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Lamb Wine

Formulas Name : Lamb Wine

Chinese Name : 羊羔酒

Drug Formulation

1 shi of rice, 7 jin of fatty mutton, 14 liang of malt (any type of malt is acceptable), 1 jin of apricot kernels, and 1 liang of wood fragrant.

Source

From *Nourishing the Elderly for a Long Life*, Volume 3, citing *Formulas from the Huacheng Hall of the Xuanhe Era*.

Instructions for Use

Soak the rice in water according to standard method. Cut the lamb into square pieces and simmer until tender; add the apricot kernels and continue cooking. Reserve approximately 7 dou of the broth, mix it with steamed rice and malt, and ferment the mixture with Frankincense. Ensure no water is added. The mixture will be ready in 10 days, with an extremely sweet and smooth flavor.

Lamb Wine，From *Nourishing the Elderly for a Long Life*, Volume 3, citing *Formulas from the Huacheng Hall of the Xuanhe Era*.，

Copyright: Excerpt from From *Nourishing the Elderly for a Long Life*, Volume 3, citing *Formulas from the Huacheng Hall of the Xuanhe Era*., Copyright belongs to the Original Author and all original sources, This article was shared by DeDe on August 31, 2026, Please credit the source and include a link to the original article when reposting.

Terminology Proofreading: [Cheng Bo] | August 31, 2026
Reviewed by: [Wang Zhongxiang, Associate Chief TCM Physician (China)] | August 31, 2026

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