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Ning Shui Shi Wine

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Ning Shui Shi Wine,Effective for the Eight Winds, the Twelve Bi Syndromes, hemiplegia with loss of coordination, indigestion with cold deficiency, the Five Labors, and the Seven Injuries. Also effective for postpartum ailments in women and irregular menstruation.

Formulas Name : Ning Shui Shi Wine

Chinese Name : 凝水石酒

Drug Formulation

1 liang of Ning Shui Shi, 1 liang of white quartz, 1 liang of white calcite, 1 liang of Daizhashi, 1 liang of alum, 1 liang of Zhushi, 1 liang of gypsum, 1 liang of sodium carbonate,1 liang of Heather, 1 liang of Stone Weed, 1 liang of Aconite (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed), 1 liang of Aconite Root (roasted until cracked, with skin and pith removed), 1 liang of Changshan, 1 liang of Dipsacus, 1 liang of Corydalis, 1 liang of White Atractylodes, 1 liang of Fangfeng (with branches removed), 1 liang of Scutellaria (with black core removed), 1 liang of Coptis (with stalks removed),Rhubarb (roasted) 1 liang, Ephedra (with roots and nodes removed) 1 liang, Prepared Rehmannia 1 liang, Cornus officinalis 1 liang, Apricot Kernel (soaked in hot water, with skin, tip, and double kernels removed) 1 liang, Scrophularia 1 liang, (艹闾) Ru 1 liang, Wolf’s-bane 1 liang, Pinellia (washed 7 times in hot water, then dried) 1 liang,Lilu 1 liang, Acorus 1 liang, Xianhu (with root tip removed) 1 liang, Centipede (roasted) 1 liang, Licorice (roasted) 1 liang, Gentiana 1 liang, Platycodon (chopped, roasted) 1 liang,Dodder Seed (soaked in wine overnight, then roasted) 1 liang, Qin Jiao (with stems and soil removed) 1 liang, Peony Root 1 liang, Purple Aster (with stems removed) 1 liang, White Angelica Root 1 liang, Polygala Root (with core removed) 1 liang, Selaginella 1 liang.

Source

*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 9.

Processing

Chop the above herbs into pieces the size of sesame seeds, place them in a silk bag, and add 3 dou of water. On the 7th day of the 7th lunar month, prepare 3 jin of rice malt and cook 3 sheng of millet into rice. Following the standard method for making wine, place the herb bag into the fermentation vessel. Ferment for 7 days in spring and autumn, 10 days in winter, and 3 days in summer until the wine is ready.

Benefits

Effective for the Eight Winds, the Twelve Bi Syndromes, hemiplegia with loss of coordination, indigestion with cold deficiency, the Five Labors, and the Seven Injuries. Also effective for postpartum ailments in women and irregular menstruation.

Instructions for Use

Take half a chicken eggshell per dose, three times daily. Dry the medicinal residue from the pouch in the sun. Pound and sift it again; take one fangcun bi per dose, washed down with wine. Continue until the body feels warm.

Ning Shui Shi Wine,*Shengji Zonglu*, Volume 9.,Effective for the Eight Winds, the Twelve Bi Syndromes, hemiplegia with loss of coordination, indigestion with cold deficiency, the Five Labors, and the Seven Injuries. Also effective for postpartum ailments in women and irregular menstruation.

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