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Traditionally Preserved White Flower Snake Wine

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Traditionally Preserved White Flower Snake Wine,Effective for all types of wind disorders, regardless of whether they are acute or chronic, presenting with flaccidity and weakness in the hands and feet, deviation of the mouth and eyes, slurred speech, or tight and spasmodic tendons and veins, numbness and stiffness in the muscles, dry and itchy skin, and pain in the joints; or for conditions such as malignant sores, scabies, and ringworm.

Formulas Name : Traditionally Preserved White Flower Snake Wine

Chinese Name : 世传白花蛇酒

Drug Formulation

1 white flower snake (wash with warm water; remove 3 cun from both head and tail; soak in wine to remove bones and spines; use 1 liang of clean meat), 1 qian of whole scorpion (roasted), 1 qian of Angelica sinensis, 1 qian of Saposhnikovia divaricata, 1 qian of Notopterygium incisum, 5 qian of Dehuo, 5 qian of Angelica dahurica, 5 qian of Gastrodia elata, 5 qian of Paeonia rubra, 5 qian of Glycyrrhiza uralensis, and 5 qian of Cimicifuga foetida.

Source

Quoted from *Binhu Jianfang* in Volume 43 of *Compendium of Materia Medica*.

Processing

Coarsely chop the ingredients, place them in a silk bag, and store. Steam 2 dou of glutinous rice until cooked, then brew wine as usual. Place the bag in the fermentation vat. Once the wine is ready, remove it along with the bag, seal the container tightly, and boil until thoroughly cooked. Store in a shaded place for 7 days to remove toxins.

Benefits

Effective for all types of wind disorders, regardless of whether they are acute or chronic, presenting with flaccidity and weakness in the hands and feet, deviation of the mouth and eyes, slurred speech, or tight and spasmodic tendons and veins, numbness and stiffness in the muscles, dry and itchy skin, and pain in the joints; or for conditions such as malignant sores, scabies, and ringworm.

Instructions for Use

Drink several cups while warm, taking them continuously.

Traditionally Preserved White Flower Snake Wine,Quoted from *Binhu Jianfang* in Volume 43 of *Compendium of Materia Medica*.,Effective for all types of wind disorders, regardless of whether they are acute or chronic, presenting with flaccidity and weakness in the hands and feet, deviation of the mouth and eyes, slurred speech, or tight and spasmodic tendons and veins, numbness and stiffness in the muscles, dry and itchy skin, and pain in the joints; or for conditions such as malignant sores, scabies, and ringworm.

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