Prohibitions and Precautions of Drinking Huai Er Soaked Wine

Prohibitions of Drinking Huai Er Soaked Wine

　　Huai Er is first recorded in the book "Tang Materia Medica". Traditional Chinese medicine believes that it has a bitter and pungent taste, but it is not toxic. Let's take a look at the prohibitions of drinking Huai Er soaked wine.

　　Prohibitions of Drinking Huai Er Soaked Wine, Disadvantages of Drinking Huai Er Soaked Wine, Side Effects of Drinking Huai Er Soaked Wine

　　Prohibitions of Drinking Huai Er Soaked Wine

　　Although Huai Er has excellent health benefits, as it is a traditional Chinese medicine, improper use can easily lead to side effects. I suggest that everyone should learn how to use and dose this medicinal herb in daily life, and also understand how to identify Huai Er. Only by understanding these knowledge can we better avoid side effects. The specific prohibitions of drinking Huai Er soaked wine are as follows:

　　First: Usage and Dosage of Huai Er

　　Generally, Huai Er is mostly used internally as a traditional Chinese medicine. It can be brewed into a decoction or ground into powder after being dried. The dosage should be controlled between 2 and 3 qian (Chinese unit of weight), and excessive consumption should be avoided.

　　Second: Identification of Huai Er

　　Most of the Huai Er sold in the market is light brown, purplish-brown, or brownish-brown. The surface is either sticky or loose, with a light brown or colorless color. The mycelium is long, slightly curved, and often branched. The cap of Huai Er is semi-circular and often in a tile-like arrangement. The outer surface of the cork is smooth and light brown, with a few rings. The flesh is yellowish-white and has a special aroma when dried. The outer wall of the tube is thick and smooth, and the pore opening is yellowish-white and polygonal.

　　Huai Er mostly grows on sandalwood, Sophora japonica, or locust trees. It is found in provinces and cities such as Sichuan, Chongqing, Shaanxi, Shandong, and Hebei in China. Currently, there is less wild Huai Er, and most of it is cultivated.

　　Prohibitions of Drinking Huai Er Soaked Wine, Disadvantages of Drinking Huai Er Soaked Wine, Side Effects of Drinking Huai Er Soaked Wine

　　Common Uses of Huai Er

　　In addition to understanding the prohibitions and precautions of drinking Huai Er soaked wine, we should also grasp the proper usage of this traditional Chinese medicine in order to promote better health and avoid potential side effects or toxic effects.

　　First: Huai Er Soup

　　Ingredients: Huai Er, red date meat.

　　Method: First, burn the Huai Er into ashes, then grind it. Mix it with a proper amount of ground red date meat to make small balls, and take it with warm wine.

　　Effect: This prescription is recorded in the book "Yi Fang Lei Ju". It is most effective for treating heartache caused by roundworms. It is recommended to take it immediately when experiencing heartache to achieve good analgesic effect.

　　Second: Huai Er Pills

　　Ingredients: 2 liang (Chinese unit of weight) of Huai Er, cow horn, Yu Yu grain, 1 liang of white horse hoof, cassia twig, cattail pollen, mugwort leaf, astragalus, Chinese angelica, cooked dry rehmannia root, hedgehog skin, and conger fish head, and a small amount of musk, 10 pieces of pig tendon hoof.

　　Method: The Huai Er needs to be lightly roasted, while the cow horn needs to be roasted until yellow. The Yu Yu grain needs to be soaked in vinegar three times. The pig tendon hoof needs to be roasted until brown. The musk needs to be ground into powder. The astragalus needs to be crushed. The mugwort leaf needs to be slightly stir-fried in a pan. The white horse hoof needs to be boiled in white wine overnight and then roasted until yellow. The Chinese angelica needs to be crushed and slightly stir-fried. The conger fish head needs to be roasted until slightly yellow. Finally, grind all the ingredients into powder, add honey to make pills the size of a wutong seed. It is recommended to take 30 pills each time, and take them with white porridge before meals.

　　Effect: This prescription is mainly used to treat hemorrhoids or profuse bleeding.