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Shen said: To treat piān fēng (hemiplegia due to wind), zhòng è zhù wǔ (sudden evil invasion and fixation), and cold pain in the heart and abdomen. Soak ginger in wine, drink one bowl warm, and it will stop immediately. Another method: Mix ginger juice with qu (fermented starter), brew wine as usual, and take it for good effect.

Cong Chi Jiu (Scallion and Fermented Soybean Wine)
Shen said: To relieve irritability and heat, tonify deficiency and fatigue, treat shāng hán (cold damage) headache with chills and fever, as well as cold dysentery and intestinal pain. Boil in wine and drink.

Hui Xiang Jiu (Fennel Wine)
To treat sudden shèn qì tòng (kidney qi pain), testicular herniation and traction pain, as well as heart and abdominal pain. Soak fennel in wine, boil and drink.

Suo Sha Jiu (Amomum Wine)
To promote digestion and harmonize the middle jiao, direct qi downward, and stop heart and abdominal pain. Stir-fry and grind Amomum fruit, place in a bag, soak in wine, boil and drink.

Sha Gen Jiu (Cyperus Root Wine)
To treat internal guest heat, qi stagnation in the bladder and hypochondrium, and chronic melancholy. Cut one jin of Cyperus root, ensure the wine aroma is continuous.

Yin Chen Jiu (Artemisia Capillaris Wine)
To treat wind diseases and spasm/tightness of muscles and bones. Use one jin of roasted yellow Artemisia capillaris and one dan of glutinous rice,

Qing Hao Jiu (Artemisia Annua Wine)
To treat chronic malaria due to deficiency and fatigue. Crush Artemisia annua to extract juice, decoct it, then brew wine as usual and drink.

Bai Bu Jiu (Stemona Root Wine)
To treat all chronic or recent coughs. Slice and stir-fry Stemona root, place in a bag, soak in wine, and drink frequently.

Hai Zao Jiu (Sargassum Wine)
To treat yǐng qì (goiter). Clean one jin of Sargassum, soak in wine, and sip slowly day and night.

Huang Yao Jiu (Dioscorea bulbifera Wine)
To treat various goiters. Slice Dioscorea bulbifera from Wanzhou, place in a bag, soak in wine, boil and drink.

Xian Mao Jiu (Curculigo Rhizome Wine)
To treat deficiency-cold of essence and qi, impotence and weak knees, lower back pain with bi-syndrome and flaccidity, and various deficiency diseases. Use Curculigo rhizome

Tong Cao Jiu (Tetrapanax Papyrifer Wine)
To replenish qi of the five zang organs, unblock the twelve meridians, and benefit the triple burner. Decoct Tetrapanax seeds, mix with qu and rice to brew wine.

Nan Teng Jiu (Pyrrosia Leaf Wine)
To treat wind-deficiency, expel cold qi, remove bi-pain, and strengthen waist and legs. Decoct Pyrrosia leaf, mix with qu

Song Ye Jiu (Pine Resin Wine)
To treat all wind-bi syndromes and hong jiao jiao (gout/polio-like conditions). Dig a pit under a large pine tree, place a urn to collect its resin, one

Song Jie Jiu (Pine Node Wine)
To treat weakness from cold wind, spasm and pain of muscles and bones, and flaccid bi-syndrome of hong jiao jiao. Decoct pine nodes, mix with qu,

Bai Ye Jiu (Cypress Leaf Wine)
To treat wind-bi and li jie feng (painful joint syndrome) causing pain. Decoct cypress leaves facing east, mix with qu and rice to brew wine and drink.

Jiao Bai Jiu (Pepper and Cypress Wine)
Drink on New Year's Day to ward off all epidemic pathogens and evil qi. On New Year's Eve, take seven or three grains of pepper, facing east

Zhu Ye Jiu (Bamboo Leaf Wine)
To treat various wind-heat diseases, clear the heart and soothe the mind. Decoct light bamboo leaves, brew wine as usual and drink.

Huai Zhi Jiu (Locust Branch Wine)
To treat da ma wei bi (severe atrophy and numbness). Decoct locust branches, brew wine as usual and drink.

Zhi Ru Jiu (Citrus Aurantium Wine)
To treat stroke with straight body, facial paralysis (mouth deviation) and eye tension. Scrape the pith of Citrus aurantium, soak in wine and drink.

Niu Bang Jiu (Arctium Root Wine)
To treat various wind-toxins, benefit waist and legs. Slice Arctium root, soak in wine and drink.

Ju Sheng Jiu (Sesame Wine)
To treat wind-deficiency bi-syndrome and weakness, pain in waist and knees. Use two sheng of stir-fried fragrant black sesame, two sheng of Coix seed, half a jin of fresh Rehmannia root, place in a bag, soak in wine and drink.

Ma Ren Jiu (Hemp Seed Wine)
To treat bone marrow wind-toxin pain where movement is impossible. Take the kernels of hemp seeds, stir-fry until fragrant, place in a bag, soak in wine and drink.

