Chinese Medicinal Wines & Elixirs

248 Pages·1994·1.757 MB·English

by  Bob Flaws

hinese
Medicinal
Wines
& Elixirs
byB obF laws
hinese
. Medicinal
Wines
& Elixirs
byB obF laws
BLUE POPPY PRESS
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BLUE POPPY PRESS
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FIRSTE DITIONS,E PTEMBER 1994
ISBN0 -936185-5L8C- #99 4-77988
COPYRIGHT 1994 © BLUE POPPY PRESS
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permisosfti hopenu blisher.
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heilnad n wya rye spofnostrir belagetim veoenntnt h bea soifis n formation
contaiintn hbeiodso Tkh.pe u blmiaskhteehi rin sf ormaavtaiiotlnoEa n bgllei sh
langrueaagdfeeo srrcs h oalnardre lsyep aurrcphoo nsleys.
Thpeu blidsonh oeatrd sv oncoaertn ed osreslef -mebdyli acyapteiCrohsnio nness.e
mediicasip nreo femsesdiiocLniaanylep .ei rnstoenirsnea s vtaeitdlh ienmgs elves
of ttrheea tdmeesnctirsnti hbbieosdos kh osueloeduk at q ualpirfoifeeds sional
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Preface
Thibso oikbs a soenda n umebro fC heisnseo urbcoetpshr, e modern
ancdo nteamrpTyoh.rm ea ipnr emodern isnocultruhBcdeeee nCs a o
Gang (MCuo pmleOtuet loiftn heMe a terMiedai )c,at hWea nB ing
HuiC hu(nRe tuirnnSgpr intgoT enTh ousaDnids e)a,ts heGseu J ni
Yi nTgoD a Qu(aAnL agre[i .e.C,o pmrehievneCs}o llecoft ion
MedciinPea s&t P res)et,nh Ytea nF anXgi nB ia(Nne wC opmilation
ofT iem-teFsotreumld)a t,sh Teai P inSgh enHugiF an(gT hSeup reme
PeaHcoel y& BenevoFloernmltau,s t )hSeh eJnigZ onLgu ( General
Collecfotri Hoolny R eliaenf)d, QtihaeJn i nF ang( Thousand
[Duc}ao tfG sodlF ormu)l.Ca osnteamrpCyoh irnese isnoculrucdees
thZeh onGgu oY iX ueD aC iD ia(nEn cycloopfeM dediiac iinne
Chi)np aublhiesbdyt hSeh naghSacii e&n Tceecn holoPgryeZ shso,n g
HuaS hiW u LaioF aD aQ uan(A Larg[eei ..C,o pmrehievnes}
CoelcltiofoC nh inFeosoeTd re atmtesp)nu ibslhbeydt hJein agsu
Scie&n Tceecn hoolgPyr eZshso,nY giS hanKgeX ue( CTM Truama­
tol)o agylso isphubebydSl hangShcaiie& n Tceec hnoPlroegsys ,
ZhonYgi W aiK eX ue( ThSeut yd ofT CME xternMaedli c)i ne
publibsyth hePede opPlree'Zsshs o,nG gu oZ honYgiM iF anDga
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compiblyHe udX i-gm,Jii nTai nYga oJui ( FmaiylL nieaMgeedi ci­
nalWi ne,bs )yH aoS hou-zehtao.l,u.p ulbsihebdyW holSehe ild
PreBsesjni,ig a,n de,s pecfiroaf ollklp yre rsicptainotdnh gsee neral
orgiaznatoifto hfnero muliantish b so ok,Y aoJt uihY ea nF anJgai ng
(AS eelctiofoE nff ectMiedvciei nWailen F ormlausb)yS uWne n-qi
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langsuoaugreic nuecdsle SBuaenkgC' hsi nehseerm beadli ccoiunres e
spoonrsebdyO rieMnetdailRc eaesla rIcnhoc f. Cahgaionc Hde ny r
C.L u'Cshi nSeysstee omf F ooCdu r:e sPrev&e Rnetmieod.ni es
ChineMseed iciWnianle &s Elixirs
Matecroimapli folrmeC dh eisnseo urwcaefssnu ctiotnrasalltnlaeyd
usiNngige Wli sem'asns taanrddt eirmnloogaysa ppearian g in
GlossoafC ryh inMeesdei cTaerlm &s AcpuunctPuorienp tusbh leids
