Article 60: Simple Remedies, Dietary Therapy, and Daily Precautions for Low Sperm Motility

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Treatment and recuperation of common diseases

Traditional Chinese medicine formulas for treating low sperm motility

1. 15g of wolfberry, 9g each of dodder seed, raspberry, schisandra fruit, plantain seed (wrapped), and mulberry fruit, 12g each of angelica and prepared rehmannia root, 15g each of fleeceflower root and codonopsis root, 18g of astragalus root, 12g of epimedium, 15g of dipsacus root, and 9g of dried tangerine peel. One dose per day, decocted in water and taken orally.

2. Angelica sinensis, white peony root, Epimedium, and Cnidium monnieri, 12 grams each; Allium tuberosum seed, Psoralea corylifolia, mulberry, Ligustrum lucidum, and Eclipta prostrata, 15 grams each; peanut, 60 grams; and walnut, 1 piece. Decocted in water and taken once daily.

3. Take 18 grams each of Cnidium monnieri and Schisandra chinensis, 10 grams of Vespa nidus, 12 grams of Epimedium brevicornu, and 20 grams of Tribulus terrestris. Decocted in water and taken once a day.

4. Take 100 grams of wolfberry, 50 grams each of privet fruit, mulberry fruit, prepared rehmannia root, schisandra fruit, and fleeceflower root, dry them, grind them into powder, and take 9 grams orally twice a day.

5. Take 35 grams of leek seeds, 30 grams of wolfberries, 25 grams of schisandra berries, 30 grams of psoralea corylifolia seeds, 1 human placenta, 20 grams of cordyceps sinensis, and 25 grams of cistanche deserticola. Grind them into a fine powder and take it over 20 days.

6. Take two human placentas, dry them in a drying oven, grind them into powder, and take 3 grams each time, divided into two doses.

7. Take 30 grams of wolfberry, 10 grams each of raw rehmannia root, ginseng, dried tangerine peel, and licorice root, and 15 grams each of prepared rehmannia root, poria cocos, ophiopogon japonicus, and atractylodes macrocephala. Decocted in water and taken once a day.

8. 360g of wolfberry, 180g each of cistanche, polygonatum, and cuscuta, one black dog kidney, and 15g of salt. Grind all the herbs into a fine powder and mix well. Take 30g before each meal, twice a day. One dose constitutes one course of treatment.

9. Take 10 grams each of wolfberry, angelica, cornus officinalis, and dodder seed; 9 grams each of psoralea corylifolia, morinda officinalis, and achyranthes bidentata; 15 grams of fleeceflower root; and 1 gram of deer antler (to be taken separately). Decocted in water and taken once a day.

Medicinal diet for treating low sperm motility

1. Take 1000g of fresh mulberries, wash them, add an appropriate amount of water and decoct them. After half an hour, take the liquid once, add water and decoct again. Mix the two decoctions, then concentrate them over low heat. Add 300ml of honey, bring to a boil, remove and bottle for later use. Take 1 spoonful each time, twice a day, and take with boiling water.

2. Stir-fry 200g of shrimp, 100g of chives, and a suitable amount of salt together before serving.

3. 20g of wolfberry, 15g of leek seed, 20g of Polygonum multiflorum, 20g of Ligustrum lucidum, and 1 hen. Slaughter the hen, remove its feathers and internal organs, and cook it together with the other herbs in a pot for about 2 hours. Drink the soup and eat the chicken.

4. Cook 30 grams of mulberry fruit, 30 grams of wolfberry fruit, 15 grams of longan pulp, and an appropriate amount of rice together into porridge and eat once a day.

5. 30g of Cistanche deserticola, 100g of mutton, and 150g of japonica rice. First, boil the Cistanche deserticola in a clay pot until tender, then remove the dregs. Next, add the mutton and japonica rice and cook into porridge. Add seasonings before serving.

6. 15 grams of deer antler, 60 grams of yam, and 1000 ml of white wine. Place the deer antler, yam, and white wine in a container, seal, and soak for at least 7 days before consumption. Take 15-20 ml three times a day.

What should we pay attention to in daily life?

1. Engage in regular physical exercise to improve physical fitness and regulate emotions.

2. Sexual activity should be regular. Frequent ejaculation is not advisable, nor should one abstain from sexual activity for too long or suppress ejaculation during intercourse.

3. Eat more light and nutritious foods, less spicy and rich foods, and avoid smoking and alcohol.

4. Avoid the influence of adverse factors, such as tight pants, jeans, sauna baths, steam baths, etc., and avoid frequent contact with strong acids, strong alkalis and radiation.

5. Treat orchitis, epididymitis, prostatitis, seminal vesiculitis, varicocele and other conditions promptly.

Azoospermia

Necrospermia refers to a condition where the vast majority of sperm in the semen are dead, with the number of dead sperm exceeding 40%, but the sperm morphology is not obviously abnormal. Dead sperm refer to inactive sperm, but inactive sperm are not necessarily dead sperm, as some sperm, although inactive, are not dead and can be distinguished using staining methods. True necrospermia is characterized by sperm not staining during staining, indicating sperm death. This condition is also one of the important causes of male infertility.

Causes of disease

The causes of azoospermia are very complex and may be related to the following factors:

1. Infection: Acute and chronic inflammation of the accessory glands, vas deferens, and testes, such as prostatitis, seminal vesiculitis, epididymitis, orchitis, leads to changes in seminal plasma composition, such as a decrease in zinc, magnesium, citric acid, and fructose, an increase in pH value, poor semen liquefaction, and decreased sperm motility leading to sperm death.

2. Varicocele: Due to varicose veins, blood reflux occurs, the temperature of the scrotum rises, affecting the spermatogenesis function of the testes and damaging sperm, causing them to die.

3. Autoimmune factors: Due to the formation of antisperm antibodies, sperm agglutinate, thereby losing their motility and dying.

4. Micronutrient deficiency: Zinc deficiency can lead to impaired sperm production, reduced sperm count, decreased sperm motility, increased abnormal sperm, and excessive azoospermia. Copper deficiency can also lead to decreased sperm motility and increased azoospermia.

5. Environmental factors: Long-term exposure to lead, cadmium, mercury, pesticides, herbicides, radiation, etc., can damage sperm and even cause them to die.

6. Other factors: Excessive smoking, alcohol abuse, prolonged abstinence, frequent sexual activity, and long-term use of certain medications (such as nitrofurantoin, sulfasalazine, etc.) can also lead to an excessive number of dead sperm. In addition, malnutrition and deficiencies in vitamins A and E are also among the causes of this condition.

In addition, improper semen examination methods, failure to send semen samples for testing in accordance with regulations (such as keeping them at 35~37℃), or failure to send semen samples for testing in a timely manner after collection can also cause a large number of sperm to die. This is called pseudo-necrospermia, which should be carefully distinguished.