桑龙药酒 [Drug composition] Mulberry seed 120g, Longan flesh 120g [Function and indication] Nourish yin and blood, calm heart and spirit, tonify spleen. Suitable for palpitations, insomnia, physical weakness, hearing loss, and dim vision due to heart-spleen deficiency and blood deficiency. [Usage and dosage] Drink适量. [Preparation method] Soak in 5L burned wine, seal jar mouth, open after ten days for consumption. [Source] Qing Dynasty, "Liangpeng Huizhu"; "Treatment and Health Wine" 养神酒 [Drug composition] Prepared Rehmannia 90g, Ginkgo 60g, Poria 60g, Yam 60g, Angelica root 60g, Coix seed 30g, Costus root 15g, Sour jujube seed 30g, Eucommia 30g, Ophiopogon 30g, Clove 6g, Lotus seed 60g, Star anise 15g, Longan flesh 250g [Function and indication] Calm spirit, stabilize will. Suitable for mental unrest, palpitations, insomnia due to heart-spleen deficiency and blood deficiency. Also beneficial for those with general qi-blood deficiency. [Usage and dosage] Drink适量. [Preparation method] Grind Poria, yam, coix seed, lotus seed into fine powder. Other herbs made into slices, all placed in a fine silk bag, soaked in 10L white wine in suitable container, seal, heat over water until herbs are saturated, remove and let sit for several days. [Source] Qing Dynasty, "Tong Shou Lu"; "Treatment and Health Wine" Comment: This formula strengthens spleen and boosts qi with yam, coix seed, poria, lotus seed; nourishes blood and spirit with prepared rehmannia, angelica, ginkgo, ophiopogon, eucommia; nourishes heart and spleen with longan flesh, sour jujube seed; warms and moves qi with clove, costus root, star anise; replenishes essence, blood, qi, and body fluids to nourish the heart and spirit, achieving calming and stabilizing effects. 参桂酒 [Drug composition] Codonopsis 320g, Sugar 3200g, Longan flesh 640g, White wine 32L [Function and indication] Tonify middle energizer, boost qi, nourish blood, calm spirit. Used for qi-blood deficiency, fatigue, insomnia, forgetfulness. [Usage and dosage] Oral. 15–30ml each time, twice daily. [Source] "Newly Compiled Chinese Patent Medicine" 黄酒核桃泥汤 [Drug composition] Walnut kernel five, sugar 50g [Function and indication] Insomnia, headache. [Usage and dosage] Oral. Twice daily. [Preparation method] Place ingredients in garlic jar or porcelain bowl, crush into paste with rolling pin, then add 30ml yellow wine, simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, consume daily. [Source] "Chinese Dietary Therapy" 仙酒 [Drug composition] Longan two to three jin [Function and indication] Supplement heart blood, strengthen vital energy, beautify complexion, enhance spirit. Treat palpitations, restlessness, insomnia. [Usage and dosage] Drink several cups morning and evening. [Preparation method] Use one large jar of good burned wine, place shelled longans in wine, after long soaking, color turns bright red, flavor becomes fragrant. [Source] Ming Dynasty, "Wan Bing Hui Chun" 枸杞黄精酒—Original name “Gou Qi Yao Jiu” [Drug composition] Goji berries 2500g, Prepared rehmannia 500g, Prepared polygonatum 500g, Lily 250g, Sugar 5kg, 50-degree white wine 50L, Prepared polygala 250g [Function and indication] Nourish kidney and liver. Used for liver-kidney deficiency, physical weakness, sore waist and knees, insomnia. [Usage and dosage] Warmly drink. 10–15ml each time, two to three times daily. [Source] "Newly Compiled Chinese Patent Medicine" 缬草酒 [Drug composition] Valerian 50g, White wine 250ml [Function and indication] Neurosis, palpitations. [Usage and dosage] Divide into seven days. [Preparation method] Soak for 48 hours before consumption. [Source] "Selection of Chinese Herbs from Shaanxi, Gansu, Ningxia, Qinghai" 二至益元酒 [Drug composition] Ligustrum 17g, Eclipta prostrata 17g, Prepared rehmannia 13g, Mulberry 13g [Function and indication] Nourish liver and kidney, enrich blood and vital essence. Suitable for liver-kidney deficiency, sore waist and knees, dizziness, insomnia. [Usage and dosage] Oral. 30ml each time, twice daily. [Source] "Newly Compiled Chinese Patent Medicine" Comment: This formula is derived from Erzhi Pill (ligustrum, eclipta) plus prepared rehmannia and mulberry, enhancing effects on strengthening waist and knees, reinforcing tendons and bones, warming kidney yin. Hence named “Erzhi Yiyuan Jiu.”
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