🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Pomegranate and Persimmon Root Wine
[Drug Composition] Pomegranate Peel Persimmon Root Each
[Function and Indications] Treat rectal prolapse that does not retract.
[Dosage and Administration] Divide into two doses, warm and drink.
[Preparation Method] Cut herbs into small pieces, add good wine (about one large cup), boil until reduced to seven-tenths, remove residue.
[Source] Ming Dynasty, "Comprehensive Prescriptions for Universal Relief"
White Plum Blossom Wine
[Drug Composition] White Plum Blossom Flesh (soaked and washed) 5 qian Angelica 2 liang Walnut Meat 1 jin Safflower 2 liang Atractylodes 2 liang
[Function and Indications] Treat hemorrhoids with continuous bloody discharge.
[Dosage and Administration] Drink as needed.
[Preparation Method] Place herbs in old wine (one dou), soak for seven days.
[Source] "Integrated Collection of Rare Medical Books"
Yuzhi Wine
[Drug Composition] Notoginseng 31g White Wine 1L
[Function and Indications] Activate blood circulation, unblock meridians, remove stasis, relieve pain; treat hemorrhoids.
[Dosage and Administration] Take 15–20ml orally before bedtime each night.
[Preparation Method] Soak herbs in wine for one week.
[Source] (Chinese Herbal Medicine Newsletter) 1978, (6): 44
Huai Wine
[Drug Composition] Southeastern Branch of Locust Tree (fine chop) 1 shi White Bark of Locust Tree (fine chop) 1 shi Root of Southeastern Locust Tree (fine chop) 3 shi Locust Seeds 1 dou
[Function and Indications] Treat hemorrhoids.
[Dosage and Administration] Drink as needed, maintain slight intoxication.
[Preparation Method] Combine all four ingredients in a large cauldron, add 16 hu water, boil down to 5 hu, filter clear liquid, reboil to 1.6 hu, cook 2 hu millet and 2 dou yeast, mix well, seal tightly, ferment for 7 days until wine matures.
[Source] Tang Dynasty, "Qianjin Yifang"
Comment: The Huai Zi Wine in "Qianjin Yaofang" lacks only the White Bark of Locust Tree, others are identical.
Huai Branch and Xiang'er Wine—Original name “Huai Branch Wine”

[Drug Composition] Huai Branch and Leaf (finely ground) Stem and Leaf (fine chop) 1 hu Locust Seed Kernel (crushed) 2 sheng Xiang'er
[Function and Indications] Treat hemorrhoids lasting several years.
[Dosage and Administration] Drink freely while warm, maintain mild intoxication; long-term use yields remarkable results.
[Preparation Method] Place herbs in a cauldron, add 1 shi water, boil down to 5 hu, filter and clarify, add 5 jin yeast powder and 5 hu glutinous rice, steam until cooked, mix thoroughly, cover jar, let ferment until wine matures, then extract juice.
[Source] Song Dynasty, "Taiping Shenghui Fang"
Yellow Eel Charcoal Soaked Wine
[Drug Composition] Fresh Eel 1.5kg White Wine 0.5ml
[Function and Indications] Treat rectal polyps.
[Dosage and Administration] Twice daily, 15–20ml each time, complete within 15–20 days.
[Preparation Method] Roast fresh eels on clay tiles until charred, then soak in white wine.
[Source] Sichuan Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1984, (5): Cover Three
Eggplant Wine Formula
[Drug Composition] Eggplant Seed (large ones) 3 pieces
[Function and Indications] Chronic intestinal bleeding due to long-standing conditions.
[Dosage and Administration] Warm and drink in portions on empty stomach. If recurrence occurs, prepare and take three times to cure.
[Preparation Method] First wrap one eggplant in damp paper and roast in hot ashes until soft, remove, place in a porcelain jar, pour 1.5 sheng of ash-free wine over it while hot, seal with wax paper, leave for three nights. Remove eggplant.
[Source] Song Dynasty, "Shengji Zonglu"