Rheumatoid Arthritis with Liver and Kidney Deficiency:
Clinical Manifestations: Long-lasting joint pain, difficulty in flexion and extension of limbs, morning stiffness of joints, and even spasm of hands and feet. Other symptoms may include dizziness, tinnitus, cold and painful waist and knees, pale red tongue, and thin pulse.
【Black Bean Wine】
Ingredients: Black beans 1000 grams, wine 10 liters.
Preparation: Fry the black beans until well done, then put them into the wine and cover tightly. Let it soak for 2 days before consumption.
Efficacy: Promotes water circulation, invigorates blood, and nourishes the kidneys.
Usage: Take with meals as needed.
【Mulberry Fruit and Mulberry Twig Wine】
Ingredients: Fresh mulberry fruit 500 grams, fresh mulberry twig 1000 grams, brown sugar 500 grams, white wine 1000 grams.
Preparation: Wash and cut the mulberry twigs, then put them together with the mulberry fruit and brown sugar into the wine for soaking. It can be consumed after 1 month.
Efficacy: Tonifies the liver and kidneys, promotes blood circulation, and dispels dampness.
Usage: Take 1-2 times a day, 20-30 milliliters each time.
【Dog Bone and Paeonia Wine】
Ingredients: Dog bone 1 piece, yellow goat horn shavings 30 grams, paeonia 60 grams, white wine 1000 grams.
Preparation: Roast the dog bone until crispy, then soak it with the yellow goat horn shavings and paeonia in the white wine. Seal it for 7 days (14 days in autumn and winter) before consumption.
Efficacy: Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens bones, dispels wind and relieves pain.
Usage: Drink 1 small cup on an empty stomach every day.
【Pork and Eel Soup】
Ingredients: Yellow eel 250 grams, minced pork 100 grams, eucommia bark 15 grams.
Preparation: Boil the eucommia bark in water, remove the residue, and keep the juice. Clean the yellow eel and scald it with boiling water, then scrape off the sticky substances on the skin and cut it into sections. Stir-fry the minced pork in a wok, add water and eucommia juice, then add the eel sections, spring onion, ginger, cooking wine, and bring to a boil. Simmer on low heat until the eel is tender. Season with vinegar, pepper, and other seasonings. Serve with coriander.
Efficacy: Tonifies the liver and kidneys, invigorates qi and blood, and dispels wind and opens collaterals.
Usage: Eat with meals.
【Yang-Tonifying Dog Meat Soup】
Ingredients: Dog meat 500 grams, dodder seed 10 grams, epimedium 3 grams, spring onion 10 grams, ginger 10 grams.
Preparation: Blanch the whole piece of dog meat in boiling water, remove and cut it into small pieces about 2 centimeters square. Stir-fry with ginger slices, then add Shaoxing wine. Put the dodder seed and epimedium in a package and add them to the large pot with salt, monosodium glutamate, and spring onion for seasoning. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer on low heat for about 2 hours until the meat is tender.
Efficacy: Tonifies the kidneys and strengthens yang, dispels cold and dampness.
Usage: Take once a day, can be eaten with meals, and can be consumed for 3 days.
