Yan Nian Shu Yu Wine
[Drug composition] Dioscorea 8 taels, Atractylodes 8 taels, Schisandra 8 taels (crushed), Salvia 8 taels, Saposhnikovia 10 taels, Cornus 2 sheng (crushed), Ginseng 2 taels, Ginger (powdered) 6 taels
[Function and indications] Dizziness, loss of appetite, tonifies Qi and strengthens vitality.
[Dosage and administration] Warmly take 7 he each time, twice daily, gradually increasing dosage.
[Preparation method] Cut the eight herbs finely, place in a silk bag. Soak in 2.5 dou of wine for five days.
[Precautions] Avoid peach, plum, and quail meat.
[Source] Tang Dynasty·"Outer Platform Secret Essentials", Ming Dynasty·"Comprehensive Prescriptions for Universal Relief"
Notes: This formula is suitable for digestive disorders, inability to eat, and vertigo due to spleen-stomach deficiency-cold with impaired transformation and transportation. Since ginseng, yam, and atractylodes all have tonic effects, this formula is named "Yan Nian Shu Yu Wine."
Huang Niu Brain Wine
[Drug composition] Yellow ox brain (sliced)—one piece, White芷 3 qian, Chuan Xiong powder 3 qian
[Function and indications] Treat chronic or recent headaches, both side and frontal.
[Dosage and administration] Eat while hot, drink until intoxicated, lie down after intoxication; upon waking, symptoms disappear.
[Preparation method] Place together in a porcelain vessel, boil with wine.
[Source] Qing Dynasty·"Longevity and Health Manual"
Notes: This formula originally appeared in "Longevity and Health Manual" under "Post-illness dietary therapy," using yellow ox brain to treat head diseases, which is a form of organ therapy in traditional Chinese medicine. Combined with white芷 and chuan xiong to dispel wind, activate blood, and relieve headache, wine promotes yang energy, making it a balanced formula that expels pathogens while supporting vital energy.
Du Huo Feng Xuan Wine
[Drug composition] Du Huo 6 zhi, Fructus Aurantii 3 liang (one version uses pine seeds, gypsum, and corydalis, each 4 liang)
[Function and indications] Treat wind-induced vertigo with instability.
[Dosage and administration] Take all at once; use the residue to warm the head and cover the body to induce sweating. If feeling cold again, reheat in a pot and apply warmth.
[Preparation method] Cut the four herbs finely, soak in 8 sheng of clear wine, boil until reduced to 4 sheng.
[Source] Tang Dynasty·"Qian Jin Yao Fang"
Dang Gui Wine
[Drug composition] Large Dang Gui 2–3 liang
[Function and indications] Harmonizes blood, strengthens tendons and bones, relieves various pains, regulates menstruation. Treats severe headache from blood deficiency, menstrual irregularities, etc.
[Dosage and administration] One dose daily, divided into three to five servings.
[Preparation method] Boil with good wine; slice Dang Gui thinly, soak in wine for three days, or boil directly with good wine.
[Source] Ming Dynasty·"Comprehensive Prescriptions for Universal Relief"
[Appendix] "Annotations on Famous Doctors' Effective Formulas Throughout History": Dang Gui has pharmacological effects of activating blood, resolving stasis, nourishing blood, and promoting blood production. For blood deficiency headaches, preparing it as a wine enhances its efficacy and leverages wine’s ability to accelerate circulation and dilate capillaries. Though only one herb, the effect is reliable. When combined with Chuan Xiong and Bai Zhi, results improve.
Fu Fang Man Jing Zi Wine
[Drug composition] Fructus Viticis 120g, Chrysanthemum 60g, Chuan Xiong 40g, Saposhnikovia 60g, Mentha 60g
[Function and indications] Wind-heat headaches, dizziness, and hemiplegic headaches.
[Dosage and administration] Three times daily, 15ml each time, gradually increase to 20ml.
[Preparation method] Crush the five herbs, place in a clean bottle with yellow wine, seal and soak for seven days, then filter and store.
