Patent Publication Number: US-10758586-B2

Title: Composition containing Rhizoma Polygonati and having a health preserving effect

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The application belongs to the technical field of wine used for drinking, and particularly relates to a composition with a health preserving effect, a health preserving wine prepared therefrom and a preparation method and application of the health preserving wine. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Wine culture has a long history in China, and the types of wine has also developed rapidly with the advancement of technique for making wine. Moderate drinking is good for health. There has been a saying that “wine is a leader for all medicine” since ancient times. In addition to alcohol, wine also comprises nutrients such as organic acids, amino acids, esters, sugars, higher alcohols and less vitamins and indeed, wine is beneficial for health. It is believed that wine itself is a medicine in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and it can also be used to cure diseases. Wine is the nutritional substance from water and grain, which tastes sweet and pungent, easy to stimulates organs of human and has an effect mainly on heart and liver. Wine has the following effects: clearing blood vessels, activating blood circulation, removing phlegm, dispersing pathogenic cold and eliminating cold, treating coagulated cold by purgation, removing stomach cold, nourishing spleen, thickening the stomach and intestines, promoting digestion and moistening skin, and wine can lead drugs to go up to the upper limb and enhance the effects of drugs. Therefore, the combination of wine and traditional medicine, i.e. medicinal wine, is very popular. The medicinal wine is also called health preserving wine. The medicine comprised therein is traditional Chinese medicine generally deriving from animal and plant and having less side effects. The wine is baijiu or yellow wine. The combination of the two increases the effects of the wine and the delivery of the medicine such that the combination on the one hand contains the characteristics of medicine, and on the other hand maintains the characteristics of wine, which makes the combination between food and medicine. It can cure disease and keep a healthy body with a good therapeutic and health preserving effect. 
     With the improvement of people&#39;s living standards, the awareness of preserving health has gradually increased, and medicinal wine has become more and more valued and loved by people. At present, Chinese medicinal wine has been expanded to overseas and become favored by the whole world. However, most of the medicinal wine on the market are made by soaking and blending. The taste and coordination are poor, less elegant and delicate. 
     To solve this problem, Chinese patent application document CN103865720A discloses a health preserving wine comprising Rhizoma Polygonati and  Astragalus membranaceus  and a preparation method thereof. This health preserving wine is obtained by a traditional yellow wine brewing technology using proso millet,  Astragalus membranaceus , Rhizoma Polygonati, daqu and yeast as raw materials. The traditional yellow wine brewing technology comprises soaking, cooking and cooling the proso millet, stirring and mixing with other raw materials, putting them in a tank for fermentation, then pressing the mixture to obtain a filter solution and clarifying the filter solution, and boiling the filter solution for sterilization, obtaining a new type of tonifying alcoholic beverage with harmonious fragrance, pleasant taste and low alcohol content. However, one of the raw materials used in the above-mentioned health preserving wine,  Astragalus membranaceus , is a traditional Chinese medicine with strong tonifying property. Its efficacy of benefiting vital energy for consolidating superficies is very strong. People who do not have spleen and stomach weekness are not suitable for drinking a health preserving wine containing  Astragalus membranaceus , and after drinking this wine, they will feel discomfort obviously especially in summer, and the feeling mainly manifested as the symptoms of developing inflammatory. However, if  Astragalus membranaceus  is simply omitted in the above-mentioned raw materials, the health preserving effect will decrease. Therefore, it is of great significance to prepare a health preserving wine suitable for people who do not have spleen and stomach weakness and all people by changing the preparation process without decreasing the efficacy of the existing health preserving wine. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Therefore, the technical problem to be solved by the present application is how to overcome the defect that the health preserving wine prepared by using  Astragalus membranaceus  as one of the raw materials in the prior art is not suitable for people who don&#39;t have the spleen and stomach weakness, and further the present application provides a health preserving wine recipe not using  Astragalus membranaceus  as raw material without decreasing the efficacy and a preparation method of the health preserving wine. 
     For this purpose, the technical solution of the present application is as follows: 
     The present application provides a composition with a health preserving effect, comprising the following parts by weight of raw materials: 
     2.5-6.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati, and 
     27.5 to 84.5 parts by weight of a Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture; 
     wherein the Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture is a mixture of a baijiu soaking solution and dregs obtained by soaking Rhizoma Polygonati in baijiu. 
