🌿 Yi Jiu
Yi Jiu
[Drug Composition] Large ants 60g, White wine 500mL
[Function and Indications] Expel wind, relieve pain, unblock meridians, strengthen bones and muscles. Treats rheumatic arthralgia, numbness in hands and feet, migratory pain throughout the body, peripheral neuritis, and peripheral neuropathy.
[Dosage and Administration] Adults take 15–30mL each time, twice daily, morning and evening.
[Preparation Method] Soak 60g of large ants in 500mL of white wine; after half a month, it is ready for use.
[Source] "Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine" 1989, (3): 34
Comment: Modern research shows that ants contain proteins, fats, carbohydrates, essential amino acids, over twenty macro- and trace elements essential to the human body, vitamins B1, B2, D, sex hormones, ATP, trace formic acid, and special aldehyde compounds. Ants possess a unique formic aldehyde—a precious tonic whose nutritional value exceeds ginseng and royal jelly. Thus, it benefits essence and strengthens bones, enhances muscle power, and treats various diseases. ("Shanghai Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine")