🌿 Folk Prescriptions

Small Astragalus Wine
[Drug Composition] Rhubarb (cut, raw) one liang, cornus (two liang), dry ginger (roasted) three and a half liang, astragalus, angelica (without root head), angelica (skin removed), licorice (roasted), white atractylodes, zanthoxylum (eyes and closed seeds removed, stir-fried until sweat appears), aconite (roasted, skin and umbilicus removed), achyranthes, ligusticum, fine cinnamon (without buds and leaves), each two liang, angelica (cut, dried), cinnamon (skin removed) two and a half liang, kudzu root, gentiana (without buds and soil), aconite (roasted, skin and umbilicus removed), each two liang
[Function and Indications] Treats blood stagnation and various types of arthralgia, severe cases involving limb paralysis, wind-damp-cold arthralgia, generalized swelling and pain, loss of sensation. Also treats wind-deficiency, phlegm accumulation, hemiplegia, weak legs, inability to raise hands above head, lower abdominal cramping, rib-side spasm, hidden mass under the ribs, retained fluid in the chest, nightmares of sorrow and distress, confusion, forgetfulness caused by wind-deficiency invading the five zang organs; or chronic lower back pain from prolonged sitting, deafness, sudden dizziness and heaviness of head; or generalized swelling and pain, poor appetite, aversion to cold, fullness of phlegm in the chest, obstruction in the epigastrium, and postpartum disorders due to lingering wind and cold in women.
[Dosage and Administration] Start with three heaping gōng, gradually increase until slight intoxication, take three times daily.
[Preparation Method] Chop herbs into sizes like sesame seeds. Young and strong individuals need not boil; the frail elderly may lightly simmer. Place in a double-layered silk bag, soak in one dou of clear wine. In spring and summer, soak for five days; in autumn and winter, for seven days.
[Source] Tang Dynasty, *Qianjin Formula*, Song Dynasty, *Three Causes Extreme One Disease Proof Formula*, Ming Dynasty, *Comprehensive Prescriptions for Universal Relief*
[Note] *Comprehensive Prescriptions for Universal Relief*: For weak individuals, add cistanche two liang; for diarrhea, add clematis three liang; for forgetfulness, add dendrobium, calamus, and purple hematite each three liang; for heart deficiency, add poria and ginseng each two liang, yam three liang. When wine is exhausted, soak again with two dou of wine. Yi Yu Xixin Wine—originally named "Yi Yu Wine"