There are records of medicinal wine as early as ancient times, such as in Zhang Zhongjing's "Essential Prescriptions Worth a Thousand Gold" which contains information about medicinal wine. So what are the benefits of Ba Zhen wine?
【Name】
Ba Zhen wine
【Ingredients】
Danggui (whole, soaked in wine) 150g, Nvzhen 50g, Baishao (stewed) 100g, Shengdihuang (soaked in wine) 200g, Renshen (removed roots) 50g, Baizhu (removed roots, stir-fried) 150g, Baifuling (peeled) 100g, Fencao (roasted) 75g, Wujia peel (soaked in wine, sun-dried) 400g, Xiaofei red dates (pitted) 200g, walnut meat 200g, glutinous rice wine as needed.
【Preparation】
1. Wash all the herbs and grind them into coarse powder with water.
2. Put the herbs into a bag made of three layers of gauze and tie it tightly.
3. Soak the bag in a jar of white wine, seal it, and cook over fire for 1 hour.
4. After the medicine cools down, bury it in clean soil, and take it out after five days.
5. After another three to seven days, open the bag, remove the herbal residue, and pour the wine into a bottle for storage.
【Benefits】
Tonifies qi and blood, nourishes organs, regulates spleen and stomach, strengthens vitality, improves complexion, relieves fatigue, and replenishes deficiencies.