The application of medicinal liquor in national health care in China has a long history. As early as Huangdi Neijing, examples of medicinal liquor treatment were recorded, and Compendium of Materia Medica contained 69 medicinal liquor prescriptions. Traditional Chinese medicine can tonify deficiency and strengthen body resistance, harmonize qi and blood, and balance yin and yang of human body. Wine can promote blood circulation and dredge collaterals, while medicated wine integrates wine with traditional Chinese medicine, making them complement each other. Wine and medicine complement each other. Guo Guiming, deputy director of the Pharmacy Department of Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine affiliated to Capital Medical University, told the reporter of Life Times that medicinal liquor has the dual functions of wine and medicine, but it is mainly used as medicine. As the saying goes, "wine is the best medicine", and wine itself also has the function of medicine; Moreover, the wine can completely dissolve the fat-soluble and water-soluble effective components in the medicinal materials, which greatly improves the efficacy. "Wine borrows medicine, medicine borrows wine", and wine and medicine can improve each other. If the drug alone can play a role of three points, then you can get six to eight points in the medicinal liquor. Moreover, after mixing wine with medicine, the strength of wine will be enhanced. Those who can drink half a glass of wine at ordinary times can only drink a mouthful of medicinal liquor. According to the different properties of medicinal materials, medicinal liquor can be divided into animal medicinal liquor, plant medicinal liquor, animal and plant medicinal liquor and mineral medicinal liquor. Commonly used medicinal materials include ginseng, snake, grass, wolfberry fruit, velvet antler, deer penis, cordyceps sinensis, American ginseng, Morinda officinalis and so on. There is also a kind of medicated wine for external use, also called tincture, such as Moschus Shuluo for treating rheumatism, which is used in joints and acupoints of the affected area to relieve pain and promote blood circulation. There is also safflower oil to treat soft tissue contusion, which can stimulate local blood circulation. The wine is dry and white, and the medicinal materials are whole or sliced. Guo Guiming said that different wines have little effect on the curative effect, and the degree and smell of wine are generally selected according to personal preferences. For people with a small amount of alcohol, you can choose low-alcohol wine of about 38 degrees; For people who have a large capacity for drinking, you can choose a high-alcohol liquor of about 52 degrees. Usually, Qu liquor is not selected, because Qu liquor is fermented by Qu, and the aroma of Qu contained in it will be mixed with the smell of drugs, which will produce a strange smell and make people smell uncomfortable. Usually, white dried or yellow wine is used, which is light and fragrant after being mixed with medicinal materials. Zhang Yuejun, chief pharmacist of the Pharmacy Department of Hubei Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that the advantages of liquor are that it is not easy to deteriorate and has a long storage time. But in the south, wine is occasionally made with fruit wine, which has less alcohol content and less stimulation to human body. When making fruit wine, the cooking method is generally used-the medicinal materials are cooked and the residue is removed, and a proper amount of liquid medicine is mixed into the fruit wine for drinking. Guo Guiming said that medicinal materials can be put whole or cut into 3-5 mm pieces or segments, but they are rarely ground into particles. Because particles are easy to make the liquid medicine turbid, the light transmittance is not good, and the granular medicine dissolves quickly and has a large concentration. Only large particles will be used unless rapid dissolution is required. After the medicinal materials are put into the bamboo basket, they are quickly cooled with cold water, which is also called "grab water washing". It can not only wash away the floating soil and dust on the surface of medicinal materials, but also moisten medicinal materials, which is beneficial to the slow dissolution and release of effective components in wine. The containers of medicinal liquor are mostly frosted glass bottles, which are easy to seal and prevent drug oxidation. Dark bottles are best. If you use a transparent bottle, be careful not to direct it in the sun. The ratio of medicine to wine is also particular. Generally speaking, the soaked medicinal materials account for about 1/3 of the total volume of medicinal liquor. Drinkers can also add some flavoring agents according to their own tastes. For example, Lycium barbarum can reduce the taste of wine, dark plum can make the taste sweet and sour, and people who like sweetness and have no diabetes can also add rock sugar. Guo Guiming, who drinks 1 twice a time, said that medicinal materials should be soaked in wine and kept indoors at room temperature, but they should be sealed from light and shaken several times a day. This is the so-called "cold immersion method", which is also the most commonly used. There is also a "hot cooking method"-boiling herbs in wine can warm yang and relieve exterior syndrome. However, this method makes the wine volatilize and reduces the degree, so it is not suitable for long-term storage. Therefore, it is only suitable for short-term use, for example, people with colds and colds can be used to treat nasal congestion and headaches. At this time, soak more yellow wine and take it while it is hot, and the symptoms can be improved quickly. When the color of medicinal liquor no longer deepens, it means that the effective components of the medicine have stopped oozing, and the concentration of medicinal liquor has reached the maximum, so it can be taken. Generally speaking, animal medicinal liquor can only be taken after soaking 1-2 weeks, and plant medicinal liquor can be taken after 3-5 days. Some precious medicinal materials can be soaked repeatedly. When the liquid level is still 1 inch before drinking, add new wine to continue soaking. Do not take it once the following situations occur, such as turbid medicinal liquor (active ingredients are oxidized), obvious floc (active ingredients are deteriorated and precipitated), dark color, oil film on the surface, light wine taste and obvious rancid taste. When drinking, drink two or two halves 1 at a time. Those who are not good at drinking can mix the medicinal liquor with yellow wine or cold boiled water and drink it according to the quantity. There is no time limit for taking nourishing medicinal liquor; Therapeutic wine should not be used on an empty stomach or when eating, because the former is irritating to the gastrointestinal tract and the latter will affect the absorption of drugs; The tranquilizing medicinal liquor is suitable for 0-2 hours before going to bed 1.