Mi Cu - 米醋 - Rice Vinegar

Pharmaceutical Latin:	Rice Vinegar
Common English:	Rice Vinegar

Category

Herbs that Regulate the Blood: Herbs that Activate the Blood, Dispel Stasis and Stop Bleeding

Properties

Taste	Temperature	Entering Meridians	Dosage
Sour Bitter	Warm	Liver Stomach

Actions And Indications

Actions	Indications/Syndromes
Activates the Blood, Dispels Blood Stasis, Kills worms, Regulates Qi, Resolves toxins, Stops bleeding	Gynecological, dermatological and traumatological conditions

Contraindications, Incompatibilities And Herb/Drug Interactions

Major Combinations

Notes

1. To prevent the common cold: Place 100g each of fresh ginger and garlic in 500ml of vinegar in a tightly sealed jar and leave for at least 30 days. Afterward, drink 10ml of the liquid after every meal.
2. Indigestion from overeating: Put 15ml of vinegar and 1-3 grams of fine green tea in a teacup, pour 300ml of boiling water over them and let steep for five minutes. Split into three doses and drink one dose at a time as needed.
3. Viral hepatitis and/or enteritis: Take 30ml of vinegar, eaten or drunk, three times a day.
4. Bacterial dysentery: Rinse a daikon radish and slice it thinly, then season with vinegar and sugar to taste. Eat it two times a day.
5. High blood pressure:
   A. Dry stir-fry 500g of soybeans until fragrant, let them cool, then soak them in 1000ml of vinegar for 10 days. Eat the soybeans freely after that.
   B. Soak unroasted peanuts, still in their shells, in vinegar for seven days. Then eat 10 peanuts every morning and night. This preparation is also useful for arteriosclerosis and coronary artery disease.
6. Arteriosclerosis: Drink one tablespoon of vinegar every day.
7. Angina pectoris: Eat vinegar and garlic daily.
8. Diabetes: Rinse 100g of soybeans and soak them in 110ml of vinegar for eight days. Eat three beans at a time, 3-6 times a day. The effect comes with steady use.
9. Thyroid swelling: Soak 60g of dried seaweed in an appropriate amount of vinegar and eat it regularly.
10. Obesity: Take 15-40ml of vinegar a day, eaten or drunk.
11. Headache: Bring vinegar to a boil and breathe in the fumes.
12. Edema: 1. Make a soup of 60g of Fresh Ginger Sheng Jiang and 100ml of vinegar, and wash the affected limb with the liquid once a day.
13. Grind an appropriate amount of Semen Sinapis Bai Jie Zi to powder, mix it with vinegar and apply to the affected area.
14. Insomnia: Drink a bowl of hot water with vinegar added.
15. Night sweats: Wash the chest and upper back with vinegar every night before sleep.
16. Mouth sores (thrush included): Stir-fry 15g of Fructus Evodiae Rutaecarpae Wu Zhu Yu, then grind it and mix it with vinegar into a paste. Each evening before bed, apply the paste to the soles of the feet at KI-1.
17. Gingivitis: Combine 50ml of vinegar with 50ml of hot water and gargle with it two times a day for 14 days.
18. Uterine bleeding: Cook 150g of tofu with 100ml of vinegar and eat it once a day for 7-10 days.
19. Vaginal candidiasis and itching: Douche once a day for 10 days with 100ml of vinegar diluted in 200ml of water.
20. Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: Drink one teaspoon of vinegar.
21. Boils and other inflamed sores: Combine mashed garlic with vinegar and apply to the affected area.
22. Traumatic injuries: Grind Sm. Phaseoli Radiati Lu Dou to powder, mix with vinegar and apply to the affected area. It can also be used for lower limb sores that will not heal, such as diabetic ulcers.
23. Nosebleed: Insert sterile cotton soaked in vinegar into the nose.
24. Flat warts: Reduce 200ml of vinegar to 100ml by boiling and apply the liquid to the warts three times a day.
25. Common warts: Mash an appropriate amount of Fresh Ginger Sheng Jiang to extract its juice, mix it with an appropriate amount of vinegar and apply to the warts several times a day.
26. Palmar eczema: Soak the hands in warm vinegar for 10 minutes at a time, two times a day.
27. Nail fungus: Trim away as much of the dead nail as you can with a knife or scissors, then soak the affected nail in vinegar for 30 minutes once a day.
28. Corns: Soak one Fructus Pruni Mume Wu Mei in an appropriate amount of vinegar and apply it to the corn once a day.
29. Itching: Combine soy sauce with vinegar and apply to the affected area.
30. Hives:
    A 1. In 200ml of vinegar, boil 60g of brown sugar and 30g of Fresh Ginger Sheng Jiang for five minutes. Mix 20-30ml of the liquid with warm water and apply 2-3 times a day
    B. Combine two parts vinegar with one part alcohol and apply to the affected area.
31. Psoriasis: Apply strong vinegar 3-4 times a day.
32. Herpes zoster: Once the blister has broken and left a wet, glistening, slow-healing sore, apply a mixture of vinegar and Realgar Xiong Huang externally to the lesion.
33. Hair loss: Combine 130ml of vinegar with 200ml of hot water and rinse the hair with it, massaging it into the scalp, once a day on a regular basis.
34. Body odor: Soak five grams of Fr. Foeniculi Xiao Hui Xiang in 50ml of vinegar, then apply the liquid to the underarms two times a day.
35. Sweaty feet: Boil 30g of Radix Sophorae Flavescentis Ku Shen and 20g of Fructus Zanthoxyli Bungeana Chuan Jiao in 50ml of aged vinegar and apply the liquid each evening before bed. Some effect should appear within 2-3 days, with the full result in seven days.
36. Foot odor: Add 15-20ml of vinegar to warm water and soak the feet for 15-20 minutes two times a day. Continue without a break for 7-10 days and the foot odor can be eliminated.