Medicated wine, as the name suggests, is a type of wine made by soaking Chinese herbal medicine. Wine itself is a type of medicine, and when combined with Chinese herbal medicine, it not only allows the active ingredients to fully integrate into the wine and enhance their efficacy, but also improves the taste, making it more popular among the general public. Below, we recommend several methods for making medlar wine, which are said to nourish Yin and enhance beauty!
1. Medlar Wine
Ingredients: 200g of medlar, 1kg of white wine.
Method: Remove any spoiled medlar and rinse it. Let it dry and soak it in the wine. Seal it and start drinking after 14 days. Take it twice a day, with 10ml each time. During the drinking process, you can add 200ml of white wine to the bottle.
Benefits: It nourishes Qi, invigorates the stomach, nourishes the kidneys, eliminates fatigue. Suitable for people with fatigue, tired limbs, insomnia, cold stomach, and impotence.
2. Medlar and Rehmannia Wine
Ingredients: 10g of medlar, 20g of Cistanche, 20g of Poria cocos, 20g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 20g of Chinese wolfberry, 20g of Achyranthes bidentata, 20g of Polygala tenuifolia, 20g of Acanthopanax senticosus, 20g of Acorus tatarinowii, 20g of Cortex eucommiae, 1000ml of white wine.
Method: Finely chop the first 10 ingredients and put them in a cloth bag. Place the bag in a container and add the white wine. Seal it and let it soak. After 14 days, remove the residue. Take it once in the morning and once in the evening, with 15ml each time.
Benefits: It nourishes the heart, calms the mind, invigorates blood, nourishes essence, and strengthens the body.
3. Medlar and Cordyceps Wine
Ingredients: 10g of Cordyceps, 40g of medlar, 500ml of white wine.
Method: Put the medlar and Cordyceps in a bottle and add 500ml of white wine. Seal the bottle and shake it once a day. After half a month, start drinking it. Take 10-20ml of warm wine in the morning and evening.
Benefits: It nourishes deficiency, replenishes essence, dispels cold, and enhances Yang.
4. Ginseng and Medlar Wine
Ingredients: 2g of ginseng, 35g of medlar, 10g of Rehmannia glutinosa, 40g of rock sugar, 1kg of white wine.
Method: Soften the ginseng and slice it. Remove impurities from the medlar and put it in a cloth bag. Put the rock sugar in a pot and heat it with a suitable amount of water until it boils. Cook until it turns yellow, then filter out the residue while it's hot and set it aside.
Put the white wine in a wine jar, put the bag with ginseng and medlar in the wine, cover it tightly, and let it soak for 10-15 days. Stir it once a day. When the medicinal flavor becomes faint, filter out the sediment with a fine cloth, add the rock sugar and stir it evenly, then let it settle and filter it again until it becomes clear.
Benefits: Ginseng is a famous tonic and anti-aging medicine. When combined with medlar and Rehmannia glutinosa, it can nourish Yin and blood, blacken hair, strengthen the waist and knees, and improve vision. It has good therapeutic effects on conditions such as insufficient food intake, weakness, spontaneous sweating, dizziness, insomnia, and back pain caused by deficiency and fatigue.
This recipe is suitable for post-illness weakness, anemia, malnutrition, neurasthenia, and diabetes patients. It can also be consumed regularly by healthy individuals to enhance physical fitness and prolong life.
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