Generally speaking, almost all Chinese herbal medicines can be soaked in wine and finally formed into medicinal liquor. So is Ligustrum lucidum also suitable for brewing wine? Is there any special effect of soaking Ligustrum lucidum in wine?

Can Ligustrum lucidum soak in wine?

Of course you can. Ligustrum lucidum is a common Chinese herbal medicine, which has the effects of tonifying kidney, strengthening knees and strengthening bones, and is used as a medicine for kidney-qi deficiency in clinic. It has a very good effect on treating night sweats, tinnitus and dizziness, backache and leg weakness caused by liver and kidney yin deficiency. In addition to taking medicine, Ligustrum lucidum can also be used to soak medicinal liquor, which has a very good effect on regulating human endocrine.

The role of Ligustrum lucidum in soaking wine

1. Long-term consumption of Ligustrum lucidum soaked in medicinal liquor can play the role of clearing liver and benefiting fire. It has obvious practical effect on dizziness, deafness, tinnitus and soreness of waist and knees caused by deficiency of kidney essence.

2. Ligustrum lucidum soaked in medicated wine can improve the specificity of the liver, dredge the aorta and promote the circulatory system of the human body.

3. The actual effect of soaking Ligustrum lucidum in wine to treat insomnia is also outstanding.

4. Soaking Ligustrum lucidum medicinal liquor can not only preserve health, but also have the effect of beauty and skin care. Its antioxidant capacity can reduce the decline of the body and reasonably reduce the formation of freckles.

Method for soaking Fructus Ligustri Lucidi in wine

1, Ligustrum lucidum can be soaked in low-alcohol liquor. When soaking, 200 grams of Ligustrum lucidum should be prepared, washed and steamed in a steamer, boiled for 20 minutes, taken out, dried and dried, then put into a wine container, added with appropriate amount of rock sugar, poured into 500 grams of pure grain liquor with a temperature of about 38 degrees, sealed, vigorously shaken and soaked in a cool and ventilated place for 7 days.

2. When soaking Fructus Ligustri Lucidi in wine, appropriate amount of Radix Rehmanniae, Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis and Radix Angelicae Sinensis can be added, and appropriate amount of Achyranthis Radix and Semen Plantaginis can also be added. Each taste of these traditional Chinese medicines is 15g. When they are ready, grind them into fine powder, put them directly into clean gauze bags and tie their mouths tightly. Then, prepare a kilogram of pure grain liquor with a temperature of more than 50 degrees, and put down all the prepared Chinese herbal medicines. The prepared Chinese liquor was sealed and put into a jar for soaking for 20 days.

3. Ligustrum lucidum can also be mixed with Chinese herbal medicines such as Ziziphus jujuba seed, lotus seed and Schisandra chinensis. Drinking sparkling wine requires preparation. 30g of Ligustrum lucidum, Semen Ziziphi Spinosae 15g, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis 10g, and Semen Nelumbinis 10g were prepared respectively. You can use high-grade liquor when soaking, and the amount of liquor is between 2 kg and 3 kg.

What should I pay attention to when soaking wine in Ligustrum lucidum?

Although the brewing of Ligustrum lucidum is simple, there are some things that need attention. Ligustrum lucidum must be brewed with pure grain high-alcohol liquor, which can kill some toxic substances in Ligustrum lucidum and retain its medicinal properties. The combination of natural pure grain wine and Ligustrum lucidum is the most beneficial to human body. In the case of soaking wine, the choice of container is also very important, and it is best to use laminated glass or porcelain. To prevent the application of plastic products, long-term soaking and pure grain wine have corrosive effects, which may cause plastic chemicals to soak in wine. Also, it is best to soak Ligustrum lucidum in wine for more than ten days, which is too short to give full play to its efficacy.