Weakness and Wind Deficiency in Foot Qi—Atractylodes Ointment Wine
Atractylodes Ointment Wine
[Drug Composition] Fresh Atractylodes macrocephala 1.5 shi, (cleaned, crushed to yield 3 dou juice, boiled down to half) Green bamboo 30 bundles (each bundle 3 feet in circumference, 2.5 feet long, 1 inch thick, burned to extract 3 dou juice, boiled down to half) Wild Chrysanthemum 25 bundles (each bundle 3 feet in circumference, 2.5 feet long, 2 inches thick, burned to extract 3 dou juice, boiled down to half) Fresh Acanthopanax root 36 jin (cleaned, chopped into large pot, boiled with 4 shi water, remove residue, clarify, collect 7 dou juice, stored in copper vessel, boiled over water in large pot until 3.5 dou juice obtained; follow same method as Acanthopanax) Fresh Rehmannia root 5–6 dou (large-sized, crushed to yield 3 dou juice, boiled down to half) Cinnamon heart, licorice, white芷, fine cinnamon, fangfeng, angelica, ephedra, ligusticum each 6 taels, aconite 5 yin, eucommia 9 taels, dry ginger, Acanthopanax root each 1 jin
[Function and Indications] Treat foot qi weakness due to wind deficiency, five labors and seven injuries, applicable to myriad diseases.
[Usage and Dosage] Take 4 he each time, twice daily, gradually increase until effectiveness is felt; warm wine should not be too hot.
[Preparation Method] The first five herbs (Atractylodes etc.) collectively yield 9.5 dou juice. Add 1.5 shi glutinous rice, 8 jin wheat yeast powder (sun-dried and powdered), mix with 6 dou medicinal juice, soak for 5 days. After yeast fermentation begins, rinse 7 dou clean rice thoroughly 30 times, spread on clean mat, wipe with raw cloth to ensure cleanliness, then steam and place in fermentation vat. Use remaining juice to soak the steamed rice, mix evenly, re-steam until crust forms on surface. Transfer to mat, adjust temperature, proceed as per normal wine-making process. Seal the jar tightly. On day three, add second batch: rinse 4 dou rice following previous method. Three days later, add the 12 additional herbs: cinnamon heart, etc. Third addition: 4 dou rice, cleaned as before, mixed with remaining juice, re-steamed until crust forms, transferred to mat, cooled or warmed appropriately, combined with previous ingredients as per standard brewing method. After 3 days, taste for balanced sweetness and bitterness. Seal mouth for 14 days, then press and extract clear wine.
[Precautions] Avoid raw, cold, sour, slippery pork, fish, garlic, beef.
[Source] Tang Dynasty · "Supplement to the Thousand Gold Prescriptions"