🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Danshen Aiye Wine — Original name: "Danshen Wine"
[Drug Composition] 5 jin each of Salvia miltiorrhiza, Artemisia argyi, Rehmannia glutinosa, honeysuckle, and Sanguisorba officinalis
[Function and Indication] Treat sudden heavy bleeding and postpartum residual conditions.
[Usage and Dosage] Initially take four he, gradually increase dosage.
[Preparation Method] Crush the herbs finely, soak in water for three nights, strain out residue, boil the liquid, cook rice with one hu (approx. 10 liters) of millet, ferment into wine, then acidify the wine.
[Source] Tang Dynasty, "Qianjin Yaofang"
Xiongxi Wine
[Drug Composition] 8 taels of Ligusticum chuanxiong
[Function and Indication] Women's metrorrhagia, occurring up to ten or more times daily.
[Usage and Dosage] Divide into three doses and take all at once.
[Preparation Method] Cut the herb finely, boil with five sheng of wine until reduced to three sheng.
[Source] Tang Dynasty, "WaiTai MiYao"
Comment: After menstruation, continuous dripping bleeding is called "jing lou." Sudden heavy bleeding is called "jing beng." The main causes include yin deficiency with blood heat, spleen-kidney qi deficiency, and qi stagnation with blood stasis. Chuanxiong is pungent and warm, promoting qi and activating blood; commonly considered suitable for metrorrhagia caused by qi stagnation and blood stasis.
Xiongxi Shengdi Wine — Original name: "Xiongxi Wine"
[Drug Composition] 1 tael of Ligusticum chuanxiong, 2 he of fresh Rehmannia glutinosa juice
[Function and Indication] Treat metrorrhagia with continuous bleeding day and night.
[Usage and Dosage] Divide into one or two doses; for those intolerant to alcohol, gradually increase dosage.
[Preparation Method] First boil Ligusticum chuanxiong with five sheng of wine until reduced to one sheng, remove residue, add fresh Rehmannia juice, then boil for two or three boils.
[Source] Ming Dynasty, "Puji Fang"
Comment: This formula originates from the Ming Dynasty's "Puji Fang," which adds fresh Rehmannia juice compared to the "Xiao Pin Fang" version of Xiongxi Wine, indicating further understanding of blood-heat pathogenesis in metrorrhagia during the Ming Dynasty.
Ji Gen Wine
[Drug Composition] 200g each of large and small thistle roots
[Function and Indication] Sudden heavy bleeding in women, continuous bleeding.
[Usage and Dosage] Take an appropriate amount.
[Preparation Method] Soak the herbs in 600ml of wine in a bottle for five days, then open and use.
[Source] "Selected Effective Recipes of Medicinal Wines"