Qiyuan Wine: Nourishing Essence and Blood, Toning Liver and Kidneys

【Prescription Name】 Qiyuan Wine

【Source】 Yuanhui Yijing (A Compendium of Medical Mirrors) in the Qing Dynasty

【Ingredients】 60g of Chinese wolfberry, 60g of longan flesh, 60g of angelica sinensis, 45g each of cyathula root, Eucommia ulmoides, and Acanthopanax bark, 250g of red dates, 15g of safflower, 45g of honeysuckle, 15g of licorice, 3700ml of white wine, and 500g each of white sugar and honey.

【Preparation】 Grind all the herbs into powder, put them in a cloth bag, place the bag in a container, add white wine, seal it, soak for 14 days, remove the bag, add white sugar and honey, stir well, and it's ready.

【Functions】 Nourishes the essence and blood, tonifies the liver and kidneys.

【Indications】 Insufficiency of essence and blood, weak waist and knees, poor flexibility of tendons and bones, dizziness and vertigo, palpitations and insomnia, etc.

【Usage】 Take 10-15ml each time, before sleep.

【Introduction to the Ingredients】

Chinese wolfberry: Nourishes the liver and kidneys, nourishes the essence, and brightens the eyes. It is used for deficiency of essence in cases of exhaustion, soreness of the waist and knees, dizziness and tinnitus, internal heat and thirst, blood deficiency and withering yellow, and blurred vision.

Longan flesh: Supplements qi and blood, enhances memory. Dried longan contains abundant glucose, sucrose, protein, and high iron content. It can not only improve heat energy and supplement nutrition but also promote the regeneration of hemoglobin to replenish blood. Experimental studies have found that longan flesh has a beneficial effect on brain cells, enhances memory, and eliminates fatigue.

Angelica sinensis: Its root can be used as medicine and is one of the most commonly used Chinese medicines. It has the effects of nourishing blood, regulating menstruation and relieving pain, moistening dryness and lubricating the intestines, anti-cancer, anti-aging, immune enhancement, etc.

Eucommia ulmoides: It can eliminate waste in the body, enhance the metabolism of cellular substances, prevent muscle and bone aging, balance blood pressure, decompose cholesterol, reduce body fat, restore vascular elasticity, diuretic and heat-clearing, broad-spectrum antibacterial, stimulate the central nervous system, and improve the pharmacological effects of white blood cells.

Cyathula root: The root is used as medicine, raw, to promote blood circulation and regulate menstruation; it is used to treat postpartum abdominal pain, irregular menstruation, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, soreness of the waist and knees, weak tendons and bones, and urinary tract symptoms.

Acanthopanax bark: Used for rheumatoid arthritis, weak tendons and bones, delayed movement in children, physical weakness, edema, and beriberi.

Chinese wolfberry and longan flesh are a good combination, which can have a dual nourishing effect of yin and yang. When combined with angelica sinensis, it has a good effect of harmonizing qi and blood. This combination is also common in medicinal wine prescriptions. The effects of Qiyuan Wine in Yuanhui Yijing are similar to those of Guigui Chrysanthemum Wine mentioned earlier, but it uses more herbs and has a more comprehensive effect.