Can realgar wine be consumed by humans?

Many people know that realgar wine is very useful, but many people use it to wipe their skin or sprinkle it on the ground to prevent poisonous insects from crawling in. In short, the effect is very powerful. In the ancient world, realgar wine can also be used to prevent monsters, drive away viruses, and drive away plagues. So, can such a magical realgar wine be drunk? Let's take a look.

Realgar wine is a kind of white wine or yellow wine soaked with realgar powder, which is usually consumed during the Dragon Boat Festival.

As a traditional Chinese medicinal material, realgar can be used as an antidote and insecticide. Therefore, ancient people believed that realgar could restrain snakes, scorpions and other insects, "it can kill all kinds of poisons, ward off all kinds of evil spirits, and control poison. If a person wears it, tigers and wolves will lie down when they enter mountains and forests, and all kinds of poisons will avoid them when they enter rivers." In Chinese myths and legends, there are often plots of using realgar wine to restrain animals that have transformed into spirits. For example, the white snake spirit Bai Niangzi, who had transformed into a human form, accidentally drank realgar wine and lost control, revealing her true form. Therefore, the ancients not only sprinkled realgar powder in places where mosquitoes breed, but also drank realgar wine in the hope of warding off evil and keeping themselves from getting sick.

In ancient my country, there was a custom of drinking realgar wine during the Dragon Boat Festival, and this custom is still preserved in some areas. We also know that realgar is actually a traditional Chinese medicine. Since the traditional Chinese medicine realgar can be brewed into wine, what are its edible effects?

Realgar is a natural crystalline mineral with antibacterial, detoxifying and dehumidifying effects. It is mostly used to treat skin diseases and insect bites. But please note that after heating, realgar will turn into arsenic trioxide, which we usually call "arsenic", which is highly toxic.

1. Treatment of skin itching: 6 grams of realgar, 10 grams of pepper, 10 grams of mugwort, and 10 grams of saposhnikovia divaricata. Put them into a pot, add 2000 ml of water and boil for 10 minutes. When it reaches the right temperature, wipe the affected area to stop the itching. Suitable for chronic eczema, neurodermatitis, skin allergies and other diseases.

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2. Treatment of shingles: Grind 20 grams of realgar and 30 grams of rhubarb into fine powder, mix with white wine (or tea) to form a paste, and apply to the affected area; or use 10 grams each of realgar and alum and 3 grams of amber, grind them into powder, sieve them, and mix with cold boiled water to form a paste. Dip a sterilized cotton swab in the medicine and apply it to the affected area, applying it as it dries; or grind realgar, rhubarb, and borneol into fine powder in equal parts, mix with sesame oil and apply to the affected area several times a day. Use the medicine for 7-10 days in a row and it will heal.

3. Treatment of impetigo: 100 grams each of realgar, fried tortoise shell, fried coptis root, 30 grams of borneol, grind them into fine powder, apply it 3 times a day, and sprinkle a small amount on the sore surface.

4. To treat acute suppurative infection of fingers: 3 grams of realgar, 1 fresh pig gallbladder, and a little white wine. Grind realgar into powder, put it into pig bile together with wine and mix well. Wash the affected finger and soak it in the pig bile. It usually heals in 2-3 days.

5. Realgar for treating snake bites: 15 grams of realgar, 5 grams of white arsenic, 15 grams of camphor, and 2.5 grams of borneol, grind them into fine powder, roll the medicine with paper, roll it into a ring, then light it and smoke the bitten area until purple-black liquid flows out, until the liquid is gone.

You can drink realgar wine, but you must pay attention to the dosage. Do not drink too much. Drinking too much is very bad for your body and can damage your liver. So be careful. Realgar wine is generally used to treat various diseases and very few people drink it. If you want to drink it, you must prevent poisoning. Poisoning will cause great harm to your body and may even threaten your life.