Goji berries, a common medicinal herb in daily life, contain a variety of nutrients such as amino acids, vitamins, and proteins. They have the effects of enhancing immunity, beauty and anti-aging. American ginseng is a precious Qi tonic herb that can nourish Qi and Yin. Can goji berries and American ginseng be used together to make wine?
Can Goji Berries and American Ginseng be Used Together to Make Wine?
Yes, they can be used together to make wine.
As the saying goes: "What can solve worries, but wine?" Brewing wine has a long-standing culture in China and is an important part of traditional Chinese medicine health care. Many tonic herbs can be used to make wine, such as ginseng, Codonopsis pilosula, Astragalus membranaceus, seahorse, and so on. American ginseng can tonify Qi and nourish Yin, while goji berries can tonify the kidneys and nourish the liver and improve eyesight. There is no incompatibility or conflict in their medicinal properties, so they can be used together to make wine, utilizing the power of alcohol to enhance their medicinal effects.
The Benefits of Goji Berry and American Ginseng Wine
Tonifying Qi and Nourishing Yin
American ginseng can tonify Qi and nourish Yin, suitable for symptoms such as Yin deficiency with internal heat, Qi and Yin deficiency, and weak vitality. Goji berries can tonify the kidneys, nourish the liver, moisten the lungs, and improve eyesight. The main function of goji berries is to nourish Yin, but they also have a slight Yang-enhancing effect. Brewing American ginseng and goji berry wine can enhance the effects of tonifying Qi and nourishing Yin.
Tonifying Kidneys and Nourishing Essence
American ginseng is a Qi tonic herb that can tonify Qi, nourish Yin, consolidate essence, and calm the mind. Goji berries can warm and tonify the body, nourish the liver, and improve eyesight. Brewing American ginseng and goji berry wine can tonify Qi, nourish Yin, and nourish the kidneys, which can be used for neurasthenia of the kidney essence deficiency or heart-kidney disharmony type. It is suitable for symptoms such as lumbago, weak legs, headache, restlessness, insomnia, and fatigue.
Enhancing Immunity
American ginseng contains ginsenosides, which can eliminate free radicals and enhance immunity. Goji berries contain betaine, polysaccharides, riboflavin, carotene, calcium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, and other elements. They can increase the number of peripheral white blood cells and promote hematopoietic function. They have anti-aging and liver-protective effects. Brewing American ginseng and goji berry wine can enhance the immune system, and it can be taken in moderation by those with Qi deficiency and weakness in Yin.
Liver Protection
Goji berries can mildly inhibit the deposition of fat in liver cells and promote the regeneration of liver cells. They have a liver-protective effect and have a certain therapeutic effect on chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. American ginseng contains volatile oil, amino acids, vitamins, ginsenosides, etc., which can regulate the secretion of liver toxins. Brewing American ginseng and goji berry wine can be used for chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis of the liver and kidney deficiency type.
Anti-aging
Goji berry polysaccharides can increase the number of mature cells and enhance their emptying function, reversing the thymic involution of aging. They can also enhance bone marrow hematopoietic function and have anti-aging effects. American ginseng contains various effective ingredients that can promote serum protein synthesis and bone marrow protein synthesis, enhancing immunity. When consumed together with goji berries, it can have anti-aging, memory-enhancing, and immune-enhancing effects.
How to Brew American Ginseng and Goji Berry Wine
American Ginseng and Goji Berry Wine
Ingredients:
250g goji berries, 200g American ginseng, 1500mL white wine.
Method:
Crush the goji berries and American ginseng, place them in a container, add the white wine, seal it, soak it for 15 days, filter out the residue, and it is ready to serve.
Indications: Blurred vision, impotence, nocturnal emission, sore and weak waist and knees, restlessness, and headache.
Usage: Take 20mL on an empty stomach, twice a day.
What is the Best Combination for American Ginseng Wine?
Dual Ginseng Wine
Ingredients:
30g American ginseng, 20g sand ginseng, 20g dwarf lilyturf root, 800mL yellow rice wine.
Method:
Crush the American ginseng, sand ginseng, and dwarf lilyturf root, place them in a container, add the yellow rice wine, simmer on low heat until boiling, remove it and let it cool, seal it, shake it once a day, soak it for 7 days, open it, add 200mL cold boiled water, mix well, filter, and it is ready to serve.
Indications: Thirst, dry mouth and tongue, insufficient body fluids, lung dryness and cough, fatigue, etc.
Usage: Take 20mL each time, twice a day.
What is the Best Combination for Goji Berry Wine?
Goji Berry and Longan Wine
Ingredients:
250g goji berries, 250g longan flesh, 250g walnut meat, 250g white granulated sugar, 7000mL white spirit, 500mL rice wine.
Method:
Crush the goji berries, longan flesh, and walnut meat, put them in a bag, place them in a container, add the white spirit, rice wine, and crushed sugar, seal it, soak it for 21 days, filter out the residue, and it is ready to serve.
Indications: Spleen and kidney deficiency, sallow complexion, mental fatigue, sore and weak waist and knees, impotence and premature ejaculation, oligospermia and infertility, etc.
Usage: Take 30-50mL orally, twice a day.
Prepared Rehmannia and Goji Berry Wine
Ingredients:
60g prepared Rehmannia root, 30g goji berries, 1g sandalwood, 750mL white wine.
Method:
Crush the prepared Rehmannia root, goji berries, and sandalwood, put them in a bag, place them in a container, add the white wine, seal it, shake it once a day, soak it for 14 days, and it is ready to serve.
Effects: Nourishing essence and blood, tonifying liver and kidneys. Indications: Post-illness weakness, insufficient essence and blood, mental fatigue, sore and weak waist and knees, impotence, premature graying of hair, etc.
Usage: Take 20mL each time, twice a day.