     Optionally, the Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture is obtained by soaking 2.5 to 6.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati in 25.0 to 78.0 parts by weight of baijiu and wherein baijiu has an alcohol content by volume of 55% to 65%. 
     Optionally, the soaking lasts for 30 to 60 days. 
     The present application also provides a health product with a health preserving effect prepared with the above mentioned composition. 
     The present application also provides a health preserving wine with a health preserving effect prepared with the above mentioned composition. 
     Optionally, the health preserving wine prepared with the above mentioned composition of the present application comprises the following parts by weight of raw materials: 
     2.5 to 6.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati; 
     27.5 to 84.5 parts by weight of a Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture; 
     77.0 to 85.0 parts by weight of proso millet; 
     9.9 parts by weight of daqu; and 
     0.1 parts by weight of yeast 
     The present application provides a method for preparing a health preserving wine, comprising the following steps: 
     (1) soaking 2.5 to 6.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati in 25.0 to 78.0 parts by weight of baijiu to obtain 27.5 to 84.5 parts by weight of a Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture, wherein baijiu has an alcohol content by volume of 55% to 65%. 
     (2) subjecting 77.0 to 85.0 parts by weight of proso millet to soaking and cooking to obtain a cooked proso millet; 
     (3) cooling the cooked proso millet obtained in step (2) to a temperature of 24° C. to 26° C., then adding it to a fermentation tank, adding water and 9.9 parts by weight of daqu, 0.1 parts by weight of yeast and 2.5 to 6.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati, fermenting at 25° C. to 30° C. for 3 to 5 days, then adding baijiu and 27.5 to 84.5 parts by weight of the Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture obtained in step (1), and further fermenting at 18° C. to 22° C. for 50 to 60 days to prepare a mash; 
     (4) pressing the mash obtained in step (3) to obtain a pressed mash, filtering the pressed mash to obtain a wine liquid and a vinasse, allowing the wine liquid to stand for 2 to 3 days at 5° C. to 15° C. to obtain a supernatant, filtering the supernatant to prepare a raw wine; 
     (5) sterilizing the raw wine obtained in step (4) at 70 to 90° C. for 10 to 30 minutes, then aging for at least 1 year to produce an aged wine; 
     (6) adding pure water to the aged wine obtained in step (5) to adjust alcohol content to 15% to 21% by volume, then adding a white sugar and/or a crystal sugar to adjust sugar degree to 3 to 10°, finally adding a caramel pigment to adjust the color, thereby obtaining a semi-finished wine; 
     (7) filling the semi-finished wine obtained in step (6) and sterilizing at 70° C. to 90° C. for 10 to 30 minutes, then packing and storing to make a health preserving wine. 
     Optionally, the soaking in step (1) is carried out at a temperature of 10° C. to 25° C. 
     Optionally, the cooked proso millet in step (2) is obtained by soaking the proso millet in water for 2 to 3 days, and cooking for 15 to 25 minutes at a temperature of 75° C. to 90° C. 
     Optionally, in step (3) an adding amount of water is 2 to 3 times a weight of the cooked proso millet, and an adding amount of the baijiu is 40% to 60% of the weight of the cooked proso millet. 
     Optionally, in step (4) said filtering the pressed mash is carried out with a filter cloth made of nylon 36, and said filtering the supernatant is carried out with a filter cloth made of nylon 36. 
     The application also provides the use of the above mentioned composition with a health preserving effect in a method for enhancing immune function. 
     The technical solution of the application has the following advantages: 
     1. The present application provides a composition with a health preserving effect. The composition comprises Rhizoma Polygonati and a mixture obtained by soaking Rhizoma Polygonati in baijiu. In the composition of the application, Rhizoma Polygonati tastes sweet, the efficacy is moderate and not strong, and Rhizoma Polygonati has an effect mainly on spleen, lung and kidney, while coordinating a visceral, and tonifying the kidney and improving the immune function. Rhizoma Polygonati is soaked in baijiu for a long time to obtain the Rhizoma Polygonati soaked solution mixture. The process of soaking allows the active ingredients of Rhizoma Polygonati to blend into baijiu. The combination of Rhizoma Polygonati and baijiu makes the composition have a better health preserving effect. 
     2. The present application also provides a health preserving wine prepared by mixing above-mentioned composition having a health preserving effect with proso millet, Daqu, and yeast and fermenting the mixture. 
     Proso millet is a main raw material for making yellow wine in northern China. Proso millet has the following advantages: Firstly, proso millet contains relatively high content of starch and relatively low content of other components such as protein, which result in off-flavor in the wine. Secondly, the starch contained in the proso millet is almost all amylopectin, which absorbs water quickly, is easy to be cooked and gelatinized, and is not easily to be broken down by starch glucoamylase, so that more dextrins and oligosaccharides remain in the wine, and the resulted wine tastes sweet and mellow. Adding 77.0. to 85.0 parts by weight of proso millet ensures the health preserving wine tastes better with better coordination. 
