At room temperature of about 20℃, under dry conditions, the soaking time of medicinal materials should be 15-30 days. The soaking time is mainly related to the texture of medicinal materials. If the wine turns red after soaking Lycium barbarum, it means that the efficacy has been soaked out.

If it is animal medicinal materials such as hippocampus and gecko, it takes a long time to brew, but because they may carry more bacteria, they should be drunk as soon as possible after soaking.

If you are experienced in brewing medicinal liquor, you can pour out a little to taste whether it is delicious or not, but be careful not to drink it directly at the bottle mouth, which will pollute the rest of the wine and accelerate the deterioration.

When drinking medicinal liquor, you can choose different amounts according to your personal tolerance, from 15 ml to 30 ml each time, and you can drink it two or three times a day. In adapting to the crowd, medicinal liquor is mainly used for the health care of patients with chronic diseases or the elderly, and pregnant women, children and adolescents generally do not need to take it.

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Classification of medicinal liquor

1, nourishing medicinal liquor

Is used for patients with deficiency of both qi and blood, spleen deficiency, liver and kidney yin deficiency and neurasthenia, and is mainly prepared from astragalus root, ginseng, pilose antler, etc. The famous prescriptions include Schisandra wine, Bazhen wine, Shiquan Dabu wine, Ginseng wine, chinese wolfberry wine and so on.

2. A medicated liquor for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis

For patients with wind-cold and apoplexy sequelae, the prescription is national wine and popular wine. For patients with musculoskeletal injuries, prescriptions include wine from falls and injuries. Menstrual patients can use menstruation regulating wine and angelica wine.

3. Antirheumatic medicinal liquor

For patients with rheumatism, the famous prescriptions include rheumatism medicinal liquor, wind-chasing medicinal liquor, rheumatism osteopathy liquor, Wujiapi liquor and so on. Among them, mild papaya wine and Yangxue Yufeng wine can be selected for those with mild symptoms. If you have rheumatism for many years, you can choose python wine, three snake wine and five snake wine with strong medicinal properties.

4, aphrodisiac wine

It is used for patients with kidney-yang deficiency and erectile dysfunction, and is mainly made of Lycium barbarum, Trifolium repens, etc. The famous prescriptions include multi-whip aphrodisiac wine, epimedium wine, Qingsongling wine, sheep tonic wine, Guilingji wine, ginseng antler wine, seal kidney wine and so on.

People's Daily Online-Is aged medicinal liquor better? Medicinal liquor may become moldy if it is soaked for too long. You must not drink it.