As early as more than 2,000 years ago, there were records of snakes in Shennong's Classic of Materia Medica. It has a long history to make wine with snakes in China. Modern pharmacology also proves that snake wine has anti-inflammatory, analgesic and sedative effects. Can enhance human immunity, and has obvious furuncle eliminating effect on the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. Snake wine has a strong effect of expelling wind and dredging collaterals, and has become a veritable "dragon medicine". Snake wine is a kind of wine which combines snake and wine reasonably and can be used for health care and treatment. As early as the Western Zhou Dynasty, the working people in our country began to drink snake wine. For thousands of years, Chinese medicine has accumulated valuable experience in snake wine. With the continuous improvement of people's living standards, snake wine has attracted more and more attention and welcome.
Snake wine has a good effect of strengthening the body, expelling miasma and poisonous gas, and can treat many diseases. Three-snake wine, five-snake wine, snake gall wine, snake whip wine and tortoise and snake wine, which are well-known at home and abroad, are all good products for treating diseases and strengthening the body. Snake wine contains many elements needed by human body, and it is an advanced tonic for human body. Moderate and regular drinking can treat migraine, waist wind, foot wind and perennial wind.
However, poisonous snakes must not drink indiscriminately. Some poisonous snakes, such as cobra and bamboo leaf green, are very toxic, so the medicinal liquor soaked with them can neither be easily taken orally nor used externally. Snake venom can penetrate into the skin and affect renal function. Some snakes have unknown toxicity and can be life-threatening. Therefore, you can't drink wine with poisonous snakes. In the process of brewing wine, it is necessary to correctly select the brewing medicinal liquor, select the appropriate snake species, and brew poisonous snake medicinal liquor with mature and scientific formula. Otherwise, it is harmful to health; In the worst case, it may even be life-threatening.
Selection of snake-soaking medicinal liquor and matters needing attention
1, the choice of soaking wine
(1) must be real pure grain wine, and wine selection is the most critical step in making medicinal liquor. As we all know, according to recent media reports, more than 70% of liquor on the market is blended with edible alcohol+spices+cyclamate+water, and the low-end liquor is as high as 95%. Many of them are blended with edible alcohol under the banner of pure grain brewing. The biggest difference between the two wines is that
Pure grain wine is brewed by natural fermentation, which contains many natural substances beneficial to human body, and these naturally formed substances will react chemically with medicinal materials to produce magical health care and medical effects. However, adding some additives to edible alcohol mixed wine is not beneficial to human body, and even affects the efficacy of destroying medicinal materials, so it is very important to choose brewing wine. If you accidentally choose alcohol blended wine as soaking wine, even the best medicinal materials will only be wasted and even counterproductive. Therefore, pure grain wine must be selected for brewing medicinal liquor, and the best medicinal materials can be matched with pure grain wine to exert the greatest effect of medicinal liquor. This kind of pure grain wine without additives is hard to find in the market. Here, the author recommends a grain wine of Guyangkang that I have been using. Only the wine brewed from pure grain can achieve the greatest effect of medicinal liquor.
(2) Degree: Generally, it is best to use high-quality pure grain liquor with an alcohol content of 50 ~ 60 degrees for processing medicinal liquor. From the analysis of Chinese herbal medicines, both Chinese herbal medicines and animal medicines contain water, and all contain bacteria and germs more or less. Only a slightly higher degree can kill bacteria and germs. Moreover, the water oozing from medicinal materials will dilute the alcohol content, so it is advisable to choose wine with higher degree. However, the low alcohol content is not conducive to the dissolution of effective components in Chinese herbal medicines, thus affecting the treatment and health care effects. Finally, from the perspective of quality assurance, low-alcohol wine combined with the dilution of medicinal materials has too high water content, which is not conducive to long-term preservation. In addition, the storage of wine will decrease over time. Therefore, it is better to choose 50-60 degrees wine for soaking wine.
(3) It is not advisable to choose plastic barreled wine: many PET plastic barreled wines on the market are cheap, which is actually very bad. Be sure to choose ceramic or glass bottled wine, and remember not to use PET plastic bottled wine. Although PET plastic bottled water is safe, wine is different from water. Wine has a strong corrosive effect, especially high-grade liquor, which is in contact with plastics, and it is very easy to mix some harmful plastic components in wine. Therefore, for safety reasons, it is best not to choose plastic.
2. Selection and treatment of medicinal materials soaked in medicinal liquor
Animal medicine should be stripped of internal organs and dirt, poisonous snakes should be decapitated, then washed with clear water, naturally dried or baked in a stove or oven to achieve the effect of dehydration and sterilization. Plants should remove dirt and impurities as much as possible and use them after drying in the shade. The reason of drying in the shade is to maintain the efficacy of medicinal materials.
