Turnip Wine，*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 16.，Effective for all diseases involving rampant wind-pathogen, lower abdominal swelling, masses and masses, cholera and sudden illness, wandering spirits and sudden onset of disease, acute typhoid fever, wind-dampness and cold, headaches and heaviness of the body, as well as cold and heat, wind-deficiency, and headaches caused by wind.
Turnip Wine
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Formulas Name : Turnip Wine
Chinese Name : 芫菁酒
Drug Formulation
30 Chinese turnips, 30 croton seeds (peeled, pitted, and boiled), 30 blister beetles (wings and legs removed, boiled), 1 liang aconite root (peeled), 1 liang rhododendron, 1 liang asarum, 1 liang aconite (peeled), 1 liang dried ginger, 1 liang cinnamon bark, 1 liang Sichuan pepper (with seeds and closed tips removed, roasted),Aconite Rhizome (peeled) 1 liang, Scutellaria Root 1 liang.
Source
*Qianjin Yi*, Volume 16.
Processing
Cut the ingredients into pieces and steep them in 1 dou of wine for 10 days.
Benefits
Effective for all diseases involving rampant wind-pathogen, lower abdominal swelling, masses and masses, cholera and sudden illness, wandering spirits and sudden onset of disease, acute typhoid fever, wind-dampness and cold, headaches and heaviness of the body, as well as cold and heat, wind-deficiency, and headaches caused by wind.
Instructions for Use
Take half a he per dose, twice daily. If bitterness or discomfort occurs, drink 1 sheng of water to alleviate it, until relief is felt. Begin with a small amount of wine; when the medicine takes effect, one should vomit 1–2 sheng of clear fluid.
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Turnip Wine,Effective for all diseases involving rampant wind-pathogen, lower abdominal swelling, masses and masses, cholera and sudden illness, wandering spirits and sudden onset of disease, acute typhoid fever, wind-dampness and cold, headaches and heaviness of the body, as well as cold and heat, wind-deficiency, and headaches caused by wind.