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Xianfang (Immortal Recipe): Collect pine nodes on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, chop them into pieces, and brew wine by boiling water. It treats deficiency caused by cold wind, weak bones, and inability to stand or walk due to weak legs.

Xianfang (Immortal Recipe): Brew wine with Poria Cocos (Fuling, 茯苓) according to regulations. It treats consumptive disease (Xu Lao, 虚劳), strengthens sinews and bones, and prolongs life.

Place a jar in a pit dug under a pine tree, extract the sap from pine roots, and brew wine. It treats wind pathogens and strengthens sinews and bones.

Prepare medicinal wine according to regulations; it greatly tonifies the human body.

Wujiapi Wine (Five-Axis Bark Infused Wine) or wine brewed according to regulations. It treats weakness of bones and inability to walk. Long-term consumption strengthens sinews and bones, preventing aging.

(Treats) Kidney Deficiency (Shen Xu, 肾虚), strengthens waist and knees, and greatly tonifies the human body.

The nature is hot; it should not be consumed in excess as it can obscure the Five Zang Organs (Wu Zang, 五脏), causing vexation, heat, and excessive sleepiness.

It benefits Qi and regulates the Middle Jiao (Zhong Jiao, 中焦), enabling endurance of hunger and strengthening willpower. There are several types of wine: Xifan (Western Regions) wine, Halahuo wine, Pingyang and Taiyuan wines. None of their tastes compare to Halahuo wine. Tian Di (Field) wine is the best.

(Taste is sweet and pungent, nature is very hot, contains great toxicity). It mainly resolves cold solid accumulations and expels cold qi. By steaming and distilling with good wine, Aragi (Aragi, 阿剌吉 - distilled liquor) is obtained.

Also known as Bozao (Residue Wine). Taste is slightly sweet and pungent. It benefits Qi and relieves thirst. Excessive consumption causes abdominal distension and phlegm production.

(Taste is sweet, nature is neutral, non-toxic). It mainly treats polydipsia (Xiao Ke, 消渴), stops diarrhea, calms the middle and benefits Qi, and tonifies the Spleen and Stomach.

Ox Marrow (Niu Sui, 牛髓): Tonifies the Middle Jiao and fills essence and marrow.

Ox Butter (Niu Su, 牛酥): Nature is cool; it benefits the Heart and Lungs, relieves thirst and cough, moistens hair and skin, treats Lung Abscess (Fei Fei, 肺痿), and clears Heart Heat hematemesis.

Yak Yogurt/Curd (Niu Lao, 牛酪): Taste is sweet and sour, nature is cold, non-toxic. It treats heat toxins, relieves polydipsia, clears deficient heat in the chest, and treats heat sores on the body and face.

Fermented Milk Curd (Niu Ru Fu, 牛乳腐): Nature is slightly cool; it moistens the Five Zang Organs, promotes urination and defecation, benefits the Twelve Meridians, and mildly moves Qi.

(Lamb Meat): Taste is sweet, nature is very hot, non-toxic. It warms the Middle Jiao, treats Head Wind (Tou Feng, 头风), severe wind, sweating, consumptive disease, and coldness; it tonifies the Middle and benefits Qi.

Sheep Head: Nature is cool; it treats bone-steaming fever, brain heat, dizziness, and emaciation.

Sheep Heart: Mainly treats sorrow and indignation, and diaphragmatic Qi stagnation.

Sheep Liver: Nature is cold; it treats Liver Qi deficient heat and red, dim eyes.

Sheep Blood: Mainly treats women's wind stroke, blood deficiency, postpartum syncope, and severe stifling sensation approaching death. Drink one sheng raw.

Sheep Five Zang Organs: Tonify the human Five Zang Organs.

Sheep Kidney: Tonifies Kidney Deficiency and benefits essence and marrow.

Sheep Bone: Nature is hot; it treats consumptive disease, cold in the middle, and emaciation.

Sheep Marrow: Taste is sweet, nature is warm. It treats internal injury in men and women, insufficient Yin Qi, promotes blood circulation, and benefits Jing Qi.

Sheep Brain: Should not be eaten in excess.

Sheep Yogurt/Curd: Treats polydipsia and tonifies deficiency and fatigue.