     The unprocessed mixture of Rhizoma Polygonati and Rhizoma Polygonati soaked solution are mixed together for fermentation, so that more active ingredients of Rhizoma Polygonati are dissolved into baijiu, and thus the health preserving effect of the health preserving wine is enhanced. In particular, compared with the existing health preserving wines prepared by fermentation of only Rhizoma Polygonati and  Astragalus membranaceus , the health preserving wine of the application completely avoids the adverse effects brought by the  Astragalus membranaceus  (because  Astragalus membranaceus  has a strong tonifying effect, people who do not have spleen and stomach weakness are not suitable for drinking a health preserving wine containing  Astragalus membranaceus , and after drinking this wine, they will feel discomfort obviously especially in summer, and the feeling mainly manifested as the symptoms of developing inflammatory). It is more suitable for people who do not have spleen and stomach weakness, and the effect of the health preserving wine of the present application is no less than the existing health preserving wine. Therefore, the present wine can be used as a health preserving product for subhealthy people nowadays. 
     3. The present application also provides a preparation method of the health preserving wine, comprising the following steps: firstly soaking a part of Rhizoma Polygonati in baijiu, so that the active ingredients of Rhizoma Polygonati is dissolved into baijiu; and then adopting the traditional rice wine brewing process so as to fully taking advantage of the proso millet for brewing the rice wine, comprising: soaking, cooking and cooling the rice, mixing the cooked rice, putting them in a tank, then adding Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture and another part of Rhizoma Polygonati to the proso millet in a certain proportion, and adding a certain amount of the Daqu and the yeast for fermentation, then pressing the mixture to obtain a filter solution and clarifying the filter solution, and boiling the filter solution for sterilization. The fermentation process ensures the harmony and softness tastes of the health preserving wine. It is particularly noted that the soaking and fermentation processes are organically combined in the present application so that the dissolution rate of the active ingredients of Rhizoma Polygonati is greatly improved, and the efficacy of Rhizoma Polygonati is maximized. 
     4. In the preparation process of the health preserving wine provided by the application, the vinasse can be used to prepare fodder after being dried, so that the utilization rate is improved, and the cost of the health preserving wine is reduced. 
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     In order to promote the understanding of the object, technical solutions and gist of the present application, the embodiments of the present application will be described in further detail below. The application may be performed in many different forms and should not be construed as being limited to the examples set forth herein. Rather, the examples are provided to illustrate the present application and fully convey the concept of the present application to those skilled in the art. The present application is to be construed as being limited by the claims. 
     Example 1 
     The present application provides a health preserving wine, comprising the following parts by weight of raw materials: 
     4.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati; 56.0 parts by weight of a Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture; 81.0 parts by weight of proso millet; 9.9 parts by weight of Daqu; and 0.1 parts by weight of yeast. 
     Among them, the Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture is a mixture of baijiu soaking solution and dregs obtained by soaking 4.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati in 51.5 parts by weight of baijiu, so the mixture is of 56.0 parts by weight in total. The baijiu used herein has an alcohol content of 60% by volume, and the soaking last for 45 days. 
     The present application provides a preparation method of a health preserving wine prepared by using the above raw materials, comprising the following steps: 
     (1) soaking 4.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati in 51.5 parts by weight of baijiu with an alcohol content of 60% by volume at a temperature of 16° C. for 45 days to obtain a mixture of baijiu soaking solution of Rhizoma Polygonati and dregs, i.e., Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture of 56.0 parts by weight; 
     (2) subjecting 81.0 parts by weight of proso millet to soaking in water for 2.5 days and then cooking at 83° C. for 20 minutes to obtain a cooked proso millet; 
     (3) cooling the cooked proso millet obtained in step (2) to 25° C., then adding it to a fermentation tank, adding water and 9.9 parts by weight of daqu, 0.1 parts by weight of yeast and 4.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati, fermenting at 28° C. for 4 days, then adding baijiu and 56.0 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture obtained in step (1), and further fermenting at 20° C. for 55 days to prepare a mash, wherein the adding amount of water is 2.5 times the weight of the cooked proso millet, and the adding amount of baijiu is 50% of the weight of the cooked proso millet; 
     (4) pressing the mash obtained in step (3) to obtain a pressed mash, filtering the pressed mash to obtain a wine liquid and a vinasse, s allowing the wine liquid to stand for 2.5 days at 10° C. to obtain a supernatant, filtering the supernatant to prepare a raw wine, wherein a filter cloth made of nylon 36 is used in all of the above filtering; 
