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Xu’s Fermented Soybean Wine

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Xu’s Fermented Soybean Wine,Weakness in the legs due to wind-toxin, with stiffness, fullness, and shortness of breath.

Formulas Name : Xu’s Fermented Soybean Wine

Chinese Name : 徐豉酒

Drug Formulation

1 sheng of high-quality fermented soybeans.

Source

Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Vol. 3); name cited in *Formulas from the Physician’s Heart* (Vol. 8).

Benefits

Weakness in the legs due to wind-toxin, with stiffness, fullness, and shortness of breath.

Instructions for Use

Steam three times and sun-dry three times; then steep in 3 dou of fine wine for three nights. Drink according to one’s constitution; for prevention, there is no need to wait for a specific time—simply boil the fermented soybeans in wine and consume them. Once the weakness in the legs has slightly improved, continue with other formulas and combine them with moxibustion.

Xu’s Fermented Soybean Wine,Formula from *Formulas for Emergency Use* (Vol. 3); name cited in *Formulas from the Physician’s Heart* (Vol. 8).,Weakness in the legs due to wind-toxin, with stiffness, fullness, and shortness of breath.

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