Coix Seed Wine

Coix Seed Wine,Leg numbness and stiffness.

Formulas Name : Coix Seed Wine

Chinese Name : 薏苡仁酒

Drug Formulation

2 liang of coix seed, 2 liang of Achyranthes root, 1 liang of sea-tung bark, 1 liang of acanthopanax bark, 1 liang of angelica root, 1 liang of saposhnikovia root, 1 liang of eucommia bark (roasted with ginger juice), half a liang of white atractylodes, 1 liang of fried trichosanthes peel, and 2.5 liang of raw rehmannia root.

Source

From *The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 18.

Processing

Grind the ingredients into a coarse powder, place them in a raw silk bag, and soak in 5 sheng of ash-free wine. Soak for 14 days in spring, autumn, and winter; during the intense heat of summer, divide the mixture into several portions and soak each portion in the wine.

Benefits

Leg numbness and stiffness.

Instructions for Use

Take one or half a zhan daily, warm and on an empty stomach, 3–4 times a day, maintaining a constant, mild intoxication from the wine. With long-term use, one will often feel as if hundreds of worms are crawling beneath the skin—this is the manifestation of wind-dampness.

Coix Seed Wine,From *The Book of Saving Lives*, Volume 18.,Leg numbness and stiffness.

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