     (5) sterilizing the raw wine obtained in step (4) at 80° C. for 20 minutes, then aging for 2 years to produce an aged wine; 
     (6) adding pure water to the aged wine obtained in step (5) to adjust alcohol content to 18% by volume, then adding a white sugar to adjust sugar degree to 6°, finally adding a caramel pigment to adjust the color, thereby obtaining a semi-finished wine; 
     (7) filling the semi-finished wine obtained step (6) and sterilizing at 80° C. for 20 minutes, then packing and storing to make a health preserving wine. 
     Example 2 
     The present application provides a health preserving wine comprising the following parts by weight of raw materials: 
     2.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati; 27.5 parts by weight of a Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture; 85.0 parts by weight of proso millet; 9.9 parts by weight of Daqu; and 0.1 parts by weight of yeast. 
     Among them, the Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture is a mixture of baijiu soaking solution and dregs obtained by soaking 2.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati in 25.0 parts by weight of baijiu, and the mixture is of 27.5 parts by weight in total. The baijiu used herein has an alcohol content of 55% by volume and the soaking lasts for 60 days. 
     The present application provides a preparation method of a health preserving wine prepared by using the above raw materials, comprising the following steps: 
     (1) soaking 2.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati in 25.0 parts by weight of baijiu with an alcohol content of 55% by volume at a temperature of 25° C. for 60 days to obtain a mixture of baijiu soaking solution of Rhizoma Polygonati and dregs, i.e., Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture of 27.5 parts by weight; 
     (2) subjecting 85.0 parts by weight of proso millet to soaking in water for 2 days and then cooking at 90° C. for 15 minutes to obtain a cooked proso millet; 
     (3) cooling the cooked proso millet obtained in step (2) to 26° C., then adding it to a fermentation tank, adding water and 9.9 parts by weight of daqu, 0.1 parts by weight of yeast and 2.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati, fermenting at 25° C. for 5 days, then adding baijiu and 27.5 parts by weight of the Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture obtained in step (1), and further fermenting at 22° C. for 50 days to prepare a mash, wherein the adding amount of water is 3 times the weight of the cooked proso millet, and the adding amount of baijiu is 40% of the weight of the cooked proso millet; 
     (4) pressing the mash obtained in step (3) and filtering the pressed mash to obtain a wine liquid and a vinasse, allowing the wine liquid to stand for 2 days at 15° C. to obtain a supernatant, filtering the supernatant to prepare a raw wine, wherein a filter cloth made of nylon 36 is used in all of the above filtering; 
     (5) sterilizing the raw wine obtained in step (4) at 90° C. for 10 minutes, then aging for 1 year to produce an aged wine; 
     (6) adding pure water to the aged wine obtained in step (5) to adjust alcohol content to 15% by volume, then adding a white sugar to adjust sugar degree to 10°, finally adding a caramel pigment to adjust the color, thereby obtaining a semi-finished wine; 
     (7) filling the semi-finished wine obtained in step (6) and sterilizing at 70° C. for 30 minutes, then packing and storing to make a health preserving wine. 
     Example 3 
     The present application provides a health preserving wine, comprising the following parts by weight of raw materials: 
     6.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati; 84.5 parts by weight of a Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture; 77.0 parts by weight of the proso millet; 9.9 parts by weight of Daqu; and 0.1 parts by weight of yeast. 
     Among them, the Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture is a mixture of baijiu soaking solution and dregs obtained by soaking 6.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati in 78.0 parts by weight of baijiu, and the mixture is of 84.5 parts by weight in total, wherein the baijiu herein used has an alcohol content of 65% by volume and the soaking lasts for 30 days. 
     The present application provides a method of preparing a health preserving wine prepared with the above raw materials, comprising the following steps: 
     (1) soaking 6.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati in 78.0 parts by weight of baijiu with an alcohol content of 65% by volume at a temperature of 10° C. for 30 days to obtain a mixture of baijiu soaking solution of Rhizoma Polygonati and dregs, i.e., Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture of 84.5 parts by weight; 
     (2) subjecting 77.0 parts by weight of proso millet to soaking in water for 3 days and then cooking at 75° C. for 25 minutes to obtain a cooked proso millet; 
     (3) cooling the cooked proso millet obtained in step (2) to 24° C., then adding it to a fermentation tank, adding water and 9.9 parts by weight of daqu, 0.1 parts by weight of yeast and 6.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati, fermenting at 30° C. for 3 days, then adding baijiu and 84.5 parts by weight of the Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked solution mixture obtained in step (1), and further fermenting at 18° C. for 60 days to prepare a mash, wherein the adding amount of water is 2 times the weight of the cooked proso millet, and the adding amount of baijiu is 60% of the weight of the cooked proso millet; 
