品类极多，醇 不一，惟米造者入药，《经》云∶酒者，热谷之液，其性悍，大寒
凝海，惟酒不冰，明其性热，独冠群物，然制药用之者，藉其行药势更捷。若病在四肢
筋骨痛之症，必使酒力方能横行，经络开发宣通耳。若人饮多则体弊神昏，其有毒故
也。昔三人冒露远行，一人饱食，一人饮酒，一人空腹，空腹者死，饱食者病，饮酒
者健。此酒势御寒，辟邪恶毒瓦斯之效。然少服，和畅血脉，辟邪御寒有益，多服助火乱
性为殃。若服丹砂、钟乳诸石药者，并不可长用，盖酒能下引石气，四肢滞血化为痈疽。
《灵枢》曰∶酒者水谷之精，熟谷之液也。其气剽悍，入于胃中则胃胀，气上逆满
于胸中，肝浮胆横，比于勇士，不知避之，然造非一等，名亦多般，惟糯米面曲者为
良，能引经行药，势最捷。辛者能散，通行一身之表，极至高巅顶之分，甘者能缓居
中，苦者能降而下，淡者竟利小便而速下也。热饮伤肺，温饮伤中，少饮有节，养脾
扶肝，助颜色荣肌肤，通血脉，浓肠胃，御雾露瘅气，敌风血寒威，和畅诸经，善助药
力，诸恶驱，百邪辟，消愁遣兴，扬意宣言，若恣饮则助火乱性，脾因火而困怠，胃
因火而呕吐，心因火而昏狂，肝因火而善怒，胆因火而忘惧，肾因火而精枯，烂胃腐
肠，蒸筋溃髓，发怒助欲，散精耗血，相火妄炎，肺金受烁，生痰咳嗽，吐血劳伤。且
人之戒早饮，而不知夜饮更甚，醉饱就枕，热痈三焦，损心伤目，且夜气收敛，而酒覆
以发之，久则精滋耗竭，轻则瘫痨痼疾，甚至伤神减寿，为祸不小。倘入药共酿，则主
治各异，姜酒疗厥逆客忤，紫酒理螈 偏风，葱豉酒解烦热而散风寒，桑椹酒益五脏
以明耳目，狗肉汁酿酒，大补元阳，葡萄肉浸酒甚消痰辟，牛膝干地黄酒，滋阴衰，枸
杞仙灵脾酒，扶阳痿，又等社酒，指纳婴儿口中，可令速语，口含喷屋四壁，堪逐蚊
蝇，烧酒散寒破结，然燥金耗血，败胃伤胆，损人尤甚，糟罨跌伤，行瘀止痛，亦驱
蛇毒，仍 冻疮。
主治（痘疹合参） 通血脉，行诸经。凡痘疮解毒药，行表药，行血药，欲除润下
之性者，必借此浸洗炒，以通行一身之表，但多服发痒助火，戒之。
酒酿的种类繁多，醇度各不相同，只有用米酿造的才适合入药。《黄帝内经》说：酒是热性谷物发酵而成的液体，其性质猛烈。大海在极寒时会凝结成冰，唯独酒不会结冰，这证明了它的性质属热，在众多物品中独领风骚。然而，制药时使用它，是借助它来加速药势的运行。如果病症在四肢筋骨疼痛，必须依靠酒力的作用才能横行于经络，使经络开发、宣通。如果人饮酒过多，会导致身体衰败、神志昏沉，这是因为酒有毒性的缘故。
过去有三个人冒着露水远行，一个人吃饱了饭，一个人喝了酒，一个人空腹。结果空腹的人死了，吃饱饭的人病了，喝酒的人却保持健康。这说明酒势能够抵御寒冷，辟除邪恶毒气的功效。但是少量服用，可以调和血脉，对辟邪御寒有益；过量服用则会助长火气、扰乱本性，带来灾祸。如果正在服用丹砂、钟乳等石药的人，不可长期饮用酒，因为酒能向下牵引石药的药气，导致四肢瘀血化为痈疽。
《灵枢经》说：酒是水谷中的精华，是熟谷的液体。它的气机剽悍，进入胃中则使胃胀，气机上逆充满胸中，肝脏浮动、胆气横溢，就像勇士一样，不知避让。然而酒的酿造并非只有一种，名称也很多样，只有用糯米和曲酿造的才是上品，能引导药力到达经络，势头最捷。辛味的酒能发散，通行全身体表，直达头顶最高处；甘味的酒能缓和中焦；苦味的酒能降泄下行；淡味的酒能通利小便而迅速下行。
