Five-Ingredient Wine

Five-Ingredient Wine,Cold qi has injured the stomach, causing muscle weakness; the patient cannot sit still on a flat mat and is restless.

Formulas Name : Five-Ingredient Wine

Chinese Name : 五加酒

Drug Formulation

2 sheng of Acanthopanax bark, 2 sheng of Lycium bark, 8 liang of dried Rehmannia root, 8 liang of Salvia root, 1 jin of Eucommia bark, 4 liang of dried ginger, 3 liang of Aconite root, and 1 jin of calcite bed.

Source

From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 6, citing *Shanfan Fang*.

Benefits

Cold qi has injured the stomach, causing muscle weakness; the patient cannot sit still on a flat mat and is restless.

Instructions for Use

Soak in 2 dou of clear wine for three nights. Take 7 he per dose, twice daily.

Five-Ingredient Wine,From *Yixin Fang*, Volume 6, citing *Shanfan Fang*.,Cold qi has injured the stomach, causing muscle weakness; the patient cannot sit still on a flat mat and is restless.

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