Bamboo Leaf Wine
[Drug composition] Thin bamboo leaves 30g, white wine 500ml
[Function and indications] Expels wind-heat, clears the mind. Suitable for wind-heat arthralgia, joint heat pain, irritability, dark yellow urine.
[Dosage and administration] Twice daily, one small cup each time.
[Preparation method] Wash thin bamboo leaves, cut into 2cm segments, place in a gauze bag, tie tightly. Put the white wine and gauze bag into a wine bottle, close tightly, seal, soak for three days.
[Source] "Chinese Nutritional Cuisine"
Five Plus An Shen Wine—originally named "Five Plus Wine"
[Drug composition] Five Plus Bark, Gou Qi Bark each two sheng, dried Rehmannia, Salvia each eight taels, gypsum (one version uses stone bed), Du Zhong each one jin, dried ginger four taels, Aconite three taels
[Function and indications] Treat internal deficiency, uneasiness, restlessness, mainly due to spleen injury from cold pathogen.
[Dosage and administration] Seven he each time, twice daily.
[Preparation method] Chop herbs finely, soak in two dou of clear wine for three nights.
[Source] Tang Dynasty·"Qian Jin Yao Fang"
Sa Gen Wine
[Drug composition] Sa Root one jin
[Function and indications] Treat inner restlessness, bladder and hypochondriac qi stagnation, constant sadness and unhappiness.
[Dosage and administration] Can be taken day and night, keep continuous wine effect.
[Preparation method] Cut sa root one jin, roast until fragrant, place in a bag, soak in wine. In spring, soak one day; in winter, soak seven days, best kept near warmth.
[Source] Jin Dynasty·"Zhou Hou Bei Ji Fang", Ming Dynasty·"Ben Cao Gang Mu"
Five Plus Jie Yu Wine—originally named "Five Plus Bark Wine"
[Drug composition] Five Plus Bark, Zhi Ci (roasted), pig pepper root bark each eight taels, cinnabar eight taels, cinnamon heart (remove coarse skin) three taels, Angelica (baked, sliced) three taels, licorice (roasted), Tian Xiong (roasted, remove skin and umbilicus), Qin Jiao (remove closed mouths and burn, sweat), white fresh skin, mu tong (chopped) each four taels, Xiong Lao, dried ginger (roasted) each five taels, coix seed half sheng, hemp seed three sheng
[Function and indications] Treat muscle stiffness with sorrowful thoughts, pale complexion, limbs not gathering, tendon contraction, movement and flexion issues, abdominal pain.
[Dosage and administration] Start with two to three he, gradually increase until effective.
[Preparation method] Chop all herbs into small fragments like sesame seeds, place in a fine silk bag, soak in three dou of clear wine.
[Source] Tang Dynasty·"Qian Jin Yao Fang"; "Annotations on Famous Doctors' Effective Formulas Throughout History"
San Wei Di Huang Wine
[Drug composition] Raw Rehmannia (cut) 100g, soybean (roasted) 200g, burdock root (cut) 100g
[Function and indications] Kidney deficiency with irritability, joint pain.
[Dosage and administration] Drink anytime, as much as desired.
[Preparation method] Place the three herbs in a bottle, soak in 2L of wine for five days.
[Source] "Selected Recipes for Medicinal Wines"
Burdock and Pine Knot Wine
[Drug composition] Thick pine knot 120g, raw Rehmannia 30g, cinnamon 10g, Salvia 30g, Bixie 20g, hemp seed 120g, Niuxi 30g, raw burdock root 30g
[Function and indications] Clears heat and dampness. Treats mental agitation, swollen lower legs, physical fatigue.
[Dosage and administration] Warmly drink one cup before meals.
[Preparation method] Crush the herbs finely, place in a clean vessel, soak in 1.5L of good wine, seal, after five days open and filter.
[Source] Song Dynasty·"Taiping Sheng Hui Fang"
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