[Source] "Selected Recipes for Medicinal Wines"
Dou Dou Can Sha Wine
[Drug composition] Soybeans 150g, Poria 126g, Silkworm excrement 126g
[Function and indications] Headaches, fever, fatigue, body heaviness, skin itching, back stiffness, mouth tightness, and postpartum rheumatism in women.
[Dosage and administration] Five to seven times daily, warm drink 1–2 small cups each time, best when slightly sweating.
[Preparation method] Crush the last ingredient finely, place in a clean jar, soak with 1.5L of yellow wine. Roast soybeans until they crackle, quickly add to wine, seal, after seven days open and filter.
[Precautions] Avoid wind and cold.
[Source] "Selected Recipes for Medicinal Wines"
Xiong Huang Cong Zhi Wine
[Drug composition] Xiong Huang 1 qian, White芷 3 qian, Green onion white 3 stems
[Function and indications] Headache.
[Dosage and administration] Chew green onion first, then take medicine, then eat three more green onions, followed by drinking the wine decoction. For severe cases, no more than three doses; after taking, cover face and head with blanket, sweat out and recovery occurs.
[Preparation method] Grind Xiong Huang and White芷 into fine powder, mix with good wine 1 zhong and 3 green onion stems, stir evenly.
[Source] Ming Dynasty·"Comprehensive Prescriptions for Universal Relief"
Notes: Xiong Huang contains arsenic trioxide; improper use may cause poisoning with vomiting and diarrhea as main symptoms, potentially life-threatening. Choose carefully: red-yellow like rooster comb is purer. White crystals or red outside with white inside indicate arsenic content—use with extreme caution. Emergency treatment: use 10g Fang Ji or 1 part raw licorice, 2 parts mung beans, boil into concentrated juice, drink frequently.
Bai Ju Hua Wine
[Drug composition] White chrysanthemum
[Function and indications] Treats men and women suffering long-term headache and dizziness, dry hair loss, phlegm accumulation in chest, sudden dizziness and blurred vision, nearly fainting during wind attacks. Used in folk medicine for hypertension-related vertigo due to liver heat.
[Dosage and administration] Drink moderately on an empty stomach, three times daily, maintain continuous wine effect.
[Preparation method] Collect soft shoots in late spring/early summer, dry in shade, crush into powder, mix with ash-free wine. Alternatively, harvest flowers in August, sun-dry, cut 3 jin, pack in a muslin bag, store in 3 dou of wine for seven days.
[Source] Ming Dynasty·"Comprehensive Prescriptions for Universal Relief"
[Appendix] "Ben Cao Gang Mu" Volume 25: Use sweet chrysanthemum decoction with yeast and rice to brew wine, consume appropriately to treat head wind, improve eyesight, eliminate weakness, and cure various ailments.
Sang Zhi Jiang Gui Wine—originally named "Sang Gen Bai Pi Tang"
[Drug composition] Mulberry root bark half liang, dried ginger two liang, cinnamon heart five inches, jujube twenty pieces
[Function and indications] Treat post-coital headache and nausea in women.
[Dosage and administration] Divide into two doses, avoid sweating.
[Preparation method] Cut the four herbs finely, boil with one dou of wine until reduced to three sheng, remove residue.
[Source] Tang Dynasty·"Qian Jin Yao Fang"
Chrysanthemum and Goji Berry Wine
[Drug composition] Hangzhou chrysanthemum 60g, goji berries 60g
[Function and indications] Long-term headache and dizziness due to head wind.
[Dosage and administration] Drink one small cup morning and evening daily.
[Preparation method] Add Shaoxing wine as needed, soak for ten to twenty days, filter out residue, add honey as needed.
[Source] "Food Poisoning and Folk Remedies", "Chinese Food Therapy"
Ye Suan Sang Shen Wine
[Drug composition] Three-leaf acid 250g, black mulberry fruit 250g
[Function and indications] Dizziness, blurred vision, dry mouth and tongue, dry cough, difficulty urinating, edema.
