster shell, and others like dodder seed and Psoralea. Drink the daily decoction in 2 parts. This is for true yang deficiency cases with symptoms like cold limbs or fatigue.
10. Five-Flavor + Chicken Gizzard Powder
Dry roast and grind 30g each of Schisandra and chicken gizzard lining. Consume with warm water, three times a day. Ideal for yin-deficiency-related emissions.
11–13. Unique Cooking-Based Herbal Remedies
- Pig Kidney with Aconite Powder: Remove membrane and insert 3g aconite powder, steam, and eat on an empty stomach. Drink a small amount of wine. Use caution with Aconite—only consume under guidance.
- Herb Pills with Gallnut Coating: Powder 60g Alpinia, 45g Lindera, and 30g yam. Form pea-sized pills with roasted wheat flour. Take 60 pills per dose. Strengthens kidney and digests food.
- Lotus-Rice Sweet Porridge: Lotus seeds must be soaked and de-germed overnight (important!). Mixed with rice and sugar, this gentle porridge nourishes spleen and helps with sleep-related emissions.
14–17. Functional Food Therapies
- Fox Nut & Chicken Gizzard Powder Cakes: Helps with spleen weakness, indigestion, and urination frequency. Avoid in cases of internal heat or constipation.
- Velvet Antler & Hasma Soup: Ultra-tonic soup with velvet antler and hasma (fatty frog gland). Powerful but should be avoided with heat-related symptoms.
- Pheasant & Cordyceps Stew: Enhances immunity and rebuilds kidney energy. Good for chronic fatigue and low libido. Historically mentioned in Materia Medica and modern research (PMID: 21172410).
- Soy-Poached Pigeon with Goji: Brilliant for recovering from illness or fatigue-triggered emissions. Caution if showing signs of dampness or phlegm-type symptoms (PMID: 35151969).
18–20. Gentle Foods with Restorative Effects
- Sweet Boiled Ginkgo: Use 150g of water-soaked ginkgo (remove inner seed/embryo). Warning: Do NOT overconsume or use long-term. Ginkgo can be toxic in high doses.
- Threaded Shrimp Sauté: High-protein fix for weakened sexual function and chronic emissions. Combines shrimp, veggies, mushroom, and ham for flavor and function.
- Lotus Congee: Classic remedy from Chinese culinary texts Tiao Ji Yin Shi Bian and Yin Shan Zheng Yao. Useful for long-term diarrhea + emissions. Important: remove lotus core to avoid bitter taste and overexcitation.
3-Second Self-Check + 30-Second Fix
If you're experiencing frequent emissions plus fatigue and poor sleep → immediately try Lotus Rice Porridge daily after dinner. If there's excess internal heat and stress → have a cup of gardenia-lotus broth 1 hour before bed. If you're cold, tired, and weak during the day → go for Pheasant-Cordyceps Stew weekly.
For informational purposes only. Please consult a qualified practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) before use.
