🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Anti-Osteophyte Wine
[Drug Composition] Flexibility Grass 15g, Bone-penetration Grass 15g, Eucommia 15g, Taxillus 15g, Red Peony 15g, Kelp 15g, Breaking Bone 15g, Ground Wind 9g, Thousand-year Health 9g, Stephania 9g, Gentiana 9g, Poria 9g, Astragalus 9g, Codonopsis 9g, Atractylodes 9g, Tangerine Peel 9g, Buddha’s Hand 9g, Eucommia 9g, Carthamus 9g, Ligusticum 9g, Angelica 9g, Goji Berry 6g, Asarum 3g, Licorice 3g
[Function & Indication] Tonifies kidney and spleen, activates blood, regulates qi, dispels wind and dampness. Treats osteophyte disease.
[Dosage & Administration] 10ml per dose, three times daily. One course = 1000ml.
[Preparation Method] Soak herbs in 1750ml white wine for one to two weeks, filter and retain liquid for drinking.
[Source] *Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine*, 1989, (9): 24
Note: A hospital treated 31 cases of osteophyte disease with this wine. Results: Marked improvement in 4 cases, symptom control, return to original work; effective in 21 cases, clinical symptoms improved, able to work normally; ineffective in 5 cases. Total effective rate 83.9%. Duration ranged from one month to eight and a half months, average one and a half months.
Compound Cicada Wine
[Drug Composition] Cicada 15g, Epimedium 15g, Acanthopanax 15g, Dogspine 15g, Windproof 15g, Drynaria 15g, Schisandra 15g, White Peony 15g, Earth Centipede 15g, Rehmannia 15g, Goji Berry 15g, Purple Stone 15g, White wine
[Function & Indication] Expels wind, dispels cold and dampness, unblocks meridians, activates blood, tonifies liver and kidney. Treats osteophyte.
[Dosage & Administration] 30ml per dose, twice or thrice daily. One course lasts three months.
[Preparation Method] Soak herbs in white wine for one month.
[Source] *Chinese Information Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine*, 1999, 6(3): 40
Note: A hospital treated 185 cases of osteophyte with this wine. Results: Marked improvement in 114 cases, effective in 67 cases, total effective rate 97.8%.
Asarum Centipede Wine
[Drug Composition] Asarum 12g, Centipede 10g, Frankincense 20g, Myrrh 20g, Carthamus 12g, Cinnamon Twig 20g, Camphor 100g
[Function & Indication] Warms meridians, activates blood, relieves pain. Treats osteophyte.
[Dosage & Administration] Take 30g Cicada, 10g Carthamus, 30g Frankincense, 30g Myrrh, 30g Dragon’s Blood, 30g Black Pepper. Grind into fine powder, sieve and keep ready. Based on affected area, take 5–7g powder, mix with vinegar wine to form paste, apply to affected site. Cover with plastic film, secure with tape, wrap with bandage. Apply once daily, 3 hours per session. One course lasts ten days. Contraindicated for skin diseases, allergic constitution, pregnant women. Local redness, itching, warmth are normal; if severe, wash with diluted salt water or shorten application time.
[Preparation Method] Place Asarum, centipede, etc., seven herbs in container, add 2000ml 50° white wine, soak for one month, filter to obtain juice. From this, take 200ml and mix with 100ml rice vinegar, store in bottle.
[Source] *Chinese Journal of External Treatment*, 1999, (5): 34
Note: A hospital treated 65 cases of osteophyte with this method. Cured: 16 cases, basically cured: 39 cases, improved: 8 cases, total effective rate 96.92%.
Compound Cicada Wine
[Drug Composition] Cicada, Epimedium, Acanthopanax, Dogspine, Windproof, Drynaria, Schisandra, White Peony, Earth Centipede, Rehmannia, Goji Berry, Purple Stone, white wine, etc.
[Function & Indication] Expels pathogens, strengthens constitution, supports vital energy. Treats osteophyte.
[Dosage & Administration] 30ml per dose, twice or thrice daily. One course lasts three months.
[Preparation Method] Prepare as a wine preparation.
[Source] *Chinese Information Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine*, 1999, (7): 40
Note: A hospital treated 185 cases of osteophyte disease with this wine. Results: Marked improvement in 114 cases, effective in 67 cases, total effective rate 97.8%.

Osteophyte Rheumatism Wine
[Drug Composition] White Flower Snake 10g, Cinnamon 10g, Aconite 10g, Uncaria 10g, Thousand-year Health 10g, Licorice 10g, Roasted Ginger 10g, Sandalwood 10g, Ground Wind 10g, Clove 8g, Kudzu Root 8g, Saposhnikovia 8g, Angelica Pubescent 8g
[Function & Indication] Expels wind and dampness. Treats osteophyte and rheumatoid arthritis.
[Dosage & Administration] Drink two wine cups daily, divided into three doses. Light cases: 2 weeks; severe cases: 1 month.
[Preparation Method] Place herbs in cloth bag, put in jar, add 1500ml white wine, 100g brown sugar, simmer gently until liquid reduced to 500ml.
[Source] *Chinese Folk Therapy*, 1999, (1): 44
Note: A hospital treated 98 cases of osteophyte and rheumatoid arthritis with this wine. All were cured.

Strong Bone Spirit
[Drug Composition] Prepared Rehmannia 30g, Drynaria 30g, Epimedium 20g, Cistanche 20g, Deergrass 20g, Chicken Blood Vine 20g, Radish Seed 20g, Corydalis 20g
[Function & Indication] Activates blood, strengthens bones, regulates qi, relieves pain. Treats degenerative knee joint pain.
[Dosage & Administration] Oral. 10ml per dose, twice daily. Continuous use for two to four courses, each lasting 15 days.
[Preparation Method] Chop herbs, add measured white wine, seal and soak, stir once or twice daily for first week, then once weekly for next four weeks (total 30 days). Filter clear liquid, press herb residue, combine with clear liquid, add sugar, seal for over 14 days, filter and fill into 250ml bottles.
[Source] *Anhui Journal of Clinical Traditional Chinese Medicine*, 1998, (4): 214
Note: A hospital treated 120 cases of knee joint pain caused by osteophyte. After four courses: cured 31 cases, markedly improved 57 cases, improved 29 cases, total effective rate 97.5%.
Crab Wine

[Drug Composition] Crab (mountain crab or river crab, small ones preferred; soak in basin overnight to purge mud and sand) 150g
[Function & Indication] Activates blood, eliminates stasis, clears heat, disperses nodules. Treats osteophyte.
[Dosage & Administration] 10–30ml per dose, three times daily.
[Preparation Method] Soak crabs in high-quality white wine 1.5kg.
[Source] *Practical Chinese and Western Medicine Journal*, 1997, 10(5): 492