     (4) pressing the mash obtained in step (3) and filtering the pressed mash to obtain a wine liquid and a vinasse, allowing the wine liquid to stand for 3 days at 5° C. to obtain a supernatant, filtering the supernatant to prepare a raw wine, wherein a filter cloth made of nylon 36 is used in all of the above filtering; 
     (5) sterilizing the raw wine obtained in step (4) at 70° C. for 30 minutes, then aging for 3 years to produce an aged wine; 
     (6) adding pure water to the aged wine obtained in step (5) to adjust alcohol content to 21% by volume, then adding a white sugar to adjust sugar degree to 3°, finally adding a caramel pigment to adjust the color, thereby obtaining a semi-finished wine; 
     (7) filling the semi-finished wine of step (6) and sterilizing at 90° C. for 10 minutes, then packing and storing to make a health preserving wine. 
     Comparative Example 1 
     Provided is a health preserving wine, comprising the following parts by weight of raw materials: 
     9.0 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati; 51.5 parts by weight of baijiu; 81.0 parts by weight of proso millet; 9.9 parts by weight of Daqu; and 0.01 parts by weight of yeast. 
     Also provided is a preparation method of a health preserving wine prepared by using the above raw materials, comprising the following steps: 
     (1) soaking 81.0 parts by weight of proso millet in water for 2.5 days, and then cooking at 83° C. for 20 minutes to obtain a cooked proso millet; 
     (2) cooling the cooked proso millet in step (1) to 25° C., then adding it to a fermentation tank, adding water and 9.9 parts by weight of daqu, 0.1 parts by weight of yeast and 9.0 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati and 51.5 parts by weight of baijiu, fermenting at 28° C. for 4 days, then adding baijiu again, and further fermenting at 20° C. for 55 days to prepare a mash, wherein the adding amount of water is 2.5 times the weight of the cooked proso millet, and the adding amount of baijiu in the second time is 50% the weight of the cooked proso millet; 
     (3) pressing the mash obtained in step (2) to obtain a pressed mash, and filtering the pressed mash to obtain a wine liquid and a vinasse, allowing the wine liquid to stand for 2.5 days at 10° C. to obtain a supernatant, filtering the supernatant to prepare a raw wine, wherein a filter cloth made of nylon 36 is used in all of the above filtering; 
     (4) sterilizing the raw wine obtained in step (3) at 80° C. for 20 minutes, then aging for 2 years to produce an aged wine; 
     (5) adding pure water to the aged wine obtained in step (4) to adjust the alcohol content to 18% by volume, then adding a white sugar to adjust sugar degree to 6°, finally adding a caramel pigment to adjust the color, thereby obtaining a semi-finished wine; 
     (6) filling the semi-finished wine obtained step (5) and sterilizing at 80° C. for 20 minutes, then packing and storing to make a health preserving wine. 
     Comparative Example 2 
     Provided is a health preserving wine, comprising the following parts by weight of raw materials: 
     4.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati; 4.5 parts by weight of  Astragalus membranaceus;  81.0 parts by weight of proso millet; 9.9 parts by weight of daqu; and 0.1 parts by weight of yeast. 
     Also provided is a preparation method of a health preserving wine prepared by using the above raw materials, comprising the following steps: 
     (1) soaking 81.0 parts by weight of proso millet in water for 2.5 days, and then cooking at 83° C. for 20 minutes to obtain a cooked proso millet; 
     (2) cooling the cooked proso millet obtained in step (1) to 25° C., then adding it to a fermentation tank, adding water and 9.9 parts by weight of daqu, 0.1 parts by weight of yeast and 4.5 parts by weight of Rhizoma Polygonati, and 4.5 parts by weight of  Astragalus membranaceus , fermenting at 28° C. for 4 days, then adding baijiu again, and further fermenting at 20° C. for 55 days to prepare a mash, wherein the adding amount of water is 2.5 times the weight of the cooked proso millet, and the adding amount of baijiu is 50% the weight of the cooked proso millet; 
     (3) pressing the mash obtained in step (2) to obtain a pressed mash and filtering the pressed mash to obtain a wine liquid and a vinasse, allowing the wine liquid to stand for 2.5 days at 10° C. to obtain a supernatant, filtering the supernatant to prepare a raw wine, wherein a filter cloth made of nylon 36 is used in all of the above filtering; 
     (4) sterilizing the raw wine obtained in step (3) at 80° C. for 20 minutes, then aging for 2 years to produce an aged wine; 
     (5) adding pure water to the aged wine obtained in step (4) to adjust the alcohol content to 18% by volume, then adding a white sugar to adjust sugar degree to 6°, finally adding a caramel pigment to adjust the color, thereby obtaining a semi-finished wine; 
     (6) filling the semi-finished wine obtained step (5) and sterilizing at 80° C. for 20 minutes, then packing and storing to make a health preserving wine. 
     Test Example 1 
     In order to further demonstrate the performance of the health preserving wine of the present application, the health preserving wine prepared in Examples 1-3 and Comparative Examples 1-2 of the present application are tested in the following experiments. Wine prepare with proso millet alone as raw material is set as a control group. 
     (1) Yield of Liquor and Taste 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Performance of the health preserving wine 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 Alcohol 
                   