Tao Pi Jiu (Peach Bark Wine)
To treat edema and promote urination. Decoct peach bark, mix with glutinous rice to brew wine and drink.

Hong Qu Jiu (Red Yeast Rice Wine)
To treat blood stasis in the abdomen and postpartum. Soak red yeast rice in wine, boil and drink.

Shen Qu Jiu (Medicated Leaven Wine)
To treat sudden lumbar sprain pain. Red-hot medicated leaven, quench in wine and drink.

Zhe Gen Jiu (Torreya Root Wine)
To treat deafness. The prescription is detailed under the Torreya entry.

Ci Shi Jiu (Magnetite Wine)
To treat deafness due to kidney deficiency. Use equal parts Magnetite, Akebia stem, and Pogostemon cablin, place in a bag, soak in wine for days

Can Sha Jiu (Silkworm Frass Wine)
To treat wind-flaccidity and stubborn bi-syndrome, immobility of joints, and chronic abdominal pain. Stir-fry raw silkworm frass until yellow, place in a bag

Hua She Jiu (White Flower Snake Wine)
To treat various winds, stubborn bi-syndrome with paralysis and flaccidity, spasms and pain, malignant sores, scabies, and leprosy. Use white flower snake meat

Cover with steamed rice, after thirty-seven days, take the wine and drink. There are many other prescriptions for brewing wine with multiple herbs.

Wu She Jiu (Black Snake Wine)
Treatment and brewing methods are the same as above.

Ran She Jiu (Python Wine)
To treat various wind-painful bi-syndromes, kill parasites, dispel miasma, and treat leprosy, scabies, tinea, and malignant sores. Use one portion of python meat

At the bottom of the jar, cover with sticky rice, ferment into wine and drink. Can also be soaked in wine. See details in this entry.

Ying said: Guangxi snake wine: Place several inches of snake on top of the jar; the qu is made from mountain herbs, which inevitably contain some toxicity.

Fu She Jiu (Viper Wine)
To treat malignant sores, evil wind, stubborn bi-syndrome, and epilepsy. Take one live viper, mix with strong wine

Already digested. Drink several cups per dose, and the body will gradually recover.

Zi Jiu (Purple Wine)
To treat sudden wind, facial paralysis with inability to speak, opisthotonos, severe restlessness approaching death, and distension that does not resolve

Wait until purple, strain, and drink frequently.

Dou Lin Jiu (Bean Dripping Wine)
To break blood stasis and expel wind, treating male stroke with mouth deviation

Stir-fry until charred, drip wine over them, drink warm.

Pi Li Jiu (Thunderbolt Wine)
To treat hernia with testicular herniation, women's metrorrhagia and bleeding, and retained placenta after childbirth. Heat an iron vessel until red-hot,

Gui Rou Jiu (Turtle Meat Wine)
To treat ten-year cough. Brewing method see Turtle entry.

Hu Gu Jiu (Tiger Bone Wine)
To treat arm and shin pain, li jie feng (painful joint syndrome), kidney deficiency, and cold pain in the bladder. One tiger tibia bone,

Can also be soaked in wine. See details in Tiger entry.

Mi Gu Jiu (Elk Bone Wine)
To treat yin deficiency and weak kidneys; long-term use makes one fat and fair-skinned. Decoct elk bone, mix with qu and rice as usual

Lu Tou Jiu (Deer Head Wine)
To treat deficiency-fatigue insufficiency, xiao ke (wasting-thirst syndrome), nocturnal dreams of ghosts, and tonify essence and qi. Boil deer head until soft, mash

Scallion and pepper.

Lu Rong Jiu (Deer Antler Wine)
To treat yang deficiency with flaccidity and weakness, frequent urination, and various deficiencies due to overwork. Soak deer antler and Chinese yam in wine and take

Wu Xu Jiu (Wu Xu Wine)
Shen said: Greatly tonifies primordial yang. Ying said: Its nature is very hot; people with yin deficiency and those without cold patterns should not drink it. Use one yellow dog meat, cook until mushy,

Mix with juice, qu, and rice to brew wine

Yang Gao Jiu (Lamb Wine)
Greatly tonifies primordial qi, strengthens spleen and stomach, benefits waist and kidneys. Authentic formula from Xuanhua Hall: Use one dan of rice (soak and steam as usual), seven jin of tender fatty lamb meat,

Fourteen liang of qu, one jin of almonds (cook until soft, mix juice and powder together), add one liang of Costus root to brew, avoid water contact, ready in ten days, extremely sweet and smooth.

Another method: Steam five jin of lamb meat until soft, soak in wine overnight, add seven Xi pear fruits, mash together to extract juice, mix with qu and rice to brew wine and drink.

Tan Na Qi Jiu (Sea Otter Genital Wine)
Assists yang qi, benefits