[Dosage and administration] Drink anytime, as much as desired, but do not get drunk.
[Preparation method] Cut the thirty-day acid into small pieces, mix with black mulberries, place in a clean container, soak in 1.5L of alcohol, seal, after seven nights open.
[Source] "Selected Recipes for Medicinal Wines"
Xiong Lao Xin Yi Wine—originally named "Xiong Lao Wine"
[Drug composition] Xiong Lao, Xin Yi, Tian Xiong, Ginseng, Ci Shi, Gypsum, Yin Yu, Gui Xin, Qin Jiao, Tian Men Dong, Bai Zi Ren, Shan Zhu Yu, Bai Tou Weng each three liang, Song Luo, Xi Xin, Shu Yu, Ling Yang Jiao, Chang Pu, Gan Cao each two liang, Yun Mu (burned until red, ground into powder) one liang, Saposhnikovia four liang
[Function and indications] Treat brain wind with heavy head, neck stiffness, poor eyesight, tearing, excessive sleepiness, frequent yawning, fear of wind, severe cases include tinnitus, pain around eyebrows and eyes, nausea, dizziness, and falling.
[Dosage and administration] Start with two he, gradually increase to five he, three times daily.
[Preparation method] Cut the twenty-one herbs finely, soak in two dou of wine for twenty-one days.
[Source] Tang Dynasty·"Qian Jin Yao Fang"
Song Hua Wine
[Drug composition] Pine pollen half he
[Function and indications] Lightens body, treats dizziness and scalp swelling, paralysis.
[Dosage and administration] Warmly drink five he on an empty stomach, another dose before dinner.
[Preparation method] In early spring, collect six-inch-long ones resembling mouse tails, steam, chop finely into one sheng, place in a muslin bag, soak in three sheng of wine for five days.
[Source] Song Dynasty·"Taiping Sheng Hui Fang"
Xiong Lao Gao Ben Wine—originally named "Xiong Lao Tang"
[Drug composition] Xiong Lao, Gao Ben, Chu Ru each five liang, quantity unspecified
[Function and indications] Treat wind epilepsy causing rib pain, episodes with vomiting, ear ringing like cicadas.
[Dosage and administration] Take all at once; weak individuals divide into two doses, until sweating.
[Preparation method] Cut the three herbs finely, place in one dou of wine, boil until reduced to three sheng.
[Source] Tang Dynasty·"Qian Jin Yao Fang"
Du Huo Gui Xin Wine
[Drug composition] Du Huo, Gui Xin each five liang
[Function and indications] Treat dizziness, cold sensitivity of skin, early signs of external pathogenic illness.
[Dosage and administration] Take five he each time, three times daily, gradually increase to one sheng.
[Preparation method] Cut the two herbs finely, soak in three sheng of wine, warm over fire.
[Precautions] Avoid raw scallions.
[Source] Tang Dynasty·"Outer Platform Secret Essentials"
Du Huo Cang Er Wine
[Drug composition] Du Huo, Cornus, Tian Men Dong (remove heart), Huang Qi, Ganshanju, Saposhnikovia, Tian Xiong (roasted), Ce Zi (roasted), Atractylodes, Poria, Niuxi each four liang, Goji berries three liang, Salvia four liang, Ginger six liang, Ci Shi ten liang, Guanzhong three liang, Raw Rehmannia (cut) eight liang
[Function and indications] Dizziness, fullness in chest, back pain.
[Dosage and administration] Warmly drink, one bowl each time, two to three times daily.
[Preparation method] Cut the eighteen herbs, place in a muslin bag, soak for seven days.
[Precautions] Avoid pork, fish, stale food.
[Source] Tang Dynasty·"Outer Platform Secret Essentials"
[Appendix] Cang Er Wine: Use one hu of Cang Erzi, water three hu, boil down to four dou, soak two dou of yeast three times, total one hu of powder, soak for three days, follow normal brewing process; wine matures upon completion.
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