How should medicinal liquor be brewed? Wine is a drink that many people often drink, and medicinal liquor, as its name implies, is to soak wine with drugs, which can not only satisfy the desire to drink, but also nourish the body. I collected and sorted out the relevant information on how to make medicinal liquor for everyone. Let's have a look.

How to make medicinal liquor 1?

Steps:

1. Only flower Chinese medicine and liquid Chinese medicine are not processed and used, and all others are crushed into coarse powder with a particle size of 2-3 mm..

2. After the medicinal materials are put into the jar, they must be stirred evenly, so that the medicinal materials can be soaked first, and then covered and soaked. This is very important, otherwise the powder floats on the surface of the base wine, which is not conducive to extracting its effective components.

3. The jar only needs to be covered with a lid, and it can be covered tightly without sealing. This is because the soaking method is adopted, which is convenient to open the lid and stir at any time, and promotes the dissolution of effective components. The lid should be tightly closed in time, and the volatile loss of wine will be very small.

4. If you use Ejiao to remove the leached tannin, you can add Chinese herbal medicines and base wine to the jar, and then add the aqueous solution of Ejiao, so that once the tannin is dissolved, it can be precipitated by Ejiao immediately and then removed.

In summer, the jar should be placed in the shade. High temperature is beneficial to the dissolution of effective components, but too high temperature will increase the volatilization loss of alcohol.

6. Soaking time: Generally, Chinese herbal medicines with loose quality are soaked for 5-7 days. Rehmannia glutinosa, Polygonum multiflorum Thunb and Polygonatum sibiricum should be soaked for 7- 10 days. Valuable and hard medicinal materials should be soaked for 2-3 months. Precious medicinal materials can also be soaked repeatedly.

7. The filter residue can be filtered with a filter screen, or it can be filtered with a filter bag sold by a Chinese medicine shop or a double gauze bag.

8. If the medicinal liquor is turbid, egg white can be heated and solidified to remove Chinese medicine particles in the wine, and tannin can also be removed. In addition, nutrients and flavoring agents can be added as needed.

9. When adding egg white to remove Chinese medicine granules, the operation should be safe, and the heating temperature should not exceed 70 degrees Celsius. The boiling point of ethanol is 78 degrees Celsius, so don't heat it to boiling. The shorter the time, the better, so as not to cause a lot of ethanol volatilization loss.

How should medicinal liquor be brewed? 2. Wine and medicine can improve each other.

Medicinal liquor is a very good thing, its medicinal value is very high, it can bring us many effects, and it is a tonic that we all like very much.

Medicinal liquor contains 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.

Pay attention to drinking medicinal liquor at ordinary times, and drink too much tonic at a time, otherwise it will be harmful to your health. How can we prevent this from happening?

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, wolfberry, velvet antler, deer penis, cordyceps sinensis, American ginseng and so on.

Dry white wine, whole or sliced medicinal materials

Different wines have little effect on the curative effect, and the degree and smell of wine are generally selected according to personal preferences. You can choose low-alcohol wine with a small capacity of 38 degrees; 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.

How to brew medicinal liquor?

The advantage of liquor is 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.

Good medicinal liquor often takes a long time to brew, so we should all be good. Come and learn this knowledge. Let's have a look.

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.

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.

Drink one and a half at a time.

The medicinal materials are soaked in wine and stored indoors at room temperature, but attention should be paid to sealing them from light and shaking them several times a day. This is called "cold soaking" and is the most commonly used method. There is also a "hot cooking method"-boiling herbs in wine can warm yang and relieve exterior syndrome. However, this kind of wine is volatile, which makes it low in degree and not suitable for long-term storage, but only for short-term use.

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, while plant medicinal liquor can be taken for 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 in case of the following conditions, such as turbid texture, obvious floc, dark color, oil film on the surface, light wine taste and obvious rancidity taste.

When drinking, drink one or two to one and a half 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; It is best not to use medicinal liquor for treatment on an empty stomach or when eating; Anshen medicinal liquor is suitable for 1 ~ 2 hours before going to bed.

The efficacy of drinking medicinal liquor is different in different regions.

Beihan medicinal liquor mainly tonifies yang.

North China mainly includes Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, Henan, Shanxi and other regions, which has a temperate continental climate and less precipitation. Northerners generally have a strong taste and like to eat meat, and the incidence of hypertension and atherosclerosis is high. Due to the cold weather, it is easy to lead to insufficient yang. Winter is the best time to drink medicinal liquor, and from winter to the day before yesterday to the next spring, it is a good time for human body to replenish yang.