               
               
                   
                 components of raw materials 
                   
                 Yield of 
                 content 
               
               
                 Number 
                 (by weight) 
                 Color 
                 liquor 
                 (v/v %) 
                 feeling by taste 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Control 
                 proso millet alone 
                 light 
                 200% 
                 21 
                 Rich aroma, sweet and 
               
               
                 group 
                   
                 yellow 
                   
                   
                 mellow, unique flavor 
               
               
                 Example 1 
                 Rhizoma Polygonati, 4.5 parts, 
                 light 
                 192% 
                 21 
                 good balance of 
               
               
                   
                 Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked 
                 yellow 
                   
                   
                 flavors, pure wine body 
               
               
                   
                 solution mixture, 56.0 parts, 
                   
                   
                   
                 and pleasant aroma 
               
               
                   
                 proso millet, 81.0 parts, 
               
               
                   
                 Daqu, 9.9 parts, 
               
               
                   
                 Yeast, 0.1 parts 
               
               
                 Example 2 
                 Rhizoma Polygonati, 2.5 parts 
                 light 
                 195% 
                 15 
                 good balance of 
               
               
                   
                 Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked 
                 yellow 
                   
                   
                 flavors, pure wine body 
               
               
                   
                 solution mixture, 27.5 parts 
                   
                   
                   
                 and pleasant aroma 
               
               
                   
                 proso millet, 85.0 parts 
               
               
                   
                 Daqu, 9.9 parts 
               
               
                   
                 yeast, 0.1 parts 
               
               
                 Example 3 
                 Rhizoma Polygonati, 6.5 parts 
                 light 
                 187% 
                 19 
                 good balance of 
               
               
                   
                 Rhizoma Polygonati-soaked 
                 yellow 
                   
                   
                 flavors, pure wine body 
               
               
                   
                 solution mixture, 84.5 parts 
                   
                   
                   
                 and pleasant aroma 
               
               
                   
                 proso millet, 77.0 parts 
               
               
                   
                 Daqu; 9.9 parts 
               
               
                   
                 yeast, 0.1 parts 
               
               
                 Comparative 
                 Rhizoma Polygonati; 9.0 parts 
                 light 
                 180% 
                 21 
                 good balance of 
               
               
                 Example 1 
                 baijiu, 51.5 parts 
                 yellow 
                   
                   
                 flavors, pure wine body 
               
               
                   
                 proso millet, 81.0 parts; 
                   
                   
                   
                 and pleasant aroma 
               
               
                   
                 Daqu, 9.9 parts; 
               
               
                   
                 yeast, 0.1 parts. 
               
