The efficacy and function of Broomrape wine

Orobancha, also known as Cistanche deserticola, is a plant with relatively high nutritional and medicinal value. Cistanche deserticola is often used to make wine. Drinking Cistanche deserticola wine has many functions such as nourishing the kidneys and liver, improving hearing and eyesight, refreshing the mind and relieving pain. In addition, when using Cistanche deserticola to make wine, you can also add a variety of other medicinal materials to make it have higher nutritional value. Here I will introduce the recipes and preparation methods of four kinds of wines: Cistanche deserticola wine, Cistanche cornus wine, Epimedium Cistanche wine and Yulin wine.

1. Cistanche deserticola wine

Recipe: 35 grams each of Cistanche deserticola, Morinda officinalis, Polygala tenuifolia, Achyranthes bidentata, Schisandra chinensis, and Dipsacus asper, 50 grams of Raspberry, 30 grams of Cornus officinalis, and 1000 grams of liquor.

Preparation method: pound the above medicines into coarse powder, put them in a summer white cloth bag, place it in a clean jar, fill it with wine and seal the mouth, pound it for 5 days in summer, 7 days in autumn and winter, then add 1000 grams of cold boiled water, mix well and set aside.

Efficacy: Nourishes the kidneys and liver, nourishes the heart, improves hearing and eyesight, and beautifies the face. It is suitable for symptoms such as liver and kidney deficiency, deafness and blurred vision, back pain, leg fatigue, mental fatigue and weakness. Dosage: Take 10-15 ml warm drink on an empty stomach, once in the morning and once in the evening.

2. Cornus officinalis wine

Recipe: 60 grams of Cistanche deserticola, 25 grams of Yam, 35 grams of Schisandra chinensis, 40 grams of stir-fried Eucommia ulmoides, 30 grams each of Achyranthes bidentata, Cuscuta australis, White Poria, Alisma orientalis, Rehmannia glutinosa, Cornus officinalis, Morinda officinalis, and Polygala tenuifolia, and 2000 grams of pure wine.

Preparation method: Process and crush the above medicines, put them in a silk bag or gauze, put them into a clean porcelain jar or earthenware jar, pour in strong wine to soak, and seal it. After 5 days of pounding in summer and 7 days in autumn and winter, you can open the medicine bag, remove it, filter and clarify it.

Efficacy: Nourishes the liver and kidneys. It is suitable for symptoms such as liver and kidney deficiency, dizziness, tinnitus, deafness, amnesia, weak waist and legs, and cold limbs. Dosage: Take 10-15 ml warm drink on an empty stomach, once in the morning and once in the evening.

3. Epimedium and Cistanche wine

Recipe: 50 grams of Cistanche deserticola, 100 grams of Epimedium, and 1000 grams of white wine (or rice wine). Preparation method: Crush the above medicines, soak them in wine, seal the lid, place in a cool place, shake several times a day, and open the lid after 7 days before drinking.

Efficacy: Nourishes the kidney and strengthens yang. It is suitable for impotence due to kidney yang deficiency, infertility due to uterine cold, and pain in the waist and knees. Dosage: 3 times a day, 10-15 ml each time.

4. Yulin Wine Recipe

Recipe: 30 grams each of Cistanche deserticola, raspberry, and fried Psoralea corylifolia, 23 grams each of mulberry, wolfberry, dodder seed, leek seed, paper mulberry seed, and Morinda officinalis, 22 grams each of Cornus officinalis and Achyranthes bidentata, 15 grams of Cnidium monnieri, 7.5 grams each of fried yam and costus root, and 3000 grams of white wine.

Preparation method: Process the above medicines into coarse powder, put them into a gauze bag, put them into a container together with white wine, seal it, boil it in water for 4 hours, bury it in the soil for 2 days, and anneal it.

Efficacy: Nourishes the liver and kidneys, strengthens yang and consolidates essence. Suitable for impotence, premature ejaculation, and fertility. Dosage: Take once in the morning and evening each day, 20 ml each time.