3. Selection of soaking container for medicinal liquor
You must choose pottery pots or glassware to soak medicinal liquor. If possible, ceramic jars are more suitable for storing wine than glass jars. In ancient times, we boiled traditional Chinese medicine and stored wine with clay, which could accelerate the aging of wine. You can't choose plastic and metal utensils. Toxic substances are easy to escape from plastics and metals, or have toxic reactions. Glass and ceramics, however, will not produce the above situation. This is another important reason why I recommend Guchun grain wine to you. If the soaking amount is not large, the medicinal materials can be directly added to the pottery altar. In large quantities, go to bazaars and vegetable markets to buy special kimchi and wine-soaking utensils.
A complete collection of snake-soaked wine formulas
1. tortoise and snake wine
The formula of scarab, king cobra, Chinese angelica, Eucommia ulmoides and Lycium barbarum 10g, honey and rock sugar 10g, fragrant round rice 1kg and mineral water 1kg.
The production method of round rice mineral water is fermentation and distillation to make pure grain liquor. Add tortoise and snake for 6 months, and then add all the drugs to soak. Finally, add rock sugar and honey. Drink 30 grams on an empty stomach in the morning and evening.
Efficacy: nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, expelling wind and dampness, strengthening bones and muscles, and prolonging life. Can be used for treating diseases such as liver and kidney deficiency and rheumatism.
2, Tianma wine
Formula eggplant root 30g hemp seed 30g Rhizoma Drynariae15g Radix Aconiti Lateralis 30g night silkworm excrement.
The root of evil fruit (cut and baked) 10g Agkistrodon 10g Gastrodia elata 15g.
Loose joints (chopped) 15g defeated soft-shelled turtle (roasted with vinegar) 15g keel 10g tiger bone (roasted with wine) 10g.
Zaocys dhumnades (skinless with wine) 10g notopterygium root 10g angelica 15g.
Achyranthes bidentata (soaked in wine, cut and baked) 10g Chuanxiong 15g Radix Rehmanniae 15g pure grain liquor 1500ml.
Functions: expelling wind, promoting blood circulation, relieving pain, strengthening tendons and bones.
Methods 1 the above 19 medicinal materials, such as adzuki beans, were roughly mashed and put into gauze bags; 2 put it in a clean vessel, soak it in wine and seal it; Open it on the 4th day in spring and summer, take out the medicine bag after the 7th day in autumn and winter, and filter and bottle it for later use.
Usage: 15 ~ 20 ml each time. There is no limit to the temperature of wine.
Efficacy analysis of medicinal materials: Gastrodia elata, Pine Knot, Pelargonium root, Notopterygium root, Radix Angelicae Pubescentis, Solanum nigrum root and silkworm excrement; Dispelling wind and removing dampness, benefiting joints and treating wind flaccidity.
Rhizoma Drynariae, Carapax et Plastrum Testudinis, Os Draconis, Tiger Bone, Zaocys, Agkistrodon, Radix Aconiti Lateralis and Achyranthis Radix: benefiting liver and kidney, strengthening bones and muscles, promoting blood circulation and relieving pain.
Angelica sinensis, Ligusticum Chuanxiong, Fructus Cannabis and Radix Rehmanniae Preparata: nourishing yin and blood, nourishing blood and softening tendons.
This wine can dispel wind from inside and outside, strengthen the body resistance and eliminate evil spirits, and help dry and moisten dryness. It is mainly used to treat limb paralysis, which is unfavorable in action.
3. Gastrodia elata and Dendrobium wine
20g of Fructus Arctii, 20g of Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata and 20g of Herba Epimedii.
Acanthopanax bark 20g tiger tibia (coated with crispy brown) 32g Achyranthes bidentata 20g KUSANAGI 20g Cinnamomum cassia twig 20g.
Angelica 20g Eucommia 20g Aftersound 20g Sagittarius 20g Salvia 20g Dendrobium 20g
Sichuan pepper (except for slightly frying and sweating when eyes are closed) 25g Gastrodia elata 20g Chuanxiong 20g pure grain liquor 1500ml.
Functions: relaxing muscles and tendons, promoting blood circulation, strengthening muscles and bones, expelling wind and removing dampness.
Methods 1: the above herbs were mashed together and put into the urn; 2. Soak in wine and seal; Take it after 3 or 7 days.
Usage: 10ml every day. There is no limit to the temperature of wine. Drink 10 ml and 10 ml new wine until the taste of the medicine becomes weak.
Efficacy analysis of Dendrobium, Ligusticum Chuanxiong, Angelica sinensis and Salvia miltiorrhiza: relaxing tendons and promoting blood circulation.
