🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Bamboo Leaf Wine
[Drug Composition] Thin Bamboo Leaves 30g, White Wine 500ml
[Function and Indications] Expel wind-heat, soothe the mind. Suitable for wind-heat arthralgia, joint heat pain, irritability, dark yellow urine, etc.
[Usage and Dosage] Twice daily, one small cup each time.
[Preparation Method] Wash bamboo leaves, cut into 2cm segments, place in a gauze bag, tie tightly. Put wine and gauze bag into a bottle, seal, soak for three days.
[Source] "Chinese Therapeutic Cuisine"
Five-Leaf Peaceful Spirit Wine — Original name: "Five-Leaf Wine"
[Drug Composition] Five-Leaf Bark, Goji Bark each two *sheng*, Prepared Rehmannia, Salvia each eight *liang*, Gypsum (one version uses stone bed), Du Zhong each one *jin*, Dried Ginger four *liang*, Aconite three *liang*
[Function and Indications] Treat internal deficiency, restless sitting, hyperactivity, primarily due to spleen damage from cold.
[Usage and Dosage] Seven *he* each time, twice daily.
[Preparation Method] Chop herbs finely, soak in two *dou* of clear wine for three nights.
[Source] Tang Dynasty, "Thousand Gold Prescriptions"
Sandroot Wine
[Drug Composition] Sandroot one *jin*
[Function and Indications] Treat inner heat and annoyance, bladder and hypochondriac qi stagnation, constant sadness and unease.
[Usage and Dosage] Can be taken day and night, maintain continuous wine aroma.
[Preparation Method] Cut one *jin* of sandroot, stir-fry until fragrant, place in a bag, soak in wine. In spring, one day is sufficient; in winter, soak for seven days, preferably near warmth.
[Source] Jin Dynasty, "Emergency Prescriptions Behind the Hand", Ming Dynasty, "Compendium of Materia Medica"
Five-Leaf Depression-Relieving Wine — Original name: "Five-Leaf Bark Wine"
[Drug Composition] Five-Leaf Bark, Prickly Ash (roasted), Pig Pepper Root Bark each eight *liang*, Cinnabar eight *liang*, Cinnamon Heart (remove coarse skin) three *liang*, Angelica (baked, sliced) three *liang*, Roasted Licorice, Aconite (roasted, remove skin and root), Sichuan Pepper (remove closed mouths, roasted, sweat-extracted), White Fresh Skin, Woodtongue (chopped) each four *liang*, Angelica, Dried Ginger (roasted) each five *liang*, Coix Seed half *sheng*, Hemp Seed three *sheng*
[Function and Indications] Treat tendon arthralgia with excessive sorrow, pale complexion, limbs unable to relax, various tendons contracted and tense, painful spasms, abdominal pain.
[Usage and Dosage] Start with two to three *he*, gradually increase until effective.
[Preparation Method] Chop all herbs into small pieces like sesame or beans, place in a fine silk bag, soak in three *dou* of clear wine.
[Source] Tang Dynasty, "Thousand Gold Prescriptions"; "Annotations of Famous Physicians' Excellent Prescriptions Throughout History"
Three-Ingredient Rehmannia Wine
[Drug Composition] Raw Rehmannia (cut) 100g, Roasted Soybeans 200g, Burdock Root (cut) 100g
[Function and Indications] Kidney deficiency with irritability, joint pain.
[Usage and Dosage] Drink at will, anytime.
[Preparation Method] Place the three ingredients in a bottle, soak in 2L of wine for five days.
[Source] "Selected Effective Wine Formulas"
Burdock and Pine Knot Wine
[Drug Composition] Fat Pine Knot 120g, Raw Rehmannia 30g, Cinnamon 10g, Salvia 30g, Smilax 20g, Hemp Seed 120g, Eucommia 30g, Fresh Burdock Root 30g
[Function and Indications] Clear heat and remove dampness. Mainly treat mental agitation, swollen legs, fatigue.
[Usage and Dosage] Warmly take one cup before meals.
[Preparation Method] Crush the herbs finely, place in a clean container, soak in 1.5L of good wine, seal, open after five days, remove residue for use.
[Source] Song Dynasty, "Taiping Sacred Benefit Formulas"