Guide to Making Cornus and Cistanche Medicinal Wine

For those who are good at health preservation, soaking medicinal wine should be a very common thing. Although using traditional Chinese medicine to soak wine has good health benefits, we need to know that medicinal wine is not something that can be casually consumed. Below, I will recommend a method for making Cornus and Cistanche wine!

【Medicinal Wine Recipe】

Cornus 60g, Cistanche 25g, Schisandra 35g, Eucommia Bark (stir-fried) 40g, Achyranthes Bidentata, Dodder Seed, Poria Cocos, Alisma, Rehmannia (prepared), Cornus officinalis, Morinda officinalis, Polygala tenuifolia each 30g, 2000g of pure grain alcohol.

【Preparation Method】

Crush the ingredients and place them in a gauze bag or fine cheesecloth. Put the bag into a clean porcelain jar or clay pot and pour the pure grain alcohol over it. Seal the container. Let it soak for 5 days in summer and 7 days in autumn and winter. After that, open the container, remove the bag of herbs, and filter the liquid until it becomes clear.

【Medicinal Effects】

Cornus and Cistanche wine can nourish the liver and kidneys. It is suitable for symptoms such as liver and kidney deficiency, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, forgetfulness, weak lower back and legs, and cold limbs.

【Dosage】

Take 10-15ml on an empty stomach, once in the morning and once in the evening.

【Medicinal Analysis】

Cornus: Tonifies the kidneys, nourishes essence, moistens dryness, and lubricates the intestines. It is used to treat impotence in men, infertility in women, excessive vaginal discharge, uterine bleeding, lumbosacral pain, and constipation due to blood deficiency.

Schisandra: It has astringent, tonifying qi and generating fluids, nourishing the kidneys, and calming the mind effects. It is commonly used for chronic cough and wheezing, nocturnal emission, frequent urination, persistent diarrhea, spontaneous sweating, injury to body fluids with thirst, internal heat and thirst, palpitations, and insomnia.

Eucommia Bark: Tonifies the liver and kidneys, strengthens tendons and bones, and stabilizes the fetus. It is used to treat lumbosacral pain, weakness in the lower extremities, dribbling urination, itching in the perineum, threatened miscarriage, restless fetal movements, and hypertension.

Alisma: Promotes diuresis and relieves dampness, clears heat, and reduces turbidity. It is used for urinary retention, edema, diarrhea with scanty urine, dizziness due to phlegm and fluid retention, hot and painful urination, and hyperlipidemia.

Cornus officinalis: It has the effects of nourishing the liver and kidneys, astringing and securing, and preventing leakage. It is commonly used for dizziness, tinnitus, lumbosacral pain, impotence, frequent urination, excessive sweating and collapse, internal heat and thirst.