Chinese Medicinal
Wines & Elixirs
By Bob Flaws. 6" x 8-3/4", 242 pages, paperback. For over two
thousand years, in Chinese medicine, alcohol has been mixed with a large
variety of medicinal substances to make medicinal wines and liquors. These
are especially useful for treatment of traumatic injuries, "bi"
syndromes, and debility in the aged. This book contains the ingredients,
methods of preparation and administration, indications, and contraindications
of over 200 authentic medicinal wines. Translated from both premodern and
contemporary Chinese sources. |