Vodka with snake - composition: cobra, scorpion, ginseng, barberry and rice vodka. It is made quite interestingly. A live snake (members of the Green Party should not read this) is placed in a bottle, filled with strong rice vodka and sealed with a porous stopper that partially allows air to pass through. The cobra gets drunk in vodka and remains in a comatose state for five days. During this time period, internal organs intensively produce healing substances that support life. After five days, the concentration of nutrients in the cobra’s blood increases several times. The cork is opened, and the snake, taking a breath of clean air for the last time in its life, awakens from alcohol vapors. At this moment, quickly, so that the cobra does not bite, a live imperial scorpion is inserted into the neck with tweezers. The snake bites the scorpion, at this moment the bottle is closed with a tight stopper. There have been cases where brewing masters mistakenly sealed vodka with an old cork. The buyer, having opened the bottle and thus letting in a portion of air, was quite surprised, to put it mildly, when the bastard jumped out of the bottle like a jack-in-the-box.
Cobra venom combined with scorpion venom and others useful substances contained in the heart, liver, spleen, blood, after infusion, turns into vodka. You won't find such medicines on pharmacy shelves. The therapeutic spectrum is so wide that it is too long to describe the process. Let me just say that it has a strong healing effect on the entire body. Raises immunity to such heights that no diseases can reach you. Powerfully increases overall energy, you feel at least 10 years younger. I recommend it to everyone over 30 who does not suffer from acute illnesses. Do not drink the tincture like regular vodka. Take 20 grams once a day before dinner. After the tincture has been drunk, add regular vodka and leave for two weeks in a dark, warm place. Drink another course as indicated above. The third time you fill it with vodka, you can use it as an exotic souvenir.
The number of cobras in the wild is limited, there is definitely not enough tincture for everyone, draw the right conclusions. By the way, I especially recommend it to representatives of the stronger sex if he wants to stay with him for many years
strong and sustainable. In China, even grandfathers, regularly using this tincture, retain their masculine strength.
Many tourists, traveling around China, have seen such beautiful glass bottles in shops and ===pharmacies. different sizes with a snake inside. This is the national Chinese drink - vodka with snake.
If you went to China, it doesn't matterrelax, bring the famous Chinese souvenir - vodka with a snake.
The vodka itself resembles moonshine - yellowish in color with a very specific aroma. If this smell can be called aroma. Inside is a coiled snake, whole, with eyes, tail and head, everything as it should be. The size of the snake depends on the size of the bottle; there are very small snakes, and there are also huge snakes. I don't know what breed. 
Vodka with snake also contains ginseng root. I don’t know if this is real ginseng, it looks similar. But real ginseng is very expensive, and a bottle of vodka with a snake costs on average 500 rubles.
There are also some berries floating in the vodka. Overall the spectacle is beautiful. Many people take this Chinese snake vodka as a souvenir and gift. Usually the bottles are packaged in a red velvet box and such a gift looks presentable. But you need to be sure that the person to whom you are going to give vodka with snakes has a strong heart and will not have enough money after he unpacks the gift box.
They say that snake moonshine helps increase male power, increases immunity, strengthens the heart and generally has an extremely beneficial effect on the body. By the way, in Vietnam we also came across similar bottles with snakes. Only there, besides snakes, there were also scorpions and frogs. Delicious, in general! Read about how we ate the snake .
So you can not only put such a souvenir on the shelf and drink a glass every day. The Chinese do this. And when the vodka runs out, you can fill the same bottle with a fresh portion of vodka and let it brew for three months. Chinese tea You can also brew it several times.
In border China, in particular in Suifunehe, there used to be Chinese cafes everywhere, where huge bottle with the tap there was vodka with a huge snake and roots. Cafes were based on the principle buffet. You pay a certain amount to enter and take whatever food you want. Plus, you can go up to this bottle with a tap an unlimited number of times and pour yourself some heroic snake vodka. My husband and I tried it, what would we do without it? Moonshine is moonshine, nothing special, although it looks creepy.
