"Pheretima" is salty and cold, and has the functions of clearing away heat and relieving spasm, activating collaterals and diuresis. It's a first-class Chinese herbal medicine. Earthworms are rich in nutrients and contain many essential amino acids, among which the content of lysine is 24 times that of rice, 0/6 times that of wheat, 8.5 times that of eggs, 3.9 times that of beef and 4.6 times that of pork. Earthworms contain 465,438 0.62% crude protein, 23.0% crude fat and 65,438 0.56% moisture. In addition, it also contains carotene A and B, antipyretic alkali, earthworm, xanthine, urine, choline and guanidine.
"Pheretima wine" is made of fresh earthworm as the main raw material, Chinese herbal medicine and high-quality Daqu liquor, which has the functions of relaxing muscles and activating blood circulation, expelling wind and activating collaterals, eliminating dampness, nourishing liver and kidney, strengthening tendons and bones, etc. Can be used for treating diseases such as wind-cold, damp-heat, arthralgia due to dampness, lumbago and knee pain, tendon contracture, strangulation and swelling, apoplexy hemiplegia, laryngitis, toothache, urinary incontinence, lymphoid tuberculosis, and sores.
Production method:
1. Earthworm treatment: spread plastic sheets in sunny places, and pile fresh earthworms bought from earthworm farms into a cone with the bottom as big as a washbasin. After being exposed to the sun 10~30 minutes, the earthworm was afraid of light and heat, and hid in the center of the pile bottom, and then scraped off the materials on and around the conical pile with a comb and piled them in the center of the pile bottom. The screening method is to use an empty wooden box and a screen with an aperture of 0.4 cm, put the screen on the empty wooden box, and scatter the earthworm material in the center of the conical pile bottom on the net under strong light. After 8~ 15 minutes of strong light irradiation, the earthworm gradually entered the box through the mesh because of its fear of strong light. Aft separation, that earthworms in the box are put into a vat, and about 3 time of clear water is added, and the earthworm is allowed to stand for 30 minutes. After the excrement in the earthworm is discharged, take out the earthworm and beat it with a beater.
2. Extraction of earthworm liquid: put the crushed earthworm slurry into a jar, add about 5 times of 65℃ Daqu liquor, seal and soak for 20 days, absorb the supernatant, filter, distill the residue, and combine the distillate with the supernatant for later use.
3. Extraction of effective components in medicinal materials: weighing various Chinese medicinal materials according to the formula and coarsely pulverizing them. The medicinal materials were extracted by reflux extraction. The amount of alcohol added is about 5 times of the drug dosage, the temperature is kept below 60℃, and the reflux is 2 hours. After squeezing and filtering, the waste residue is produced together with the distillate for later use.
4. Preparation: measure the volume and alcohol content of the earthworm liquid and the liquid medicine, adjust the volume and alcohol content to a specified level with Daqu liquor and softened water according to the amount of the ground dragon and the medicinal materials, then add 10% sugar, seal and stand for 10 days, and filter and package.
Pharmacological test: the wine is yellow-green, with bouquet and medicinal fragrance, and slightly fishy smell. Tested by the Institute for Drug Control, the alcohol content was 45.2℃; Arsenic content < < 1ppm. No abnormality or death was found in the safety test of mice.