Traditional Chinese medicine soaked in alcohol has been a common method of health preservation in Chinese medicine from ancient times to the present. Due to the blood circulation-promoting effect of alcohol and its easy absorption and dispersion, medicinal wine is often used to treat rheumatic pain!
Method 1: Kidney-nourishing and vision-improving wine
Formula: Cistanche, Morinda officinalis, Polygala, Cyathula officinalis, Schisandra, Ligusticum wallichii each 35 grams, raspberry 50 grams, cornus fruit 30 grams, 1000 grams of distilled alcohol.
Preparation: Grind the above ingredients into coarse powder, put them in a clean jar with a summer cloth bag, seal the opening, and let it soak in alcohol for 5 days in summer and 7 days in autumn and winter. Then add 1000 grams of cold boiled water, mix well and set aside.
Usage: Take 10-15 ml of the warm wine on an empty stomach in the morning and evening.
Efficacy: Nourish the kidneys, tonify the liver, nourish the heart, improve hearing and vision, and enhance beauty. Suitable for liver and kidney deficiency, hearing loss, blurry vision, sore waist and weak legs, fatigue, and weakness.
Method 2: Cornus fruit and Cistanche wine
Formula: Cistanche 60 grams, Dioscorea nipponica 25 grams, Schisandra 35 grams, cooked Eucommia ulmoides 40 grams, Cyathula officinalis, Dodder seed, Poria cocos, Alisma orientale, Rehmannia glutinosa, Cornus fruit, Morinda officinalis, Ligusticum wallichii, Polygala each 30 grams, 2000 grams of distilled alcohol.
Preparation: Grind the above ingredients into powder, put them in a silk bag or fine gauze bag, put them in a clean porcelain jar or clay pot, pour in the distilled alcohol to soak, and seal the opening. Let it soak for 5 days in summer and 7 days in autumn and winter. Then open the jar, remove the herbal bag, and filter the clear liquid.
Usage: Take 10-15 ml of the warm wine on an empty stomach in the morning and evening.
Efficacy: Nourish the liver and kidneys. Suitable for liver and kidney deficiency, dizziness, tinnitus, forgetfulness, weak waist and legs, and cold limbs.
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