🌿 Turning White Hair Black—Rehmannia Wine with Ghee
Rehmannia Wine with Ghee
[Drug Composition] Coarse, thick Rehmannia (cut, crushed, extract juice 3 *shi* [approx. 150 L]) 10 *shi* (approx. 500 L), hemp seeds (crushed into powder, mixed with Rehmannia juice, extract juice 2.7 *shi* [approx. 135 L]) 1 *shi* (approx. 50 L), apricot kernels (skin and tip removed, both kernels discarded, crushed into powder, mixed with hemp seed juice, extract juice 2.5 *shi* [approx. 125 L]) 1 *shi* (approx. 50 L), yeast powder 3 *dou* (approx. 15 L)
[Function and Indications] Turns white hair black, regrows lost teeth, fills the marrow and brain, restores youth, enables swift walking like galloping horse, long-term use may enable fertility.
[Dosage and Administration] Take one *sheng* of medicated wine and one spoonful of ghee, warmed, orally each time.
[Preparation Method] Soak yeast in Rehmannia juice for seven days, boil, use 3 *shi* (approx. 150 L) of rice, divided into three portions, steam to half-cooked, mix with 5 *dou* (approx. 25 L) of medicinal juice, brew into wine using standard home method, add rice every three days. After fermentation completes, seal for 21 days. The ghee will rise to the surface of the wine; collect it using a container.
[Precautions] Avoid raw, cold, sour, slippery foods, pork, chicken, fish, and garlic.
[Source] Tang Dynasty, *Supplement to Thousand Gold Prescriptions*