🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Great Astragalus Wine
[Drug Composition] Astragalus, Cinnamon Bark, Morinda Root, Stonecrop, Ze Xie, Poria, Platycladi Seed, Dry Ginger, Sichuan Pepper each 3 taels, Wind-Preventing Herb, Angelica Pubescent, Ginseng each 2 taels, Aconite Root, Peony, Fu Zi, Wu Tou, Cudrania, Trichosanthes Root, Cornus Fruit, Ban Xia
Fine Ginger, White Atractylodes, Scutellaria each 1 tael
[Function and Indications] Treats muscle exhaustion, spleen wind, heavy body, laziness, inability to lift limbs, joint pain, poor appetite, etc.
[Dosage and Administration] Start with three heaping tablespoons, gradually increase to suitable amount, stop when mild numbness occurs, twice daily.
[Preparation Method] Cut the twenty-three herbs into fragments, pack in a silk bag, soak in three dou of clear wine—soak seven days in autumn/winter, three days in spring/summer.
[Source] Tang Dynasty · "Qianjin Yaofang"