It’s just that now there seem to be such cafes no, they closed three or four years ago. It's a pity.
Snake vodka (called “wine” in some regions) is an oriental invention popular in Asian countries, especially China and Vietnam. In our latitudes, this drink can be found more as an exotic souvenir than a real treat: after all, eating snakes, scorpions, centipedes and other “reptiles” is not part of European gastronomic traditions. However, they drink snake oil not for pleasure or thrills- This healing elixir, an excellent cure for many diseases (of course, only if all preparation rules are followed).
Vodka with snakes - alcohol tincture on cobras or other venomous reptiles. The manufacturing method is far from meeting GreenPeace standards, so we are not talking about mass production of the drink; it is almost always homemade.
Peculiarities. The recipe may vary depending on the country or region, but the general technique is as follows: a live snake is kept in a clean, empty container for several weeks so that the animal gets rid of excrement, then the reptile is placed in a bottle or jar, filled with rice vodka or any other strong alcohol(sometimes with wine), if desired, add ginseng and other herbs, close with a stopper and leave to infuse for up to a year.
Since the snake is still alive at the time of the blockage, its organs begin to work with redoubled force and produce healing substances so that the animal lasts as long as possible. Snake venom and bile are released into the drink, which are neutralized ethyl alcohol, maintaining beneficial properties, and the result is an effective medicine.
The most popular is Chinese snake vodka, produced in Jilin province. The exact list of ingredients is kept secret, but the Chinese claim that this particular drink enjoyed the love and respect of the emperors of the Celestial Empire, and today it is recommended for consumption by the Chinese Ministry of Health.
Vietnamese snake with herbs Interestingly, “snake wine” is a reusable drink. After the vessel is empty, the contents of the bottle are again filled with an alcohol solution or vodka and allowed to brew for several months. The procedure can be repeated up to 5 times.
In addition to the tincture, the second variation of this drink is also popular: snake blood, bile and/or other snake body fluids are not infused with alcohol, but are simply poured into a glass of alcohol and drunk in one gulp. At the time of autopsy, the reptile must certainly be alive.
Legality. Importing snakes is illegal in many countries, since snakes, scorpions and other animals listed in the Red Book are often used for production.
The history of snake vodka
It’s hard to imagine that someone would have the conscious thought of dousing a cobra with alcohol and then evaluate the result after a while. All legends agree that it was a pure accident: the unfortunate animal accidentally drowned in a vessel of wine, which the unsuspecting patient then drank and was suddenly completely healed.
The Chinese version says that she was a young girl suffering from leprosy. In those days, more than 2000 years ago, it was believed that there was only one way to get rid of leprosy: by passing it on to your spouse, so they began to prepare the girl for the wedding. The bride did not want to put another person’s life in danger, so she ran away to the distillery and got drunk on wine. Waking up in the morning, she discovered that she was completely healthy: of course, a vessel with a snake came to her hand, and that’s how the Chinese learned about the wonderful medical properties poisonous reptiles.
Historical evidence dates us back to the era of the Western Zhou dynasty, which ruled until the 8th century BC. Written sources have been preserved that claim that the snake was already in use in those days, and in Chinese medical treatises of a later time - in the 3rd century BC. and 2nd century AD – describes in detail the procedure for making the drink, with a detailed story about which parts of the snake’s body have the greatest benefit.
Vodka with cobra is one of the most beautiful views Useful properties and dosage
Vodka with a snake should be drunk in small portions of no more than 50 ml per day, otherwise the drink will cause more harm than good. However, in Chinese folk medicine When used wisely, it is believed that the snake helps with:
- arthritis;
- cough;
- hormonal imbalances;
- nervous system disorders;
- memory problems;
- and other diseases.
Snake wine has a general strengthening and rejuvenating effect on the body, improves immunity and vitality, helps fight chronic fatigue syndrome.
Attention! Self-medication may be harmful to health; consult your doctor before use.
