Yellow wine ( also called rice wine, Huangjiu) is brewed from glutinous rice. It is white in color and a little turbid, so the ancients called it turbid wine. In fact, the rice and wine are not separated, so the wine is a little turbid (muddy), so it is called turbid wine. For example, the theme song of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, “A pot of turbid wine is a happy reunion”, is about this kind of rice wine.
The wine made from glutinous rice is originally muddy white, how did it turn yellow? It is because it is roasted with fire, also known as roasted wine, that is, the wine is stewed (such as boiling wine to discuss heroes), it turns yellow, so it is also called yellow wine, and the Hakka people call it glutinous rice wine because it is brewed from glutinous rice.
For example, in the past, Xingning produced a kind of glutinous rice wine called Pearl Red, which was very delicious and famous. First of all, it was sweet, and secondly, the alcohol content was not high. People would not have headaches or nausea after eating it. Therefore, during the New Year and other festivals, everyone liked to buy it to liven up the atmosphere. But after beer drinks came out, it gradually disappeared.
Huangjiu( also called rice wine, yellow wine) also called Niangjiu by Hakka people, means “Niang” (mother). When a mother is in confinement after giving birth, she can use this Huangjiu to cook eggs, chicken legs, etc. It is said that it can greatly replenish qi and blood and relieve body aches. After giving birth, the body is very weak, joints ache, and the woman is afraid of cold and wind. Therefore, she needs to replenish the energy used for giving birth so that the woman’s body can recover. This is the Chinese way of saying confinement after giving birth.
So it is called Niangjiu, which means confinement wine. How does this yellow wine replenish qi and blood? First of all, it is brewed from glutinous rice (grains). Glutinous rice is very sticky, so the wine brewed is very sweet. Sweetness can enter the spleen and stomach, or replenish the spleen and stomach. Secondly, it is wine, and wine can promote qi and blood circulation. Why do you have body aches? Isn’t it because of blocked qi and blood? So drinking this yellow wine will naturally help you circulate qi and blood, and bring qi and blood to every corner
Just like this aconite, many people think it warms the yang. In fact, when the amount is small, it does not warm the yang, but we can use its function of passing through to bring the medicine to every corner. This is the saying that aconite can pass through the twelve meridians, or it can be said that it can reach everywhere. Isn’t this the same with wine? It can reach everywhere, so after drinking wine, the whole body becomes hot, which is the meaning of reaching everywhere.
We can use the properties of alcohol to bring medicine to every corner. For example, my medicine for asthenia is stewed with rice wine. This is the idea. So I repeatedly told you not to add water, just use all the rice wine to stew. After stewing, drink two small cups each time and go to sleep. You will find that it is better than taking ginseng to replenish qi. You will feel very comfortable when you wake up in the morning. As long as you drink it regularly, your body will get better day by day. This is why I named it the medicine for asthenia.
What is asthenia? It means that the body is deficient, and both yin and yang are deficient. Nowadays, there are many people with this condition, mainly because they are too tired and over-consumed. Such people go to the hospital for a check-up and are told that everything is normal, but they know that they are very uncomfortable. They sweat when they are tired, feel anxious and tight in the chest, dizzy and tinnitus, etc. They feel uncomfortable whether it is hot or cold. When it is hot, they feel more tired if they dissipate too quickly. When it is cold, the heart does not have enough pressure, and their lips become dark purple, etc. Therefore, they need to replenish their body quickly, and the body will slowly recover.
If you don’t want to add herbs, you can also buy rice wine directly. You can buy it on Taobao. A large bucket costs dozens of yuan. It is best to eat it in the cold winter. How to eat it? Prepare a stew pot. If you have a stew pot for stewing red ginseng at home, you can take it out, pour the rice wine in, set the electric pressure cooker for 15 minutes, stew it before going to bed, drink it before going to bed, drink it while it is hot, and go to bed after drinking it. When you drink it, your face turns ruddy, which means that the qi and blood are already running. At this time, don’t do anything between men and women, otherwise it will be deflated like a balloon, and all your previous efforts will be wasted.
