The Su Nü Jing: 15 Remedies
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Recalibrating Erotic Harmony
In the Su Nü Jing (Classic of the Plain Girl), sex is not separate from health—it is health. The ancient Daoist sages saw the act of lovemaking not merely as pleasure or procreation, but as a sacred practice for vitality, emotional balance, and even immortality. Far from shameful, sex was a form of medicine—precise, rhythmic, and energetically attuned.
This text outlines fifteen erotic remedies shared by the goddess Su Nü.
tldr;
- Su Nü outlines sex position that combats fatigue and restores vitality to common ailments
- Modifying sex positions can enhance benefits or nourish deficiencies
Note this section is best read after the introduction of the The Su Nü Jing →
ོ 15 Remedies to Enhance Health via Intercourse
Su Nü shares 15 ways to enhance pleasure and address deficiencies. She shares the practices and techniques for cultivating longevity and healing through sex.
Eight Benefits—The Ba Yi:
- Strengthen The Quintessence
technique:
The woman lies on her side with her legs apart
The man between the thighs
Penetrates twice, repeating with nine cycles
purpose:
This posture strengthens the quintessence and cures bleeding diseases.
prescription:
You have to practice two sessions a day, fifteen days in succession
best for:
depletion, fatigue, or loss of vitality -
Harmonizing The Energies
technique:
The woman lies on her back
Rest her head on a fairly high pillow
Separates her legs
The man kneeling between them
Penetrate thrice repeating with nine cycles
purpose:
This method harmonizes the energies. Dispel the cold sensation experienced by women in the external genital organs
prescription:
Repeat this method three sessions a day for twenty days
best for:
connection, harmony
- Tone The Viscera
technique:
The woman lies on her side and flexes her legs
The man, also lies on his side
He penetrates four times, repeating with nine cycles
purpose:
This position also allows you to harmonize the energies. To cure the cold sensation of a woman's sexuality.
prescription:
Repeat this method three sessions a day for twenty days/
best for:
connection, harmony, reactivating a woman's sensual energy - Strengthening The Bones
technique:
The woman lies on her side
Bends her left knee
Extends her right leg
The man penetrates from behind five times, repeating with nine cycles
purpose:
This mode relieves the joints; curing amenorrhea.
prescription:
It requires five daily sessions for ten days.
best for:
perimenopause or menopause - Balance The Pulse
technique:
The woman lies down laterally
Flexes her right knee
Extends her left leg
From behind,
The man penetrates six times, repeating with nine cycles
purpose:
This position clears blockages at the pulse level.
prescription:
Six daily sessions must be done for twenty days to cure diseases of the external organ of women.
best for:
aging skin - Tone The Blood
technique:
The man lies on his back
The woman kneels on him
She turns her back to him
The jade stem penetrates her
As deeply as possible
Seven times, repeating with nine cycles.
purpose:
This has the effect of giving a new strength to man
prescription:
Seven daily sessions are necessary for ten days to cure the irregularity of the cycle
best for:
men experiencing weakness - Tone The Secretion
technique:
The woman lies face down
The man penetrates from behind
Eight times, repeating with nine cycles.
purpose:
This pose can also strengthen the bones. -
Tone The Body:
technique:
The woman lies on her back
Flexes her legs
So that her feet are under her buttocks
The man penetrates nine times, repeating with nine cycles
purpose:
This position strengthens the bones. Dispels the fetid vaginal odor
prescription:
Nine daily sessions are necessary for nine days
best for:
men and women over 35 years old
Seven Deficits—The Qi Sun:
-
Breakdown Of Energy
deficit:
The subject does not feel like it, but forces himself to have intercourse
signals:
He may then feel hyper transpiration
shortness of breath
a sensation of precordial heat
cloudy vision
cure + technique:
The woman has to lie on her back
The man taking her legs on his shoulders
Penetrating her as deeply as possible
Let the woman turn
And, stops the act as soon as the liquid appears
The man should not experience orgasm
prescription:
Continue in the same way for ten days at the rate of nine times a day.