byP ariagdBmo okBsr,o okMlAi.Tn heee,x cieoptntot hiitssh aIt
(�-if)
havues endew torvke ssteotl rsa nlsuloa ties nteoafcd o nnecting
vessaesil tas p peianrt sht ag loasrysT.h icsh anigsbe a soenda
reivseldtio sft ersmusp ptloim eebd y N igWeils emMaend.i cinal
identifiacrabeta isooenndBs e snk&y GambleC'hsin Heesreb al
MediciMnaet:e rMiedaia c;H ong-Hyse'uOnsr ieMnattaelrM iedai ca:
A ConcGiusdiee; G .AS.ut aretta l'.Cs h inMeastee rMiedai caan;d
thZeh onYga oD aC iD ia(nEn cycloopfeC dhiian Meesdiec isn.)a l
BobFa lws
SpetemIbe,9r 4 1 9
Tabloef C ontents
Perfac.e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v
1 Introduc.t i.o n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 TheH istoorfyM edicinWailn esi nC hin.a . . . 1. 1. . .
3 BasiIcn struct.i.o.n.s. .................21
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4 SupplemenVtaicnugi Dteyt rime.n.t. ..... ... 31
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5 Winesf orS trengthetnhieSn ign ewasn dB ones . .7 7 .
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6 Winesf orD ispellWiinngd. . . . . . .0 9 . . . . . . . . . . 1
7 Heat-cleaDraimnpgn,e ss-disinhWiibnietsi. n g. 1.5 3 .
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8
FortifyitnhgeS pleeann dH armoniztihnegS tomach
Wine.s . .. ................... . 161
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9 Winesf orW omen'Dsi seas.e s. . . . . . .1 69. . . . . . .
1 0
Winesf orT reatiEnxgt ernIanlv asiaonndD amageb y
Wind ............................. 185
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11 Winesf orW ardinogf fS courg(eis .Pee.st,i lential
Diseas.e s. . . . . . . . . . . .1 89. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12 Winesf orT reatiEnxgt ernIanlj uri.e s. . . . 1.9 5. . . .
13
Winesf orT reatiHnegr peZso stearn dO theSrk in
Lesio.n s. . . . . . . . . . . . .2 0.1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14 MiscellanWeionuess. ....... ..........2 15
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GenerIadnle x 229
FomrulIadn ex 239
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Itnordutcion
Ont he coofv ietsbrho oikas p cituorfaeg ourCda.l alh eud ilnu
Chineasnead b otgtolueir ndE nglsiuscahhg , o du irsac ommon
iconohcgia rcacpoutorfeD maeoniitsm tm ortaanlidnst e irCahnntie se
doctionr sCO hlidfn orai itts h sey mbooftl h eexl iiorf immiotyrt.a l
Soc losiesl ybt ohtigtsol uehr odl daim negd iceilniaaxslis rto ecdi a
witChhi nemseed ictihanteh ult uhi es styhmebo ofl ttrhiaetd ional
Cheisndeo cttohwrea yt hcea duciestu hsse y mboofal W estern
medidcoaclt Oonrt i.h shu l ua rteh weo rd"sC ompatseAs rito"n,a
refienrtgrot hper aiccotefm edicine.
In addictoimocpnal,ti oetrdoh lecd h arafcrowt erri ttihnwego rd
fj
mediciinn eCe hsyiei,n( )c onntsta hibeo trtdaliec ("@"a)l a s a
componienin tltso whear.l T fhibso trtdaliec iatlsi esals fyt leidz
reepsrentoafat b iootnwt iltwehi nieni tT.hi gso ess htotowh at the
usoef m edicwiinnaielsvs e royl wdi tChihenis nmee dicainindes
inetgrtaoil tp sr aiccte.
W!)