The main thing is not to overdo the dose Harmful properties
Like any potent substance, snake vodka should be taken in homeopathic doses. In addition, before opening the bottle, you need to make sure that the snake is really dead and not just in a coma. The reptiles are very tenacious, and even after several months of “alcohol imprisonment” the animal can come to its senses and bite the taster. Since poisonous snakes are usually used to make this drink, it is very dangerous and can be fatal.
The second danger is insufficient aging or incorrect manufacturing technology, as a result of which the poison released into the drink is not completely neutralized. You cannot die from it - in any case, it will dissolve under the influence of gastric juices - but the effect can be unpleasant. To minimize this risk, choose strong tinctures, rather than light wines, and purchase such “souvenirs” from trusted sellers.
China, Thailand or Cambodia are well acquainted with such a drink as snake tincture, or, as it is also called, snake wine. This exotic drink for us is very popular in Asia! Few people know that the preparation of medicinal snake tinctures began in Vietnam many centuries ago, and only then the recipe spread among the countries of Southeast Asia. And each manufacturer of the “snake” subsequently supplemented and changed the recipe, based on their traditions. Therefore, now there are many types of tinctures - to the classic cobra they add geckos, seahorses, scorpions, salamanders, ginseng and all kinds of medicinal herbs. Sometimes there are options that are quite creepy in our understanding - with ducklings, chicks and other animals.
Vietnamese beliefs say that the tincture protects a person from evil spirits, promotes longevity and imparts wisdom.
In the European sense, snake tinctures can be divided into three categories:
1. “drinking” snake - quite nice drink, which you can drink without paying attention to the additions. Usually this is a drink made from the natural fluids of a snake in a jar of alcohol, infused for about a day, then it is treated to guests.
2. “medicinal” snake is disgusting, like any medicine. Her local residents Used for almost all diseases. It is known that snake venom, when dissolved in alcohol-containing liquids, is neutralized while retaining the necessary beneficial properties. These miraculous potions are prepared as follows: poisonous snakes are poured into glass jar rice vodka or wine, where they are subsequently infused for about six months. Either one snake or several can be placed in a jar, and the quantity increases the quality of the tincture, which, according to its users, can cure both myopia and oncological diseases. It is believed that the use of tincture helps to normalize metabolism, blood pressure, helps thin the blood, dissolve blood clots and cholesterol plaques. Thanks to snake tincture Human immunity increases, body cells are renewed, and overall rejuvenation occurs. The tincture is especially useful for men, as local healers prescribe the drink for the treatment and prevention of prostatitis and increasing potency. It is recommended to drink this tincture no more than 50 ml per day. In addition, it can be used not only internally, but externally, making lotions for joint diseases, radiculitis, osteochondrosis, and other diseases of the spine. 
3. “souvenir” snake - sold in tourist shops and at any concession stands. Maybe someone drinks it, but I wouldn’t risk it. Good, in my opinion, only as a gift for a friend :) 
Of course, drinking snakes requires some courage, but it’s definitely worth a try!
The countries of Southeast Asia are quite in demand in terms of tourism, and those who have visited Vietnam or China at least once are most likely familiar with such an alcoholic drink as a snake. This exotic product enjoyed by residents different countries in great demand.
The basis of the drink is a poisonous snake placed in a bottle, the venom of which dissolves in alcohol. It is believed that cobra venom (this snake is often used for preparation) brings health benefits.
Useful properties and dosage
The symbol of medicine has long been a bowl with a snake. Doctors and healers of the East have always known that many diseases can be healed with snake bile and blood. Asians claim that drinking the tincture increases tone and sexual desire. For smokers, especially long-time smokers, this drink is also useful, since snake bile is a good remedy for coughing.
Externally, some variants of Chinese vodka with snake may not be entirely attractive appearance and even cause rejection: a yellowish liquid containing a poisonous snake. The bottles may contain scorpion, salamander, gecko, seahorses, ginseng, and others medicinal plants and components. In reality it is traditional vodka, made from rice and infused with reptile.
