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Wine for Producing a Son

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Wine for Producing a Son

Formulas Name : Wine for Producing a Son

Chinese Name : 宜男酒

Drug Formulation

2 liang of whole Angelica sinensis, 2 liang of Poria cocos (with the spore layer removed), 2 liang of goji berries, 2 liang of Sichuan Achyranthes root, 2 liang of Eucommia bark (stir-fried with vinegar until the fibers break), 2 liang of longan flesh (peeled and pitted), 2 liang of walnut meat (shelled), and 2 liang of raisins (stemmed and unpeeled).

Source

*Tongshou Lu*, Volume 1.

Processing

Soak the above herbs in 10 jin of high-quality, ash-free liquor. Place the mixture in a porcelain jar, seal it tightly, and simmer in a double boiler for the duration of one incense stick. Bury the jar in the ground for 7 days, then dig it up.

Instructions for Use

Take 2–3 cups warm, morning and evening. Alternatively, use 10 jin of rice-based liquor; in this case, there is no need to boil it—simply steep for 7 days before consumption.

Wine for Producing a Son,*Tongshou Lu*, Volume 1.,

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