Medicinal wine is a relatively common use of traditional Chinese medicine. Generally, Chinese medicine is soaked in wine. Medicinal wine has a very good curative effect because alcohol can extract the active ingredients in the medicine to a large extent. However, Medicinal wine can only be applied to some diseases. So, what are the formulas of general medicinal wine for external use? What should you pay attention to when using medicinal wine for external use?
1. Precautions when using medicinal wine for external use
1. Most medicinal wine for external use is a drug that promotes blood circulation, removes blood stasis, promotes blood circulation and relieves pain. Therefore, it is strictly forbidden to take it orally to avoid poisoning reactions.
2. When massaging and holding tissues with medicinal wine, be careful not to directly rub the convex part of the bone to avoid damaging the soft tissue and periosteum of the bone surface and aggravating the condition.
3. The massage technique should be light at first and then heavy, and then gradually reduce towards the end.
4. The massage time should not be too long, about 15 to 20 minutes each time, once a day or once every other day. Generally, every 5 times is a course of treatment.
5. For those with bone tumors, bone tuberculosis, soft tissue suppuration and infection, you can only apply it superficially to the areas with severe pain. Do not push, pull or apply heavy pressure to avoid the spread of the lesions.
6. Local bleeding, redness and swelling will occur within two days after soft tissue injury. If the affected area is massaged vigorously, the symptoms will be aggravated, so it should not be used.
7. The medicinal wine massage method should not be used for fresh fractures, joint dislocations, and epidermal damage. This method should also be prohibited for patients with serious heart, liver, lung, and kidney diseases.
2. Recipe of medicinal wine for external use
(1) Medicinal wine for rheumatism
Recipe: 30 grams of four pieces of tile, flea, turmeric, gardenia, 45 grams each of Cortex Phellodendron and Bogudan, 30 grams each of madder leaf, Shegan, Yunshi, and Bailiangjin, 9 grams each of Aliteng and Nanlu, 30 grams each of peony root, star leaf, and ranunculus, 30 grams of aster, and borneol. 4.5 grams, appropriate amount of 75% ethanol.
Preparation method: Grind the first 17 flavorings into fine powder, put it in a container, add 75% ethanol, seal and soak it for 2 times, the first time (the alcohol soaks the medicinal surface is the degree) after soaking for 10 days , filter and collect the liquid; add 75% ethanol for the second time (drug residue) and soak for 5 days, filter and discard the residue. Combine the two dips, mix well, and bottle for later use.
Function: dispelling rheumatism and strengthening bones.
Indications: Promoting fracture healing and functional recovery.
Usage: External use. Rub the affected area externally, 3 times a day, for one week.
Note: Quoted from "Compilation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Preparations". Do not take internally.
(2) Compound safflower wine
Recipe: 27 grams each of frankincense and myrrh, Acanthopanax bark, Sichuan black flower, Cao Wu, safflower, Akebia, and Shenjincao , peach kernel, clematis, angelica root, Dipsacus diphisae 63 grams each, 4000 ml of 40% ethanol.
Preparation method: Mash the first 12 flavors, put them in a container, add 40% ethanol in two times, seal and soak. The first time is soaked in 2000 ml of ethanol for 4 days, filtered, and the first time is used. The residue was soaked in 2000 ml of ethanol for 3 days and filtered. Combine the two filtrates and let stand. The concentration is 20%.
Function: dispersing blood stasis and reducing swelling.
Indications: bruises and injuries.
Usage: External use. Take this medicinal wine and rub the affected area 1-2 times a day.
Note: Quoted from "Compilation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Preparations". Do not take internally.
3. People with taboos related to medicinal wine
Women cannot drink medicinal wine during pregnancy and lactation.
During menstruation, even if menstruation is normal, you should not drink medicinal wine with strong blood-activating function.
People with liver disease, high blood pressure, heart disease, chronic nephritis, digestive system ulcers, epilepsy and alcohol allergy should avoid taking medicated wine.