Gastrodia and Urochordate Snake Wine
Gastrodia and Urochordate Snake Wine—originally named "Ligustrum Wood Infused Wine"
[Drug Composition] Ligustrum wood (finely crushed, using one shi water to boil down to five dou, use this water to make wine, requiring five dou, then infuse after preparation) ten pieces, Mulberry root bark, Lycium root bark, Dendrobium (roots removed), Polygala (heart removed), Achyranthes (tops removed), Dodder seed, each half jin; Fresh rehmannia, Windproof (root head removed), each half liang; Sophora seed, Prickly chaff (slightly stir-fried, thorns removed), each half sheng; Black snake (wine-soaked, roasted until yellow), one piece; Chicken feces (roasted), five he
[Function and Indications] Treat stroke, hemiplegia, aphasia, muteness.
[Dosage and Administration] Drink according to tolerance, maintain a constant feeling of warmth from alcohol; if heat sensation occurs, reduce dosage. For facial deviation affecting eyes, nose, mouth, or face: correct within seven days. For limb dysfunction: improvement within half a month. For loss of voice: speech returns immediately upon consumption.
[Preparation Method] Chop herbs finely, place in a fine silk bag, immerse in Ligustrum wood wine, seal tightly; winter: 21 days, spring/summer: 14 days.
[Source] Song Dynasty, *Taiping Shenghui Fang*