What are the benefits and effects of wine?
1. It neutralizes the acidity from rich meats and starchy foods, reduces harmful cholesterol levels, and aids digestion.
3. Contains antioxidants and abundant phenolic compounds that prevent arteriosclerosis and platelet aggregation, protecting and maintaining normal cardiovascular function to safeguard the heart and prevent strokes.
4. Rich in tannic acid, it helps prevent tooth decay and mitigate radiation damage.
5. Offers significant beauty and skin-nourishing benefits for women, promoting blood circulation and enhancing skin elasticity.
5. Contains abundant antioxidants that eliminate or counteract free radicals, offering anti-aging and disease-preventing benefits. Regular consumption may also help prevent Alzheimer's disease.
6. Contains resveratrol, which prevents normal cells from becoming cancerous and inhibits the spread of cancer cells.
What can be steeped in wine to enhance virility?
1. Wine steeped with goji berries for virility enhancement: Goji berries
Goji berries primarily nourish the liver and kidneys, replenish essence, and improve vision. They address deficiency-syndrome wasting diseases, essence depletion, soreness in the lower back and knees, dizziness, tinnitus, internal heat with excessive thirst, blood deficiency with sallow complexion, and blurred vision.Soaking high-quality goji berries in wine offers kidney-tonifying and cardiovascular-supporting benefits. Red wine-soaked goji berries promote beauty and nourish qi and blood, making them ideal for women. Soaking in white liquor, however, allows its potency to better extract the berries' medicinal properties, making it more suitable for men.
For home preparation, simply wash the goji berries, place them in wine, seal the container, and let steep for about a week before opening and consuming.Professional red wine with goji berries is made as follows:
① Fresh goji berries are sorted and crushed. Soak them in a 1:2 ratio by weight of fresh berries to 65% reduced-strength, deodorized alcohol for over one month. Then add twice the weight of fresh berries in 65% reduced-strength, deodorized alcohol and soak for another month.Then, add soft water equal to the weight of the fresh goji berries and soak for at least 7 days. Filter the soaked mixture. Reserve the filtered goji berry infusion liquid. Distill the remaining goji berry residue to obtain distillate. Combine the distillate with the reserved goji berry infusion liquid to create the goji berry infusion.
② Blend the goji berry infusion with grape base wine at a weight ratio of 5:95 to 30:70 to create goji berry-grape blended wine. Age at 10°C–20°C for 2–3 months. Add honey at 2–5% of the wine's weight, then clarify, filter, bottle, and pasteurize at 60–80°C for 5–10 minutes to produce goji berry wine.
2. What to infuse in wine for virility: Ginseng
Ginseng possesses pronounced tonic and fortifying properties. Traditional Chinese medicine has long employed ginseng to enhance virility, treat kidney deficiency-induced impotence, and address low libido. Infusing ginseng in wine amplifies these effects. Men may appropriately supplement with ginseng under medical guidance or consume ginseng-infused wine to improve sexual function through dietary therapy.
Ingredients: 20g ginseng, 100g grapes, 500ml white wine. Chop ginseng, juice grapes, combine in a container, add white wine, seal tightly. Shake once daily. Ready after 7 days of steeping. Take 10ml on an empty stomach, twice daily.Commonly used as an adjunct therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis. Mainly treats physical weakness, low energy, sore waist and fatigue, poor appetite, palpitations, night sweats, dry cough, chronic cough, and insufficient body fluids. Contraindicated for those with yin deficiency and excessive heat.
3. Wine Infusion for Yang Enhancement: Deer Antler
Deer antler soaked in wine fortifies the kidneys and boosts yang energy. It addresses insomnia with frequent dreams, replenishes kidney essence, nourishes qi and blood, and treats impotence and low libido. Historical texts document deer antler wine's efficacy in nourishing blood and strengthening yang.
To prepare deer antler wine, place the antler in wine, seal tightly, and store for one month before opening and consuming. It offers benefits for rheumatism, blood circulation, and virility enhancement. However, like ginseng, deer antler is a costly herb. It achieves optimal efficacy in alcohol over 50% ABV and synergizes well with ginseng. Wine's lower alcohol content may prevent full extraction of nutrients.
In summary, wine infused with the above ingredients can enhance virility and nourish the kidneys. However, wine requires more careful storage than spirits. When preparing infusions, pay close attention to preservation to prevent spoilage or off-flavors.