In northern China, medicinal liquor should be nourishing, tranquilizing, expelling wind and removing dampness. Commonly used Chinese herbal medicines include ginseng, pilose antler, Cordyceps sinensis, cistanche deserticola, Lycium barbarum, Schisandra chinensis, Radix Cyathulae, gecko (removing head and feet) and snake (removing head and viscera). Here are two common brewing methods.

Chinese wolfberry wine

Take 200 grams of Lycium barbarum, wash it, put it in a glass bottle, pour 1000 ml of 38-degree white dry wine, cover it tightly, put it in the dark, soak it for 5 days, shake it a few times and drink it. Good drinkers drink 30~50 ml each time, and bad drinkers drink 15 ml each time; Twice a day. Regular drinking can nourish liver and kidney, benefit essence and nourish blood, and is suitable for premature senility, impotence, backache, tinnitus, dizziness and amnesia caused by liver and kidney deficiency.

Panax notoginseng safflower wine (for external use): 50 grams of Panax notoginseng and 30 grams of Radix Cyathulae are taken and cut into small pieces; 30 grams of safflower, picking out impurities; Put the three herbs into a glass bottle, pour 500 ml of 50-degree white dry wine, cover tightly and soak in the dark for 30 days before use. For external use, this prescription has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, expelling wind and removing dampness, and relieving pain, and is suitable for swelling and pain caused by traumatic injury and rheumatic joint pain. When in use, a proper amount of medicated wine is applied to the affected part or painful part repeatedly until it is hot-pressed, and clothes and quilts are used to keep warm, 2-3 times a day. Pregnant women and blood loss are prohibited.

It should be noted that medicinal liquor should not be taken once the following situations occur: turbid texture (oxidation of effective components), obvious floc (deterioration and precipitation of effective components), dark color, oil film on the surface, light wine taste and obvious rancid taste.

Dong Shi is the best for strengthening the spleen and nourishing the stomach.

In eastern China, including Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Shanghai, Fujian and other regions, the warm rain near the sea is heavier than other regions, which has a certain impact on the human digestive system. People in this area are delicate and vulnerable to spleen and stomach diseases and skin diseases.

When brewing pharmaceutical wine in the eastern region, the alcohol content should be low and the medicinal properties should be mild. Generally, the degree of liquor is about 40 degrees; The alcohol content of yellow rice wine is low, but its efficacy is slightly worse than that of white wine. According to the characteristics of the eastern region, we recommend the following two brewing methods.

Wujingjiu

Take 500 grams of Lycium barbarum, 600 grams of pine leaves, 400 grams of Polygonatum sibiricum, 400 grams of Atractylodes macrocephala and 500 grams of asparagus, put them in a casserole, add water and boil them to 10 liter (if there is no big casserole, they can be cooked several times); Fine-tuning and grinding for standby; After semi-dry steaming of glutinous rice, pour it into a jar to be cooled, add the medicinal juice and fine powder, mix well, seal it, place it in a heat preservation place, and remove the residue after 2 1 day. One side of Wujing Liquor adopts brewing method, which is lukewarm and mild, can strengthen spleen and stomach, tonify essence and blood, dispel wind and remove dampness, and is a good recipe for prolonging life. Is suitable for people of all ages, and has therapeutic effects on fatigue, anorexia, dizziness, premature graying, dry skin and itching.

Yangmei wine

There is also the habit of soaking bayberry wine in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. Production method: Wash Myrica rubra, soak it in salt water for 65,438+0 hours, drain the water, dry it, spread it layer by layer in a wine soaking container, then add Chinese liquor and brew it in the shade for about 20 days. Regular drinking has antidiarrheal effect.

It should be noted that medicinal liquor must be selected under the guidance of a doctor, and it is not suitable for people with poor liver and kidney function, children and menstrual women.

The dryness in the west focuses on invigorating qi and nourishing yin.

The west includes five provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in the southwest (Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Tibet and Chongqing), five provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in the northwest (Shaanxi, Gansu, Qinghai, Xinjiang and Ningxia), and Inner Mongolia and Guangxi. Southwest China is rich in water resources; The northwest is short of water and the temperature is low.

How to brew medicinal liquor?

