🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Epimedium and Gastrodia Wine—originally named "Epimedium Infused Wine Formula"
[Drug Composition] Epimedium, Gastrodia, Du Huo, Aconite (roasted, skin and umbilicus removed), Achyranthes (tops removed), Schisandra bark, Ligusticum, Pseudocarpus, Smilax, Dog spine, Acanthopanax, Honeysuckle, Atractylodes, Sichuan pepper (remove closed mouths and eyes, slightly stir-fried to remove sweat), each one liang; Tiger tibia (coated with butter, roasted golden yellow), three liang; Cinnamon heart, Angelica, Dendrobium (roots removed), each one and a half liang
[Function and Indications] Treat wind-stroke, hemiplegia, joint pain, weakness in limbs.
[Dosage and Administration] Warmly drink a small cup daily at any time, maintaining continuous alcohol sensation. When one cup of wine is consumed, add another cup; stop when the medicinal taste becomes weak.
[Preparation Method] Crush herbs finely, place in a fine silk bag, soak in two dou of good wine, seal for seven days.
[Source] Song Dynasty, *Taiping Shenghui Fang*