What are the functions and effects of soaking hornets and wasps in wine?

The production process of hornet wine is to use live bees (hornets) to brew the wine. This wine is very effective in preventing rheumatism. So what are the production processes of hornet wine?

The efficacy of wasp and wasp wine

Wasp and hornet wine has the effects of strengthening yang and kidney, dispelling wind and dampness, relaxing muscles and bones, and enhancing physical fitness. Wasp and hornet wine is made by soaking wasps in concentrated wine. It is a new medicinal and nutritional wine that has emerged in modern medicine in recent years. However, hornet and wasp wine has been recorded in folk medicine books as early as the Ming Dynasty, and it has now been included in the "Chinese Pharmacopoeia". Hornet and wasp venom has been used as a good medicine for treating joint pain, arthritis and other rheumatic bone pains since ancient times. Wasp and wasp wine has the same effect, and it is easy to carry and avoids the pain of being stung by wasps and wasps.

Wasp and hornet wine is also a nutritious tonic wine. Drinking hornet and wasp wine can relieve fatigue, eliminate rheumatism, and enhance blood circulation. It is most suitable for people who work on the go all year round, work in water, in dark and humid environments, or the elderly.

How to drink wasp wine

The recommended drinking amount is 25-50 ml each time, 2-3 times a day. People who are used to drinking can drink more, while people who are not good at drinking can start with a small dose and gradually increase the amount. One bottle (5 jin) is one course of treatment. For mild cases, 1 to 3 bottles are enough. For severe cases, it should be taken for a long time until the patient is cured.

The production process of wasp wine

1. Bee Catching

"The villagers would wear straw raincoats and straw hats and fumigate the bees with smoke until they fainted. Then they would put the bees into cloth bags woven from palm leaves. The bees were fierce and would attack people in groups. Many villagers would return home with swelling, and some would even die. This was not unheard of." In the early years, the Hakka ancestors caught bees and made wine to dispel wind and dampness, and they would eat bee roe to strengthen their bodies. The bee catching technique is still popular today. Today, bee catchers wear double-layer raincoats and safety helmets, and use a fuse to blow smoke into the beehive. Five minutes later, they remove the nest and pick up the bees.

2. Select bees and add medicine

Tear off the nesting cloth on the cell, turn it upside down, catch it with a container at the bottom, then tap the back of the cell a few times, and the fat white bee pupae will fall into the container. If there are bee pupae that have already grown wings, the wings will still be stuck to the nest cells. When you pick them up with your hands, you have to be gentle. If you use too much force, the wings will break and your hands will be covered with liquid. Then the adult bees, young bees, pupae and nesting materials are separated to prepare different types of honey wine.