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that regional differences will lead to different constitutions, and the western region can be divided into several situations because of its particularity: 1. People with qi deficiency and yang deficiency are mostly distributed in the west and northeast, and people are prone to colds, gastroptosis, hyperhidrosis, shortness of breath, diarrhea, edema and low back pain; 2. It is hot and rainy in the south and east, and there are many people with damp heat and phlegm, which are prone to acne, furuncle, jaundice and other diseases; 3. In windy, dry and strong ultraviolet radiation areas, it is easy to produce yin deficiency constitution and suffer from cough, Sjogren's syndrome, hyperthyroidism and other yin deficiency and dryness syndromes.

The medicinal liquor brewed in the Western Regions is generally high in alcohol content and can be drunk all year round. Several brewing methods are recommended below, which are suggested to be applied under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine.

Ginseng and Ophiopogon japonicus wine: take 5g of Ginseng, 0/0g of Ophiopogon japonicus/kloc, 0/0g of Radix Rehmanniae Preparata, 0/0g of Polygonatum sibiricum/kloc, 0/0g of Schisandra chinensis/kloc, 0/000 ~ 1 300ml of Chinese liquor, and soak in a sealed way/kloc. 15 ~ 20ml each time, twice a day. This recipe is suitable for patients with physical weakness and neurasthenia after illness. Regular drinking by disease-free patients can strengthen the body and prolong life. However, people with yellow greasy tongue coating, bitter mouth and dry mouth, greasy skin and sticky stool are prohibited.

Yiqi Huoxue wine

Take 60g of Radix Astragali, Radix Angelicae Sinensis 10g, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong 10g, Radix Paeoniae Rubra 10g, Radix Achyranthis Bidentatae 10g, and 2500-3000ml of Chinese liquor, and take it after sealed soaking 1 week. 15 ~ 20ml each time, twice a day. This prescription is suitable for stroke hemiplegia, mouth-eye deviation, language disorder, limb numbness, salivation or urinary incontinence, and belongs to the constitution of qi deficiency and blood stasis. Active bleeding and unsatisfactory blood pressure control are prohibited.

In addition, all mineral drugs contain toxic components (mercury, arsenic, chromium, lead, etc. ), such as realgar and cinnabar, are not suitable for soaking in medicated wine. Many emperors in our country, such as Emperor Taizong, died because of taking pills and medicinal liquor containing lead and mercury, which needs special attention.

South fever focuses on promoting blood circulation and eliminating dampness.

South China mainly includes Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Jiangxi and other regions. There are many wet places, the hot season is relatively long, and there is less rain and snow in winter. People's skin is slack and vulnerable to external evils. General epidemic diseases and rheumatic joint pain are more common, such as viral infectious diseases and rheumatoid arthritis.

In southern China, besides drugs with the functions of warming yang and tonifying kidney, strengthening bones and relaxing tendons, and invigorating qi and blood, other products with the functions of expelling wind, removing dampness, dredging collaterals and relieving pain are widely used, such as the famous Shibaogong medicinal wine, Yishe wine, Sanshe wine, Tianma wine and papaya wine. Here are two common brewing recipes in the south.

Bushen Yao Qiang wine: take 30g of Epimedium, 30g of Taxilli, 30g of Morinda officinalis, 0g of Papaya10g, 0g of Eucommia ulmoides10g, 30g of Achyranthes bidentata, 30g of Gentiana macrophylla, 30g of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 30g of Angelica sinensis, 30g of Ligusticum chuanxiong18g, and 30g of Ramulus Mori. 30ml each time, twice a day. Regular drinking can tonify liver and kidney, strengthen waist and knees, and is suitable for rheumatic arthritis, liver and kidney deficiency, rheumatic lumbago and leg pain, hyperosteogeny and other diseases.

Nourishing blood and beautifying wine

Take 45g of Lycium barbarum, 0/5g of American ginseng/kloc-,60g of longan pulp, 45g of Chinese angelica, 60g of Chinese yam and 45g of red dates, clean them, put them in a container suitable for soaking, add 54% grain liquor1500 ~ 2000ml, and soak them in a sealed way for 30 days. 30ml each time, twice a day. It has the functions of enriching blood, nourishing blood and caring skin, and is especially suitable for women to drink, and can prevent and treat diseases such as blood deficiency and weak qi, sallow complexion, etc.

It is generally not advisable to drink medicinal liquor in summer in the south. It can be drunk before or after lunch or dinner 1 hour, but not before going to bed.