InC heisnteh,ce h arajci(tu e rr efteora sn tyy poefa lhcoolic
driTnhki.si nlcudweisn e"ss,h erraine"dsb n"rd ai"e,s dainlsddlt ei
lqiuoArssm .e ntiaobnoevwdei ,t hTriaindt ioCnheaislnMe e dicine,
theirasel onhgit soroyfu sing mmeaddiiectn ih nere msof ofw ines,
lqiueuarnssd,p iribteuvogeuersGsa e.n ericaalrlreye ,f ettrrohe ed se
asya oj imu,e dicwiinnaAel ss .ho hrsitt oorfty h ues aen dde velop­
menotfC hniesmee dicwiinnaielgssi vetnh feiol onlw icnhga pter.
InC hniesmee dictihneee ar,rtw eo baswiacy osf m akisnugc h
medicwiinnaeTlsh .efi rsitst oa tcuaflrelmye ntthm ee dicinal
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ChineMseed iciWnianle &s Elxiirs
ingredientthmseo. r teTr iahtdiisoo rnai anslc imeentthH oodw.e ver,
becatuhsiieass t ime-coannsrdue mliantcgio vmeplplyre oxc ead ure,
sipmlemret hhoadbs e euns esdi ntcheae d veonfdt i sltelidqi luors.
This tois si myp sloatkh mee diciignnraeld iienan ltcso thhouls,
maknigw haitts e hcnicarleelfryr teoad sa t nicture.
TypeosfC hisnee" Wisn"e
Thearrese e vedrifarefle tnytp oefws i naensdd i sltesidpl iursieitdns
makingC hteihsnmeee dicwiinnadeles s criintb hebidos o Tkh.e se
inlcude:
I)Hu anjgi oury ellwoiwnT eh.ir sef teowr si nmea doeu otfr iocre
mieltTl.hi si ss ilmaitroJ apanseaskee anmda ybs eua skeaeds a
substfiroC thueitsneye e lwloiwni emn akiCnhgi nmeesdei cwiinnaels
int hWee st.
2)P ut ajoi our g rawpien IenC. h ai,tn huissu amlelayn sw irneed.
Althotuhgtihys p oefw inen oiutss esdof erquenitnml ayk ing
Chniesmee dicwiinnaielst s, oi mse tuismeeds.
3)B aijoiru wahlictoeTh hoirlse.f teoar sn y ldeids tagilrolcahionl .
Thael hcoolciocn toefanb taj ii iums u chhih getrh aan yeolrrl iocwe
winIent. h Cehi nemseed ilctiaelrr aebt,auj ii iuas l csaol qlienjdgi u
orc elaarl coLhiokle.w iitms aeya, l sboec alhlaejodi ug,o oodr
unaldtueraaltceodoh roc lh,uj ni um,el lowg,o odu,n aldtuerated
alclo.h o
4)G aol iajnigiu as t ypoefv ersyto rngd,i sltecidell,a arl comhadoel
form gshuomrT.hi csa bne b ougihnt Cshei-noewlqniueodsr t oirne s
WestCehrni tnwoansT.hi sr aeilsol nyl aty y poefb ajii u.
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Itnroduction
Becapuust eaj oi aun gda ol iajnigau r oen lvya rioeftw iiense and
graailnc ohol rHeesnpCre.yLc uta,iuv teohlfoCy rh, i nSeystsee omf
FoodC uressa,yt sh taht earrete w o toyfp easl ucsoethdoom la ke
Chinmeesdei cwiinnarelis wc,ie n e wahintadel cohol.
WhoT yipcyaU lsleMse dicWiinnaseli nC hina
Medicwiinnaaelrsm e o stulsyed du rtihnwegi ntmeorn tahnsad l so
byo lder pAaswt eiw einsltelsbe .e loawl i,t atllceo whaormlst he
cenatnesdru ppletmheqeniw t hsia ltte h sea mtei miet rcaeliasre s
yang qaunkidec ntshb el oIondo .l dpetari esnptlsae,ne sdnt omach
functiitsoy nip cawlelayak n tda koinnegm' esd icas iamn eed aitced
winhee lipmpsr otvihess i ttiuoaLni.k ewoilsdpeea,rt iceonmtmso nly
havpeo ocric rulaOtnit ohnoe.n hea ntdih,ms e atnhse y hoaftveen
colfeedto rc oldha nadnsfd ee t.t hOoent htehred,si iera asreoesft en
comipclabtyea dn e lemoefns tti asasn ds taginowanht iacl hi ttle
alcohheolalpd sed srFso.ir nt sanacl ea,r nguem boeftr h mee dicinal
winaersfe ro t hter temaeonfrt h eumaatnaidtrs hmr iitnth ieesl derly.