热饮会损伤肺脏，温饮会损伤脾胃。少量且有节制地饮用，可以养脾扶肝，帮助面色红润、肌肤光泽，通畅血脉，增厚肠胃，抵御雾露瘴气，对抗风寒，调和诸经，善于辅助药力，驱除各种恶气，辟除百种邪气，消除忧愁、激发兴致，舒展心意、发表言论。但如果肆意饮酒，则会助长火气、扰乱本性：脾因火困倦怠惰，胃因火呕吐，心因火昏狂，肝因火易怒，胆因火失去恐惧感，肾因火精液枯竭。这会烂胃腐肠，蒸筋溃髓，引发愤怒、助长欲望，散失精气、耗损血液，相火妄动炎上，灼伤肺金，产生痰液、咳嗽、吐血、劳伤。
而且人们只知道戒除早晨饮酒，却不知道夜间饮酒危害更甚。醉酒后饱食就寝，会使三焦产生热痈，损害心脏、损伤眼睛。况且夜间的阳气应当收敛，而酒性却覆盖其上使其发散，久而久之精气滋源耗竭，轻则导致瘫病、劳病、顽固疾病，甚至损伤精神、减少寿命，造成的祸患不小。
如果将酒用于制药共酿，则主治功效各异：姜酒治疗厥逆和客忤（突受惊吓或外邪侵袭），紫苏酒调理抽搐和偏风，葱豉酒解除烦热并疏散风寒，桑椹酒补益五脏以明亮耳目，狗肉汁酿酒大补元阳，葡萄肉浸酒能很好地消痰辟邪，牛膝配干地黄酿酒滋阴衰退，枸杞配淫羊藿酒扶助阳痿。此外还有社酒，将其纳入婴儿口中，可令婴儿快速学会说话；含在口中喷向房屋四壁，可以驱逐蚊蝇。烧酒能散寒破结，但其燥烈之性耗血、败胃伤胆，对人的伤害尤其严重。酒糟敷贴跌打损伤，可行瘀止痛，也能驱蛇毒，仍可用于冻疮。
主治（痘疹合参）：通畅血脉，运行诸经。凡是痘疮解毒药、行表药、行血药，想要去除其润下性质的，必须借此酒浸泡、洗涤或炒制，以通行全身之表。但多服会引发瘙痒、助长火气，务必戒慎。
There are many varieties of fermented rice wine, with varying degrees of purity. Only those brewed from rice are suitable for medicinal use. The *Classic of Medicine* (Huangdi Neijing) states: "Wine is the liquid of heat-producing grains; its nature is fierce." The sea freezes into ice under extreme cold, yet wine never freezes, clearly demonstrating its hot nature, which stands out among all substances. However, when used in pharmaceutical preparation, it is employed to accelerate the action of drugs. For conditions involving pain in the limbs and bones, the power of wine is necessary to circulate freely through the meridians, opening and unblocking them. Excessive consumption leads to physical deterioration and mental confusion due to its toxicity.