The drink is believed to help with various health problems:
- in the treatment of arthritis and arthrosis (the medicine is drunk or rubbed on the sore spot);
- in the restoration of the central nervous system;
- increases testosterone levels;
- strengthens the immune system;
- relieves fatigue;
- has an expectorant effect;
- accelerates cell growth;
- promotes regeneration and gives a rejuvenating effect.
When infused in alcohol, snake venom dissolves and is neutralized. At the same time, the medicinal substances are preserved. Snake venom has a protein base, so long enough contact with ethylene completely deactivates the dangerous substance.
Features of Chinese and Vietnamese tinctures
Depending on the region or country, the recipe for the tincture may vary, but the principle itself is the same. The reptile is first placed in a separate container. The snake is kept for several weeks to get rid of excrement. After that, it is washed, placed in a glass container and filled with vodka. Sometimes they use . After 5 days, the bottle is opened, the snake crawls out, trying to inhale air. At this moment, you need to have time to put a royal scorpion into her throat.
While the reptile is alive, its organs produce active substances with redoubled force. As a result, bile and poison are released into the tincture, which are subsequently neutralized by alcohol. Beneficial features These substances are preserved and the drink becomes a medicine.
Vodka from China has a not entirely pleasant specific smell, rich consistency and yellow color. Used for tincture different types snake, most often a cobra. The reptile can be alone or with small snakes. In addition, the drink is prepared with berries, ginseng root and other medicinal plants. There are also options with insects. For example, in Harbin they put autumn flies in the tincture, and in the central regions of the country - wasps.
The most quality vodka, which is even recommended by the Chinese Ministry of Health, is produced in Jilin province. All ingredients and recipe are kept in the strictest confidence. The drink is quite in demand among the inhabitants of the Middle Kingdom. It has been made for more than a century. Snake extract has always enjoyed great respect and love from all Chinese emperors.
There is another version of the drink - bile, snake blood and other ingredients are simply added to or vodka. This cocktail is drunk in one gulp. The components are taken from the reptile while it is alive.
In Vietnam, an exotic drink is infused with snakes, and they also make soft, aromatic, pleasant-tasting cane rum with cobra. Apply a remedy for various diseases internal organs. The vodka recipe, in addition to snake venom, includes all kinds of ingredients for aroma and aftertaste: insects, young mice, lizards, barberries, spices. Salamanders are used to make rum.
Snake tincture with leaves, roots and flowers of plants has a pleasant delicate aroma. Dried or fresh medicinal plants make the tincture even more useful, giving it antibacterial and tonic properties. Drinks are infused for several months in a warm, dry room. The product has valuable medicinal properties. Chinese and Vietnamese tinctures are sold in pharmacies in the producing countries.
Instructions for use
Drink the snake tincture 30-50 ml per day in small sips, focusing on the taste. Dosage is required, otherwise the medicine may turn into poison. The taste of the drink may vary, depending on the preparation method.
There have been cases when a snake is in vodka for a long time remained alive. Therefore, it is recommended to be attentive and careful when opening the bottle. When the product runs out, the container can be filled with vodka again and the contents can be infused for 1 month.
Contraindications and possible harm
A drink with a snake and a scorpion should be infused sufficiently long time so that the poison in them has time to be neutralized. If the preparation technology is violated, neutralization may not occur, and the effect of taking such a medicine will not be entirely pleasant. Death from the drink will not occur, since gastric juice will certainly dissolve the poison, but your health may deteriorate greatly. To avoid such troubles, you should purchase goods from trusted sellers.
Snakes are tenacious reptiles that can remain viable for several months, despite being completely immersed in alcohol.
A poisonous snake, waking up from hibernation, can bite the person who opened the bottle, which can result in death. Snake extract is a potent drug; taking it in large doses is strictly prohibited. The product is contraindicated for children and pregnant women. You should not use snake extract during breastfeeding.
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