🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Gardenia and Artemisia Wine — Original name: "Gardenia Wine"
[Drug Composition] Gardenia, Artemisia, each one bundle
[Function and Indications] Treat jaundice.
[Usage and Dosage] Drink at midnight.
[Preparation Method] Use two large bowls of ash-free wine, steam until eight-tenths full.
[Precautions] Avoid fatty foods, wet noodles, tofu, cold/raw items.
[Source] Ming Dynasty, "General Medical Formulas"
Comment: Both Gardenia and Artemisia have heat-clearing and gallbladder-promoting effects; Artemisia is especially crucial for reducing jaundice. "Compendium of Materia Medica" also records using four stems of Artemisia, seven Gardenias, one large field snail (with shell), crushed together, mixed with boiling hot flower tea and one large cup of white wine, drunk to treat male alcohol-induced jaundice. When applying such formulas, prolonged decoction is particularly important. This method fully utilizes active components in herbs while allowing most ethanol to evaporate, ensuring safe consumption. Further research is needed to improve efficacy.
Ai-Dou Two Yellow Wine — Original name: Deep Master's Jaundice Ai Decoction
[Drug Composition] Fresh Ai leaf one handful, Ephedra (remove joints) one *liang*, Rhubarb six *fen*, Soybeans one *sheng*
[Function and Indications] Alcohol jaundice.
[Usage and Dosage] Divide into three doses.
[Preparation Method] Chop herbs into pieces, use five *sheng* of clear wine, boil down to two *sheng*.
[Source] Tang Dynasty, "Secret Essentials from the Outer Platform"

Ma-Cao Wine
[Drug Composition] Ma-Cao
[Function and Indications] Treat jaundice.
[Usage and Dosage] Drink appropriately.
[Preparation Method] Use one handful of Ma-Cao, remove nodes, boil with five *sheng* of fine wine until reduced to one *sheng*, remove residue.
[Precautions] Use wine in winter, water in spring; boiling is better.
[Source] Ming Dynasty, "General Medical Formulas"
Ephedra Alcohol Wine
[Drug Composition] Ephedra (remove joints) three *liang*
[Function and Indications] Treat unresolved blood stasis due to cold injury, stagnation on the surface causing jaundice.
[Usage and Dosage] Warmly take one *zhuang* each time; sweating indicates cure.
[Preparation Method] Use five *sheng* of alcohol, boil down to two *sheng*.
[Precautions] Use wine in autumn/winter, water in spring/summer.
[Source] Tang Dynasty, "Secret Essentials from the Outer Platform"
Black Iron Alum Red Sugar Wine — Original name: "White Wine Black Iron Alum Red Sugar Decoction"
[Drug Composition] White wine (or yellow wine), black iron alum 60g, red sugar each 90g
[Function and Indications] Deficiency jaundice, commonly seen in hookworm disease ("yellow fat disease").
[Usage and Dosage] Take one spoonful after each meal.
[Preparation Method] Mix last two ingredients into wine.
[Source] "Zhejiang Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine" 19, 9(2): 4