Preparations and Uses of Chinese Medicated Spirits and Wine

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Preparations and Uses of Chinese Medicated Spirits and Wine

Author: Lu Weiyu, et al.

Order No. 5199

ISBN-13: 9787805518350

ISBN-10: 7805518351

Binding: Paperback

Publisher: Shandong Friendship Press

Pub Year: 1996

Pages: 277

Language: English

Size: 5.5 x 8

Price: $34.00

The book mainly deals with the preparation and application of various kinds of wine and medicated spirits to cure many diseases.

The use of alcoholic drinks, especially spirits and wines, for the treatment of disease is one of the great innovations of medical history. Chinese medicated spirits and wines have a long tradition and are mentioned in medical books of past dynasties. They are made under the guidance traditional Chinese medicinal theory to give full play to their potency in reinforcing the effect of medicinal herbs and to promote their absorption by the body. They have proved effective in treating disease and have a respected part in the heritage of traditional Chinese medicine. Chinese medicated wines and spirits are easy to make and store, and convenient to take.