Ginseng, Deer Antler, and Tiger Bone Wine

Ginseng, Deer Antler, and Tiger Bone Wine,Pain in the tendons and bones, numbness and loss of sensation, hemiplegia, cold distension of the stomach and abdomen, soreness in the lower back and legs, convulsions and spasms, paralysis and atrophy, and all diseases caused by wind, cold, and dampness.

Formulas Name : Ginseng, Deer Antler, and Tiger Bone Wine

Chinese Name : 参茸虎骨酒

Drug Formulation

4 liang of tiger tibia, 3 liang of ephedra, 2 liang of saposhnikovia root, 1 liang of red ginseng, 5 liang of guanjin, 3 liang of cinnamon twig, 2 liang of Huai achyranthes root, 4 liang of white flower snake,2 liang of roasted Strychnos nux-vomica, 4 liang of Stephania root, 3 liang of tangerine peel, 2 liang of Eucommia bark, 2 liang of Angelica sinensis, 4 liang of Carica papaya, 2 liang of myrrh, 3 liang of Clematis root, 2 liang of Gentiana root, 4 liang of cassia bark, 1 liang of deer antler, 2 liang of frankincense, 1 liang of Dipsacus root, 1 liang of Psoralea seed, 1 liang of turtle shell gelatin, 2 liang of Notopterygium root, and 3 liang of dragon’s blood flowers.

Source

From *Collection of National Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Shenyang Formula).

Processing

Place all the herbs in a muslin bag, place the bag in a jar, and pour in 100 jin of white liquor. Seal the jar tightly, then place it in a pot of boiling water and simmer for 6 hours. Remove the bag and strain out the residue. Add 6 jin of rock sugar; add the dragon’s blood and rock sugar last.

Benefits

Pain in the tendons and bones, numbness and loss of sensation, hemiplegia, cold distension of the stomach and abdomen, soreness in the lower back and legs, convulsions and spasms, paralysis and atrophy, and all diseases caused by wind, cold, and dampness.

Instructions for Use

Take one cup (approximately 2 qian) warm, once in the morning and once in the evening.

Note

Contraindicated for pregnant women.

Ginseng, Deer Antler, and Tiger Bone Wine,From *Collection of National Prescriptions for Traditional Chinese Medicinal Formulations* (Shenyang Formula).,Pain in the tendons and bones, numbness and loss of sensation, hemiplegia, cold distension of the stomach and abdomen, soreness in the lower back and legs, convulsions and spasms, paralysis and atrophy, and all diseases caused by wind, cold, and dampness.

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