In the past, three people traveled far while exposed to dew. One ate a full meal, one drank wine, and one fasted. The fasting person died, the well-fed person fell ill, but the one who drank wine remained healthy. This demonstrates that wine can ward off cold and repel evil toxins. However, taken in small amounts, it harmonizes the blood vessels and aids in repelling evil and cold; taken in excess, it aggravates fire and disturbs the mind, causing harm. Those taking cinnabar (Zhusha), milkstone (Zhongru), or other mineral drugs should not consume wine long-term, as wine draws the qi of these minerals downward, potentially transforming stagnant blood in the limbs into carbuncles and sores.
The *Ling Shu* chapter of the *Huangdi Neijing* states: "Wine is the essence of water and grain, the liquid of cooked grain. Its qi is rapid and fierce. Upon entering the stomach, it causes gastric distension; its qi rebels upward, filling the chest. The liver floats and the gallbladder becomes horizontal, resembling a brave warrior who does not know how to avoid danger." Brewing methods vary, and names are numerous. The best quality is made from glutinous rice and yeast (qu). It guides drug efficacy along the meridians most swiftly. Wines with pungent flavors disperse and circulate throughout the body's surface, reaching even the highest points of the head. Sweet wines moderate the middle jiao. Bitter wines descend. Bland wines promote urination and descend rapidly.
Drinking wine hot injures the lungs; drinking it warm injures the spleen and stomach. Consuming it in moderation nourishes the spleen and supports the liver, enhances complexion, benefits the skin, unblocks blood vessels, thickens the intestines and stomach, resists mist and damp-heat pathogens, combats wind-cold, harmonizes the meridians, and effectively assists drug potency. It drives away evils, repels demons, relieves sorrow, stimulates interest, expresses thoughts, and speaks freely. However, indulging in wine aggravates fire and disturbs the nature: the spleen becomes sluggish due to fire, the stomach vomits due to fire, the heart becomes confused and manic due to fire, the liver becomes irritable due to fire, the gallbladder loses fear due to fire, and the kidneys suffer depletion of essence due to fire. This rots the stomach and intestines, steams the sinews and melts the marrow, incites anger and lust, scatters essence and consumes blood, causes ministerial fire to flare recklessly, scorches lung metal, generates phlegm, cough, hemoptysis, and consumptive injuries.
Moreover, people know to abstain from morning drinking but do not realize that night drinking is even more harmful. Sleeping after getting drunk and overeating causes heat-carbuncles in the triple burner, damaging the heart and eyes. Since night qi should converge, wine counteracts this by dispersing it. Over time, the source of essence is depleted. Mild cases lead to paralysis, consumptive diseases, and chronic ailments; severe cases damage the spirit and shorten lifespan, causing significant harm.
When used medicinally, different preparations have different indications: Ginger wine treats jue-ni (cold extremities) and ke-wu (sudden fright/external pathogen invasion); Purple perilla wine manages convulsions and hemiplegia; Scallion and fermented soybean wine resolves irritability and dispels wind-cold; Mulberry fruit wine tonifies the five zang organs to brighten the eyes and ears; Dog meat juice wine greatly tonifies primal yang; Grape wine effectively reduces phlegm and repels evil; Achyranthes root (Niuxi) with dried rehmannia (Shengdihuang) wine nourishes yin deficiency; Goji berry with epimedium (Yinyanghuo) wine supports impotence. Additionally, she-jiu (community wine) placed in an infant's mouth can help them speak early; held in the mouth and sprayed on walls repels mosquitoes and flies. Distilled liquor (shaojiu) disperses cold and breaks stagnation, but its dryness consumes blood, damages the stomach and gallbladder, and harms people severely. Wine lees applied to bruises promote blood circulation, relieve pain, and can also treat snake bites and frostbite.
Main Indications (Integrated with Smallpox/Rash Diseases): Unblocks blood vessels and circulates through the meridians. For any smallpox/rash detoxifying herbs, exterior-releasing herbs, or blood-invigorating herbs where the moistening and purgative properties need to be removed, they must be soaked, washed, or stir-fried with wine to circulate throughout the body's surface. However, excessive consumption causes itching and aggravates fire; caution is advised.