1. What wine should I use to soak medicinal materials?
The wine used to soak medicinal materials when making medicinal liquor is called matrix wine. Since ancient times, white wine and yellow wine have been used as base wine. Generally speaking, yellow wine is the first choice, because yellow wine is most suitable for soaking medicinal materials. Followed by high-concentration liquor brewed by grain.
2. How many degrees of wine is it better to soak medicinal materials in wine?
Experts believe that it is generally better to use drinking wine with a concentration of more than 50% as the base wine for soaking medicinal liquor, because the wine with a concentration of more than 50% can kill microorganisms, parasites and eggs attached to soaked Chinese herbal medicines to a great extent during the soaking process, thus ensuring the safety of soaked medicinal liquor.
3. The best concentration and use of medicinal liquor
The concentration of soaking solution should also be selected and applied according to the function of various medicinal liquor. Generally speaking, the concentration of matrix wine used for nourishing medicinal liquor can be lower, and the concentration of matrix wine can be relatively higher for promoting blood circulation and healing, expelling wind and removing dampness medicinal liquor. Therefore, families should choose the appropriate base wine according to the function of spraying medicine.
4. Selection of wine containers
Choose ceramics or glass bottles as containers for soaking wine. Remember not to use PET plastic barrels. Although PET plastic is safe for water, wine is very corrosive, especially high-grade liquor. After contact with plastic barrels, some plastic components are easy to corrode into wine, which is unsafe. Therefore, for safety reasons, it is best to use ceramic containers or glass bottles for soaking wine.
5. Self-made Bushen medicinal liquor
(1) chestnut wine
Formula: 500g chestnut, liquor 1500ml. Efficacy: nourishing heart and spleen, tonifying kidney and supporting yang. It is suitable for male impotence, nocturnal emission and other diseases.
Practice: wash chestnuts, cut them one by one, soak them in white wine, drink them after 7 days, and drink them in moderation before each sexual intercourse.
(2) Leek seed wine
Formula: 100g leek seeds. 500ml rice wine (or sorghum wine). Efficacy: help yang and solidify sperm. It is suitable for impotence, nocturnal emission, premature ejaculation, and cold pain in waist and knees.
Practice: ground leek seeds, soaked in rice wine, can be drunk after 7 days, three times a day, each time 10 ml, after meals.
(3) Shiyan liquor
Formula: 2-5 swallow, 0/000 ml of sorghum liquor/kloc, and proper amount of salt, ginger, onion and vinegar. Efficacy: replenishing essence and marrow, strengthening yang and benefiting qi.
Practice: remove hair and viscera from Shiyan, add four seasonings, stir-fry until cooked, and soak in wine for 3 days.