Cicada Shell Rice Wine [Drug Composition] Cicada shell 3g, rice wine 50ml [Function & Indication] Urticaria. In Traditional Chinese Medicine called "Wu Liu" or "Yin Zhen." [Usage & Dosage] Take warm as needed, reduce dosage for children. [Preparation Method] First grind cicada shell into fine powder, then boil rice wine with 250ml water in a pot. Pour into a bowl, mix in cicada shell powder. [Source] "New Chinese Medicine" 1980, (4): 43 [Appendix] Cicada shell is sweet and cold, disperses wind and clears heat, helps break through rashes and relieve spasms; rice wine is warm and sweet, promotes circulation, enhances drug efficacy. Successfully treated two cases—rash disappeared within one day. Potato Root Wine [Drug Composition] 50g dried white eggplant root (or 100g fresh), 30ml 60-degree white wine [Function & Indication] Allergic urticaria. [Usage & Dosage] Apply externally to affected area. [Preparation Method] Wash eggplant root clean, cut into pieces, soak in white wine for one week. [Caution] Ineffective for urticaria caused by alcohol allergy. [Source] "The Barefoot Doctor Magazine" 1979, (1): 8 Compound Nine-Li-Xiang Wine [Drug Composition] Nine-li-xiang, one-branch yellow flower (large-leaf seven-star sword), sheep's foot grass, half-side lotus, hair-scented plant, lacquer big aunt, lege-wang, three-branch bitter, ground gold bull, snake total manager, each five qian [Function & Indication] Rice dermatitis. [Usage & Dosage] For skin with itching, erosion, and exudation: apply wine externally 3–4 times daily. For swelling and pain: apply medicinal residue externally once daily. [Preparation Method] Use dried herbs, crush into powder, mix, add 1L of 60-degree rice wine or 75% alcohol, soak for 7 days before use. [Source] "New Medical News" 1973, (6): 18 Sulfur Centipede Wine [Drug Composition] Sulfur 20g, realgar 10g, carbolic acid 4g, centipede 1 piece, 5% ethanol 100ml [Function & Indication] Folliculitis. [Usage & Dosage] First wash head with 2%-3% saline solution, dry, then apply this medicine, once or twice daily. [Preparation Method] Grind sulfur, realgar, and centipede into powder, mix with carbolic acid and ethanol into a thin paste, store in dark bottle. [Source] "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine" 1985, 3(5): 45 Camphor Ice Wine [Drug Composition] Camphor 10g, ice 3g, 95% ethanol 100ml [Function & Indication] Anti-inflammatory, analgesic, anti-itch. [Usage & Dosage] Use gauze dipped in medicine to rub affected area for 10–20 minutes. [Preparation Method] Mix all ingredients thoroughly for immediate use. [Source] "Hebei Traditional Chinese Medicine" 1984, (1): 10 Ice Rhubarb Wine [Drug Composition] Raw rhubarb 6g, coptis 5g, ice 4g [Function & Indication] Heat rash. [Usage & Dosage] Apply with cotton swab to affected area, 3–5 times daily. [Preparation Method] Place three herbs in a bottle, add 150ml of white wine (or 75% ethanol), shake slowly to dissolve fully, ready for use. [Source] "Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine" 1985, 3(7): 37 Coriander Wine [Drug Composition] Coriander three taels [Function & Indication] Promote eruption of blisters. Treat children with weak constitution who have already developed but not fully erupted measles, lacking redness and vitality. [Dosage & Usage] Lightly spray from neck down onto back, abdomen, and both feet. Do not spray face. Spray room curtains and bedding. Hang coriander continuously to ward off bad odors, or let mother drink wine. [Preparation Method] Boil two bowls of good wine, bring to boil, add coriander, simmer again. Cover with lid to prevent steam escape, cool, then strain. [Caution] Not suitable for children with strong physique and severe heat toxicity. [Source] Ming Dynasty, "Pu Ji Fang" Sulfur Wine [Drug Composition] Two qian of sulfur [Function & Indication] Treat wind aversion, rash on head and limbs, nodules. [Usage & Dosage] Drink moderately on an empty stomach. Grind residue into fine powder, mix with wine and drink. Continue for several days. [Preparation Method] Use transparent refined sulfur, grind finely in a mortar, then mix with alcohol. [Source] Ming Dynasty, "Pu Ji Fang"
|