In today's society, more and more people have begun to pay attention to health and health care, so that they often make their own liquor at home, and they will think that compared with the medicinal liquor bought outside, the self-medicated liquor is not only genuine, but also much cleaner and safer. But is that really the case?

Wang Laohan, who lives in Hubin New Area, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis by many hospitals a few years ago, and has taken many drugs, but its effect is not very good. And he learned from a friend that a "folk remedy" for treating arthritis, as long as 3 kinds of Chinese herbs are soaked in white wine, when made into medicinal liquor and drunk for about a month, it will cure joint pain.
Wang Laohan believed it to be true, so he bought a large barrel for brewing wine, about a week after soaking, he couldn't wait to start drinking, and insisted on what his friend said about drinking three mouthfuls in the morning, middle and evening, and after a period of time, when he drank medicinal wine again, he suddenly had difficulty breathing and was rushed to the hospital by his family.
Is self-pharmaceutical liquor risky? Beware of medicinal liquor becoming "poisonous liquor"
The "secret recipe" circulating in the folk generally has not been tested for long-term clinical application, and its effectiveness and safety cannot be guaranteed. Medicinal liquor is not simply to put a few medicinal herbs into the wine to soak, unreasonable formula brewed medicinal liquor may lose its original effect, but also leave many safety hazards, serious will also cause poisoning, and even crisis of life.
If you want to self-medicate liquor to prevent or treat certain diseases, you should make a clear diagnosis of the disease by a regular hospital, and use or purchase drugs under the guidance of a doctor or pharmacist, do not buy Chinese herbal medicines on the street or at tourist attractions, and avoid blindly making unreasonable medicinal liquor without understanding the medicinal properties.
Can medicinal liquor really treat joint pain? How to make medicinal liquor?
For patients with cold coagulation and blood stasis, such as blood stasis, joint and muscle pain caused by wind and cold and wet paralysis, the use of medicinal liquor can increase the efficacy. Due to individual differences, medicinal liquor should also be different in the selection and preparation of medicinal materials. Therefore, the following points should also be paid attention to when making medicinal liquor.
1. Caution should be exercised in the selection of drugs
Medicinal liquor has a long history in China, has been loved by many patients with chronic diseases, in the production of medicinal liquor, the key is to choose a good drug, different drugs have different effects.
Patients with rheumatic diseases can choose some drugs that have wind removal, dehumidification, and relaxation of muscles, such as snake drugs such as snakes and snakes, plant drugs that dispel wind and moisture such as Wujiapi, Qianghuo, Duhuo, Mulberry Parasitism, etc., and can also add some drugs that activate blood such as Sichuan Root, Angelica, and Safflower.
In addition, different human physiques are also different, the choice of drugs should also be cautious, some drugs should be appropriately added or subtracted according to their own situation, if you do not understand in this regard, it is recommended to consult professionals before brewing pharmaceutical wine, and prepare a suitable program for yourself.
2, the degree of liquor 50-60 degrees is appropriate
In the production of medicinal liquor, in the selection of wine is also quite exquisite, brewing drugs of liquor degree can not be too high, otherwise it will not achieve the purpose of fully dissolving the ingredients in the drug, and too high the degree of liquor will also stimulate the digestive tract, resulting in the risk of gastrointestinal ulcers. Therefore, the degree of liquor selected is preferably between 50-60 degrees, when dispensing pharmaceutical liquor, the ratio of general medicinal materials to liquor is more than 1:5, and it is shaken several times a day to make the active ingredient of the drug fully analyzed.
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3. There are contraindications to drinking medicinal liquor
Although medicinal liquor can treat certain diseases, it is not suitable for everyone. People with contraindications to alcohol can not drink, including patients with serious diseases, fever or acute stage of disease, especially patients with bleeding diseases, inflammation, respiratory diseases, bronchitis, ulcers, stomatitis, etc., in addition to hypertension, coronary heart disease, diabetes and other chronic diseases that need to avoid alcohol should also be banned, and some elderly and frail people should also be cautious.
Although the medicinal liquor is good, it also needs to be based on personal circumstances, otherwise it will be counterproductive, in addition, we with rheumatoid arthritis, it is best to go to the hospital for medical treatment, follow the doctor's instructions, and at the same time completely eliminate some bad habits in life, in order to stay away from the torture of joint pain.