-
Loss Of Quintessence
deficit:
The subject who practices numerous intercourse, forcing himself to do it or doing it after an excess of alcohol or food
signals:
Suffer intermittent hot flashes, dyspnea, cough, euphoria or irascibility, excessive thirst, heat in the body, difficulty to stand for a long time
cure + technique:
The woman lies on her back
Flexes her legs
The man placed between her legs
The jade stem will penetrate a inch and a half
Make the woman move
The movement stops as soon as the secretion flows
The man should not have orgasm.
prescription:
Repeat this session nine times a day for ten days.
-
Altered Vessels
deficit:
This problem stems well from the fact that the jade stem is not hard enough
and the subject is forced into intercourse or sex after overeating damage to the spleen can also result from it
signals:
Anorexia, impotence, 'lack of semen'
cure + technique:
The woman lies on her back
Both legs are bent over the man's buttocks
Have the woman moves
And, stops as soon as she feels the secretion flow
The man should not ejaculate
prescription:
Act in the same way nine times a day for ten days
-
Loss Of Energy
deficit:
If the sweat caused by physical labor has not yet evaporated and the subject engages in intercourse, a sensation of heat in the belly and cut lips may result.
cure + technique:
The man lies on his back
The woman squats on him
Facing his feet
The jade stem penetrates slightly
Only the woman moves
And, stops as soon as the liquid flows
The man should not have orgasm
prescription:
Practice nine sessions a day for ten days.
-
Ji Guan Jue (damages of organs and functions)
deficit:
intercourse after having urinated or evacuated when the body has not yet found its balance can affect the liver. In the same way as intercourse exercised after physical exhaustion or brutally without controlling the speed of penetration.
signals:
Acute or chronic boils, weak pulse. If not treated in time, the subject runs the risk of impotence or hemiplegia.
cure + technique:
The man lies on his back
The woman squats on him
The latter penetrates very slowly
Without exerting any rotational movement
The man should not have an orgasm
The act stops as soon as the female secretion flows
prescription:
Repeat this act nine times a day for twenty days
-
Ba Bi (one hundred closures)
deficit:
Excess intercourse, exaggerated semen expenditure or forced intercourse can be the origin of all diseases
signals:
Cloudy eyesight, Xiao Ke (polyphagia and polydipsia, eat a lot, drink a lot)
cure + technique:
The man lies on his back
The woman squats over him
Trunk to trunk
The woman turns
Cease in this movement as soon as the female liquid flows
The man should not experience orgasm
prescription:
Repeat in the same way nine times a day for ten days.
-
Blood Depletion
deficit:
A forced body (with aphrodisiacs) or after a physical exhaustion can cause
uncontrolled ejaculations, thus causing a depletion of blood and energy.
signals:
Feels tight skin, pain in the penis, wet scrotum, hematuria
cure + technique:
The woman lies on her back
Lifts her buttocks
Spreads her thighs
The man kneels between her thighs
Penetrates as deeply as possible
Only while the woman moves
Stop as soon as the female secretion flows
The man should not have orgasm
prescription:
Go on like this nine times a day for ten days
How to know if it's working
Daoist practices emphasize sexual intercourse without ejaculation. After several consecutive sessions of intercourse without ejaculation, you'll notice:
1st: strengthened energy
2nd: hearing and vision improvement
3rd: all diseases disappear
4th: the five psychic elements (Wu Shen) are at peace
5th: blood and vessels improve
6th: the back and lumbar region are strengthened
7th: the pelvic area is strengthened
8th: the body enjoys a deep well-being
9th: man will live forever
10th: he will be able to communicate with Shen Ming (the superhuman)
✧ Why this Matters
We can use the lessons from Daoism to nourish our bodies. The Su Nü Jing is a forgotten language of sensual wisdom—where the body is read like a map, and pleasure is a compass for healing. These remedies weren’t just about sensation; they were about attunement. Each movement, pause, and breath was a way to honor qi, harmonize yin and yang, and awaken the deeper intelligence of the body.
In a world that often splits sex from wellness, these ancient teachings remind us that our erotic selves are not distractions from health—but gateways into it.
Su Nu Ching, Sunü Jing or Classic of the White Madam, is the basic book of Taoist Sexology, Chinese classics on Taoist sexual practices. The book was written before the Han Dynasty, and it is said that the author was the Goddess Su Nu in the Huang Di (Yellow Emperor) era.