Takinmge dicwiinnaievlsse ry fgroo ottdri esnaugc cho nditions.
In addmiatnciyhoo rnn,ic co ndirteiqoutnihstre aei k nogfm edicine
oveapr r olopnegreoidfot d i mCeo.o kainntdgka indge ctoicodnasy
ina ndda yo ucta nt,hr eeofreb,e coamneo nercohuosrw eh,e reas,
taiknagn iopfm edicwiinnaeql u iisc k,a neednja osyyal,beB .e cause
al ttilael coihsgoo lo fdro t heel dedrilegys'tsie oscnpi,ea ilntl hye
wintemre,d icwiinnmaealsya lbseo eoanst ihseetr o maancedha sier
tod iegstth amne daitcepdi alnlpdso wders.
Futrhemre,d icwiinnaaerlse tympoircceao lnlcayet neatdnr pdo tent
thadne cocatnipdoi nlsTl hseo.rr eetf,h eayr ees pieaclulsuyel ff ro
trteiapnog-s sttrpoakteiw ehnotassbie t lyti o dlrairqngukea ntoift ies
lqiuimdaysb ei mpeadi.r
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ChineMseed iciWnianle &s Elixirs
WhoS houNlodtU seC hisneeM edicWiinnaesl
Generyaolulanyng,md id dle-aagdeudsl htosun olmtdak em ucuhs e
ofC hinese mweidniecAsilh.nto aulgt hhy eo un(ga neds cpieya ll
youmnagr tairatlim saytb sef) sa citnebdayt hied oefas upplementing
theqiiar n d shtnerigetn nhgestiiernw asn d bwoinneaessw,, ew ilsle e
beloiwsa,t oxfioocd I.ts hounlobdte u seidn approoprri ina tely
exceLsisk.e waisZs hea,nZ gi -ohneoe,f t hfeou rg remaats toefr s
intemrneadli cofit nhJeei Ynu-aDny nastiteask sisunapgip dl,e ments
withhovauitn tgr uae voardc eufiictiyoe nnlccyay u silelnse Istis s.
imptoarnntot tot rtyog itlhdle yi .Yl ounagn mdid dle-aagdeudl ts
usuahlalvpyel enotfqy i I.nf catm,o sotft etnh ediiras seeasn d
complaaridenu ttesoa ni nbaiilttyoc irtcetu hlqeait hehya voera re
duteot omou chhe aitnt hebiord ies.
Ina ddiptaitoinse,un ftfsef rrmoi nplgoy syisccth eormniccan didiasis
orfr omd aibetmeeislt lsuhso uulsCdeh inmeesidec awtiendwe ist h
extrecmaerS ei.cn em ospta tiweinttrhsh eutimodaa rthri(taiss
oppotsore hde umoarot sitacer rotihtdioes x)h isbiigatnn ssdy mptoms
ofs yesmticca ndidtihaetsyyi ipcsa,sl hloyun loadtt tetmoup stte h e
medicinailnt i hwsbi onoTekhis.s a lsgoo efsros uffreerosfl upus
erythemaatnodms ulutsi spclleie sorro as nyosnufeef rifnorgm a n
imumndee ficioeran ucotyi mmudsnioer der.
Caetgoroife sY Jaiou
Thearrese e vedrifarefle nt caotfeC ghionremiseeeds i cwiinnaels
descriintbih ebsdo oTkh.e isnedc elw uinferos:
I)S upplemevnatciundiget mtyer niTth.i mse anwsi nefros t he
trtemaeonftv aridoeufisc yi aennddce lbtiiyc onditions commonly
encnotuerientd he el deorrl oycn hirciallll.y
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