Cui's Example Wine (Foot Qi)
[Formula] Side Seed (roasted, skin and umbilicus removed), Preparatae Radix Peucedani, Schisandra Fruit, Cornus Fruit, Atractylodes Macrocephala each 120 grams, Raw Dendrobium Officinale, Magnetite, Poria each 240 grams, Notopterygium, Gentiana Macrophylla, Honey-fried Licorice, Fangfeng, Scutellaria Baicalensis, Stephania Tetrandra, Salvia Miltiorrhiza, Angelica Sinensis, Ginger each 90 grams, Purple Perilla Stem one handful, Cassia Seed, Sichuan Pepper, Ligusticum Chuanxiong, Fine Powder each 60 grams, Coix Seed 130 grams, Baijiu 4000 milliliters.
[Preparation] Thinly slice or crush the first 23 ingredients, place in cloth bag, put into container, add baijiu, seal tightly, soak for 5–10 days, filter and remove residue to obtain the medicine.
[Function] Warm meridians, dispel cold, expel wind, remove dampness, activate blood, unblock collaterals.
[Indication] Foot Qi deficiency and dysfunction.
[Usage] Oral. Start with 40 milliliters, gradually increase to 80–90 milliliters, take twice daily, on empty stomach, warm.
[Note] Quoted from "Taiping Shenghui Fang". Avoid raw, cold, pork, garlic. If feeling heat and thirst in between, drink fermented wine (fermented by steaming and drying). Avoid seaweed, spinach, peach, plum, quail meat, raw scallions, raw vegetables, and dairy products.