Blood-Activating and Blood-Nourishing—Donkey Hide Gelatin Old Wine Liquid
Donkey Hide Gelatin Old Wine Liquid
[Herbal Composition] Pingyin Donkey Hide Gelatin from Shandong, Jimo Old Wine
[Function and Indications] Activate blood and nourish blood, invigorate qi and nourish yin.
[Dosage and Administration] 50–100 ml per time, take twice daily with meals. Continue for 60 days.
[Preparation Method] Prepared by mixing donkey hide gelatin with old wine.
[Source] "Shandong Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine" 2000, 19(6):338
Comment: Donkey hide gelatin and old wine are traditional winter tonic items in China, possessing functions of activating blood, nourishing blood, invigorating qi, nourishing yin, dispelling wind and cold. Suitable for patients with insufficient yang qi, blood stasis, yin deficiency, blood deficiency, physical decline, wind-cold arthralgia, menstrual irregularities. A hospital study treated 100 subjects with chronic weakness. Results showed significant improvement in symptoms including fatigue, chest tightness, shortness of breath, lack of speech, constipation, weak legs, insomnia, forgetfulness, and anemia.