Gastrodia elata: calming wind and calming liver.
Epimedium, Eucommia ulmoides Oliv. and Cibotii Rhizoma: tonify liver and kidney, and make bones hungry.
Acanthopanax senticosus, Achyranthes bidentata, Semen Cassiae, Fructus Arctii, Tiger Bone, Snake Meat, and Yam Taro: expelling wind and removing dampness, strengthening tendons and relieving pain.
Preparation of Radix Aconiti Lateralis Preparata and Fructus Zanthoxyli: Warming yang, dispelling cold and relieving pain.
Guixin: promoting blood circulation and warming spleen and kidney.
The wine has the effects of relaxing muscles and tendons, promoting blood circulation, strengthening muscles and bones, expelling wind and removing dampness, dispelling cold and relieving pain, and is mainly used for treating apoplexy, such as hemiplegia of hands and feet, joint pain, muscle rigidity, soreness of waist and knees, inability to bend over, edema of legs and feet, etc.
4. Zaocys wine
The formula Zaocys dhumnades 1 strip of high-quality pure grain liquor 1500ml.
Expelling wind, dredging collaterals and attacking poison.
Methods 1 Put Zaocys in a clean bottle; 2. Soak in wine for 3-4 days, and get the medicated wine.
Usage: 10 ~ 20ml each time, three times a day.
Efficacy analysis of Zaocys dhumnades: sweet and flat in nature; Non-toxic, can dispel wind and remove dampness, dredge meridians.
This wine is mainly used for rheumatism, skin numbness, bone and joint tuberculosis, polio, leprosy, prurigo, scabies and tetanus.
5. Yulin Jiufang (Qifang Series)
Formula: 30g of cistanche deserticola, 30g of raspberry, 30g of fried Fructus Psoraleae, 23g of mulberry, 23g of Lycium barbarum, 23g of dodder and leek seed, 22g of Broussonetia papyrifera, 22g of Achyranthes bidentata, 0/5g of lotus root/kloc-,7.5g of Fructus Cnidii, 7.5g of fried Chinese yam and 3,000g of pure grain liquor.
Preparation method: the medicine is processed into coarse powder, put into gauze bag, put into a container filled with Chinese liquor, and sealed and isolated.
Boiled in water for 4 hours, buried in soil for 2 days, and the anger subsided.
Efficacy: tonify liver and kidney, help yang and solidify essence. Suitable for impotence, premature ejaculation and tonic.
Dosage: 1 once a day in the morning and evening, 20ml each time.
6. Formula of whole plant fresh ginseng wine in Changbai Mountain: This product is a folk secret recipe in Changbai Mountain. It takes fresh ginseng from Changbai Mountain as the main raw material, based on the production of high-quality pure grain liquor, and is made from the solid or infusion of precious medicinal materials such as velvet antler, ganoderma lucidum, gastrodia elata, Pogostemon, Lycium barbarum, snake, gecko, Schisandra chinensis and Fritillaria.
Efficacy: This wine has the effects of strengthening the body, preventing diseases, resisting aging, improving intelligence and strengthening yang, and prolonging life. It is an ideal tonic for middle-aged and elderly people.
Usage: Drinking is enough.
7. Formula of tortoise and snake wine: scarab, king cobra, Angelica sinensis, Eucommia ulmoides, Lycium barbarum each 10g, honey and crystal sugar each 10g, fragrant round rice 1kg and mineral water 1kg.
The production method of round rice mineral water is fermentation and distillation to make pure grain liquor. Add tortoise and snake for 6 months, and then add all the drugs to soak. Finally, add rock sugar and honey. Drink 30 grams on an empty stomach in the morning and evening.
Efficacy: nourishing yin and tonifying kidney, expelling wind and dampness, strengthening bones and muscles, and prolonging life. Can be used for treating diseases such as liver and kidney deficiency and rheumatism.
8. Shaolin Eight Immortals Wine
[Formula] Clove 30g, Angelica sinensis 90g, Ligusticum Chuanxiong 90g, Carthamus tinctorius 90g, Panax notoginseng 15g, Impatiens balsamina 45g, sappan wood 45g, Zaocys 1 tablet, and high-quality pure grain liquor 1700g.
[Method] Chop up the medicinal materials, put them in a container filled with Chinese liquor, seal and soak for more than 60 days, and shake them regularly during soaking.
【 Efficacy 】 Activating blood circulation to remove blood stasis, dredging collaterals and relieving pain. Suitable for traumatic injury, blood stasis pain, redness and heat pain.
[Usage and dosage] Morning and evening 1 time, each time 15 ml.