Herbal Wines For Qi And Blood Circulation (47)

Herbal Wines For Qi and Blood Circulation (47)

One method of taking Chinese herbs is to ferment them in wines. This is a popular practice especially among Chinese males. Although any kind of herb can be used for different reasons, the purpose is centered round better Qi and blood circulation. Herbal wines are effective for conditions that occur frequently such as joint pains, lack of energy, cold hands and feet, and sexual weakness.

The method of preparation is very simple. First, you determine what wine to use. Then you add the right kind of herbs chopped into smaller pieces in order to squeeze into the bottle. The period of fermentation should be at least six months, or the longer the better.

Chinese rice or wheat wines are used as a tradition. However, you may choose other wines if you prefer. Whisky, brandy and vodka are being used too in modern days. It all boils down to a matter of individual taste.

Besides stuffing the raw herbs into the bottle for fermentation, there exists a better alternative to extract more essence out of the herbs. That is to boil and simmer the herbs in a cup of water for half an hour. When the solution cools, pour it into the wine bottle, including the boiled herbs. This will also make the herb wine ready sooner for use.

The following herbs are selected. You may choose any combination for your own purpose.
1) Strengthen bones/muscles/tendons, and reduce pains
San Qi 三七
Niu Xi 牛膝
Gu Sui Bu 骨碎補
Jin Gou Ji 金狗瘠

2) Nourish blood
Chuan Xiong 川芎
Dang Gui 當歸
Shu Di Huang 熟地黃

3) Enhance blood circulation
Sang Ji Sheng 桑寄生
Du Huo 獨活
Wu Jia Pi 五加皮

4) Enhance Qi
Huang Qi 黃耆
Ren Shen 人參
Fu Ling 伏苓

5) Improve sexual strength
Rou Cong Rong 肉蓯容
Ba Ji Tian 巴戟天
Suo Yang 鎖陽

Please go to www.herbsandtea.com for further information.
Raw herbs or capsules can be tailor-made for your special conditions.

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[dardonZ]

Hm im curious to how this can strengthen sexual energy.. Being that alcohol is usually bad for the liver and kidneys. Can you inform me a bit?

[askjohnfung]

It is a fact in life that too much of anything is no good, and too little of anything has no effects. The key is to get the balanced amounts.

If you use too much or too strong alcohol, or drink one bottle of this herbal recipe a day, it will sure do you damage. If you drink one small cup a day or the balanced quantity, it will help you.

[buzzaw77]

Well, no authority invented these names and categories. But I thought that people practicing Chinese Med used these categories because it is useful to describe and differentiate herbs based on their effects. I do not know exactly what the differences between 'Wind-Damp' and 'Blood Rectifying' are, but I assumed there were significant differences, hence the need to differentiate them with different names.

[askjohnfung]

You've missed my explanation about "Wind Damp" in my Joint Pains video.

This is the first time I've heard about "Blood rectifying". It does not make sense to me. It's just another invention. So I ignore it.

It's easy to find one million different words and try to spend your lifetime to differentiate between them. If that's the way you want to learn Chinese medicine, it's your choice. I would not recommend it though.

[buzzaw77]

From what you've been saying it sounds like there's no point in classifying herbs at all, that they defy meaningful classification, because they can be classified in any way you choose. By size, or feel, or color or whatever you like, as you say a million different words. But yet whey you look in a herbal dictionary they are classified, and I assumed this classification was meaningful and useful for the purpose of choosing appropriate herbs.

[askjohnfung]

You still don't get it! I never said there is no point to classify the herbs. I said there is a practical reason to classify them if it benefits our usage, not confusing us. See my videos on herbal knowledge and Hot/Cold.

[dardonZ]

Ah alright, then the whole 1 cup of red wine a day makes sense but not such heavy drinkers.. Lol.

Thank you very much =)

[gzskras]

Thanks for your thoughful videos. I am learning a lot from you, and am interested to know how to select the best herbs posible or if you can tell us where to purchase or maybe order by mail.

[askjohnfung]

Although you say "rationally", I don't think you have applied your reasons. You are too obsessed with names and labels such as "Wind-Damp" and "Blood Rectifying" and "Blood Circulation". What do those things mean? What are the differences? Which authority invents these names? Basically, they are about the same. You can give them a thousand more names and invent reasons that they are all different. But that does not help you in practice.

[buzzaw77]

I notice all the herbs you listed for Enhancing Blood Circulation are from the category 'Wind-Damp Dispelling Herbs', rationally I would have thought you would use herbs from the 'Blood Rectifying Herbs' category for this purpose? The name seems to imply that the herbs are specific for this purpose.