Yang Shih-fu, a Chinese herbal pharmacist, explains that fortifying the kidneys is thought to "cultivate qi." C. sinensis 'effect on the sexual organs is largely indirect, by relaxing the body, cultivating qi, and dissipating tension and anxiety. If qi is flowing unhindered through the body, then sexual problems will resolve themselves.
開設中藥鋪的楊世福表示，中醫補腎講的是「養氣」，冬蟲夏草在性功能的調養上，主要是安神養氣、消除緊張與不安，氣順了身體自然就好，性功能障礙也就自然解決。