Ku Shen is a leguminous plant, mainly used for its roots in medicine. It is highly valued for its medicinal properties. In traditional Chinese medicine, it is considered to have a bitter and cold nature, with the ability to clear heat, dry dampness, dispel wind, and kill parasites. Drinking Ku Shen wine can have a good diuretic effect on the human body!
【Method for making Ku Shen wine】
Ingredients: 5g Ku Shen, 3g Jie Geng, 10g Ban Lan Gen, 250g white wine.
Method: Crush the three ingredients and put them in a gauze bag. Tie the bag tightly and put it in a sand pot with the white wine. Simmer over low heat for 10-15 minutes. Pour the contents of the bag into a large bottle and seal it for later use.
Dosage: Take 5-10ml orally, 3 times a day, during spring and autumn seasons or during flu outbreaks. Alternatively, take 5ml of the wine 2-3 times a day, diluted with 50-100ml of hot water, for gargling.
Efficacy: Detoxification, heat-clearing, and prevention of epidemics. Used for the prevention and treatment of flu. For non-drinkers, the wine can be used to clean the nasal cavity and throat with a cotton swab, which can also help prevent colds.
【Methods of using Ku Shen medicinally】
1. Decoction bath method: Boil 50g of Ku Shen in water for 30 minutes, then immerse the whole body when the water temperature is suitable.
2. Ku Shen fumigation and washing: Use hot Ku Shen decoction to fumigate and wash the affected area, and apply a hot towel soaked in water. Once a day for 30 minutes each time.
3. Ku Shen foot bath: Once a day for 30 minutes.
4. Ku Shen sitz bath: Used to treat gynecological diseases such as itching, dampness, diarrhea, jaundice, and various types of hemorrhagic diseases. Twice a day for 30 minutes each time.
【Side effects of Ku Shen】
Ku Shen has many advantages, such as its ability to clear heat, dry dampness, kill parasites, and promote diuresis. However, it also has some major drawbacks, such as its extremely bitter and cold nature.
Pregnant women or women during their menstrual periods should try to avoid contact with Ku Shen. Additionally, if someone is experiencing diarrhea or has gastrointestinal diseases, they should also avoid Ku Shen.
Drinking Ku Shen decoction has many benefits, such as relieving skin itching and treating jaundice.
If someone has tinea on their skin, they can use Ku Shen decoction to wipe the affected area, which can have a very good therapeutic effect.
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