Overview of Sweet Wheat and Jujube Porridge, Tangerine Peel and Pinellia Porridge, and Common Cancers in Men

**Ganmai Dazao Porridge**

[Ingredients] 20g licorice root, 100g wheat kernels, 10 jujubes, 15g jujube kernels, 100g japonica rice.

[Preparation] Place all the above ingredients in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook until it becomes porridge. Take it warm in the morning and evening.

[Efficacy] Regulates and nourishes the heart and kidneys, used for male menopausal syndrome.

**Orange Peel and Pinellia Porridge**

[Ingredients] 10g orange peel, 10g pinellia, 100g japonica rice.

[Preparation] Place all the above ingredients in a pot, add an appropriate amount of water, and cook until it becomes porridge. Take it warm in the morning and evening.

[Efficacy] It regulates Qi and relieves depression, and is suitable for men experiencing menopause due to liver Qi stagnation.

**Walnut Soy Milk Drink**

[Ingredients]50g walnut kernels, 200ml soy milk, rock sugar to taste.

[Directions] Boil peeled walnut kernels with soy milk. After boiling for 10 minutes, add rock sugar. Drink the soy milk and eat the walnut kernels once a day.

[Efficacy] Nourishes the liver and kidneys, and is used for male menopausal syndrome caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency.

**Immortal Porridge**

[Ingredients]10g each of Epimedium, Cuscuta, Angelica sinensis, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, and Phellodendron chinense, and 100g of japonica rice.

[Administration] Boil the above 5 herbs together to extract the juice, then add japonica rice and cook into porridge. Take warm in the morning and evening.

[Efficacy] Regulates Yin and Yang, used for male menopausal syndrome.

**Ganoderma and Lotus Seed Soup**

[Ingredients]10g Ganoderma lucidum, 50g lotus seeds.

[Preparation] Soak lotus seeds in warm water to remove the skin, then cook them together with Ganoderma lucidum until thoroughly cooked. Take frequently.

[Efficacy] Regulates and nourishes the heart and kidneys, used for male menopausal syndrome caused by disharmony between the heart and kidneys.

**Common Cancers in Men**

**One** **penile** **cancer**

Penile cancer was a common tumor in my country in the past. However, in the last 40 years, with the continuous improvement of people's living standards and hygiene conditions, as well as timely treatment of predisposing factors such as phimosis and redundant foreskin, its incidence has been declining. The occurrence of penile cancer is closely related to phimosis or redundant foreskin. Severe phimosis causes difficulty in urination and urine accumulation in the foreskin sac, forming smegma, which, with long-term irritation, can lead to penile cancer.

Diagnosing penile cancer based on medical history and clinical presentation is not difficult, but early diagnosis and treatment are easily delayed due to phimosis or patient shyness. Therefore, for suspicious lesions, early circumcision and biopsy are emphasized for definitive diagnosis. Patients with penile cancer often present with unilateral or bilateral inguinal lymph node enlargement that does not shrink after anti-infective treatment; the lymph nodes are hard, fixed, and painless.

Penile cancer is clinically classified into four stages:

Stage I tumors are confined to the glans penis or foreskin.

Stage II tumor infiltrates the penile body, with no lymph node or distant metastasis.

The stage III tumor is confined to the penile shaft and has metastasized to the inguinal lymph nodes.

Stage IV tumors infiltrate the penile body and surrounding tissues, and cannot be resected due to metastatic lymph nodes or distant metastases.

Penile cancer is primarily squamous cell carcinoma, with basal cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma being less common. It frequently occurs on the glans penis, inner foreskin, and coronal sulcus. Initially, it presents as eczema or papules, later developing into small ulcers. In cases of phimosis, it may go undetected in the early stages, allowing the tumor to gradually enlarge.

Its pathological morphology is divided into three types: ① Carcinoma in situ: Commonly found in the head. It is usually solitary, but rarely multiple. It presents as a slightly raised, red plaque, grows slowly, and has a desquamating or eroded surface. Biopsy can confirm the diagnosis. ② Papillary carcinoma: The most common type. It mainly grows outward in a papillary shape, later becoming cauliflower-like. It is fragile and easily bleeds, and can ulcerate through the foreskin, often accompanied by secondary infection. Under a microscope, it consists of highly differentiated squamous cells, with irregular papillary and mass-like nests. ③ Nodular or infiltrative type: Commonly occurs in the coronal sulcus. The surface of the tumor is nodular, with ulceration and purulent exudate. It is hard, small in size, highly malignant, grows deep, and easily metastasizes.

Once the cancerous tumor breaks through the protective barrier of the tunica albuginea of ​​the penis and enters the corpora cavernosa, it grows rapidly. In later stages, it also invades the corpus spongiosum, destroying the penis and causing it to become necrotic or even detach.