Yi Yu Xixin Wine
Yi Yu Xixin Wine—originally named "Yi Yu Wine"
[Drug Composition] Yi Yu (coarse skin removed), aconite (roasted, skin and umbilicus removed), monkshood (roasted, skin and umbilicus removed), aconite (skin and umbilicus removed), gentiana (soil removed), clematis, angelica (without tips), stellera, stephania, nandina, fine cinnamon (without buds and leaves), cinnamon (coarse skin removed), each one liang
[Function and Indications] Treats wind-blood stagnation, weakness of limbs and hands, and limb spasms.
[Dosage and Administration] Begin with one heaping gōng, three times daily, gradually increasing.
[Preparation Method] Cut herbs finely, like sesame seeds, place in a double-layered silk bag, soak in five dou of clear wine. In winter, soak for seven days; in summer, three days; in autumn, five days; in spring, five days.
[Source] Song Dynasty, *Holy Benevolent Medical Records*, Ming Dynasty, *Comprehensive Prescriptions for Universal Relief*