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I recommend the following two kinds of "wine" for health preservation: First, yellow rice wine. When it comes to our traditional "wine", it must be yellow rice wine first, not to mention the specific brewing process. Generally, glutinous rice or millet is used as raw materials, and the brewed wine is brown in color, mellow and mild in taste, and low in alcohol content. Yellow rice wine is often used to process traditional Chinese medicine, "drug introduction", or soak nourishing medicinal materials.

Yellow rice wine is more suitable for drinking "warm wine", that is, putting yellow rice wine in a container and slowly scalding it with hot water. The temperature around 38℃ has the best taste, which can relax tendons and activate collaterals, nourish blood and beautify skin, and help digestion. People who drink a lot and want to drink more can put a plum in the wine; People who drink less can add some ginger to the wine.

Why drink warm wine? Because if the temperature of the wine we drink is lower than the body temperature, the stomach will feel cold, so the stomach needs to heat the wine, thus consuming the yang.

Second, rice wine. Yellow rice wine, also known as liqueur, is the most popular "wine" in Jiangnan area. It's a bar, basically equivalent to a drink. It is a beverage bar, but it has a strong wine flavor. It is mainly fermented by glutinous rice and special sweet wine koji. The difference from other wines lies in the way of "drinking". Other wines are pure liquids, and rice wine is eaten directly after fermentation without distillation. Therefore, it is called "eating liqueur" instead of "drinking liqueur". It is usually eaten after heating, and sometimes some eggs and brown sugar are added to cook it. Rice wine has the functions of nourishing blood and promoting blood circulation, invigorating spleen and regulating stomach, calming the heart and nourishing the mind, warming the channels and caring skin. It is good for women to eat liqueur during their physiological period, and liqueur is also a kind of food that must be eaten during confinement. In addition, people with "physical weakness" can also eat properly.

A friend likes to soak medicinal liquor and asked me what kind of wine to choose, white wine, pure grain brewing, preferably above 50 degrees.

Attention, drink in moderation, and don't drink while driving!

Can I drink Chinese medicine?

This problem should be viewed from two aspects. First of all, listen to the doctor's advice. He knows your situation best. Ordinary people can drink in moderation. Drinking is also good for health. I still recommend rice wine and rice wine first.

Those who give up drinking under the guise of Chinese medicine can't stand scrutiny. Why? Because many Chinese medicines are inseparable from wine, wine has the functions of promoting blood circulation, resisting cold and promoting drug potential. Wine is commonly used in clinic to treat wind-cold arthralgia, muscle spasm, chest arthralgia, chills and pains, and women's irregular uterus and menstruation.

In Treatise on Febrile Diseases and Synopsis of the Golden Chamber, Zhang Zhongjing, a medical sage, involved in using wine in 24 prescriptions, including taking medicine or washing with wine, or soaking with wine, frying with wine and drinking with wine. Such as Gualou Scallion Decoction for treating coronary heart disease, Jiaoai Decoction for treating women's irregular menstruation, Chuanxiong tea powder for treating cold and headache, and roasted licorice for treating palpitation and palpitation.

Of course, I don't encourage alcoholism, and I don't approve of friends who are allergic to alcohol and have diseases that are not suitable for drinking.