               
                 Comparative 
                 Rhizoma Polygonati, 4.5 parts; 
                 light 
                 178% 
                 21 
                 good balance of 
               
               
                 Example 2 
                 Astragalus membranaceus, 4.5 
                 yellow 
                   
                   
                 flavors, pure wine body 
               
               
                   
                 parts, 
                   
                   
                   
                 and pleasant aroma 
               
               
                   
                 proso millet; 81.0 parts, 
               
               
                   
                 daqu, 9.9 parts; 
               
               
                   
                 yeast, 0.1 parts. 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     From Table 1, it can be concluded that in Examples 1-3 the yield of liquor was 187% to 200% (the amount of proso millet), and the alcohol content (v/v %) is 15 to 21% by volume. The yields of liquor of the comparative Examples 1 and 2 were 180% and 178% (the amount of proso millet) respectively, and the alcohol contents (v/v %) are both 21% by volume. The results indicate that the preparation method of the health preserving wine provided by the present application adopts the combination of fermentation and soaking process, and as a result, a new type of tonifying alcoholic beverage with good balance of flavors, pure wine body, pleasant aroma, low alcohol content and unique flavor is obtained. Besides, the yield of liquor is higher than that obtained by fermentation of Rhizoma Polygonati alone and that obtained by fermentation of Rhizoma Polygonati and  Astragalus membranaceus.    
     (2) Dissolution Rate of Raw Material Components 
     The dissolution rate of the active ingredient of the main raw material Rhizoma Polygonati contained in the health preserving wine prepared in Examples 1-3 and Comparative Example 1-2 of the present application was examined by high performance liquid chromatography. The results showed that the dissolution rates of the main components of Rhizoma Polygonati in Examples 1-3 were 38.6%, 34.8%, and 35.9%, respectively. The dissolution rates of the main components of Rhizoma Polygonati in Comparative Examples 1-2 were 21.8% and 20.9%, respectively. 
     The above test results showed that, through the combination of fermentation and soaking process, the active ingredients of Rhizoma Polygonati are dissolved into the wine liquid due to soaking as well as fermentation, so that the dissolution rate of the active ingredient of Rhizoma Polygonati is greatly improved. The contents of the effective ingredients of Rhizoma Polygonati are increased, so that the efficacy of Rhizoma Polygonati is maximized, and the health preserving effect of the health preserving wine is strengthened. 
     (3) Tests of Health Preserving Effect 
     1. Subhealthy Population Observation 
     The health preserving effect of the wine prepared from proso millet alone and the health preserving wines prepared in Examples 1-3 and comparative Examples 1-2 were respectively tested in 100 people with low immunity and fatigue (taking twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening, 50 mL each time). The results showed that after three months of continuous use, people who took the wine prepared from proso millet alone showed no obvious effects. The fatigue of 82 or more people who took the wine prepared in Examples 1-3 and Comparative Example 2 was significantly reduced (no statistical difference therebetween), and the level of the fatigue improvement was significantly better than that of the 82 or more people who took the health preserving wine prepared in Comparative Example 1, but the 16 people who took the health preserving wine prepared in Comparative Example 2 felt discomfort and showed symptoms of developing slight inflammatory. 
     The above test results show that the health preserving wine prepared by the fermentation and the soaking process according to the present application has obvious health preserving effects for improving the body&#39;s immune function and nourishing and strengthening the body, and the health preserving effect of the health preserving wine of the present application is superior to that of the health preserving wine prepared by simple fermentation of Rhizoma Polygonati, and no less than that of the health preserving wine made by fermentation of Rhizoma Polygonati and  Astragalus membranaceus.    
     2. Animal Experiments 
     Experimental Animal 
     BALB/c mice, weighing 20-24 g, provided by Beijing Huafukang Biotechnology Co., Ltd. Certificate No. SCXK (Beijing) 2009-0004. 
     Experimental Method 
     (1) Animal grouping and treatment method: 50 mice were randomly divided into 5 groups, which were normal control group, model group, group of wine prepared from proso millet alone, group of health preserving wine of examples 1-3 and group of health preserving wine of comparative examples 1-2, respectively. The normal control group was given quantitative water and food supply, and other groups were injected subcutaneously with hydrocortisone 50 mg/kg once daily for 6 days, constructing a low immune function model. On the 7th day, the group of wine prepared from proso millet alone, group of health preserving wine of examples 1-3 and group of health preserving wine of comparative examples 1-2 were given the corresponding health preserving wine once a day for 7 consecutive days, 0.4 mL each time. The model group was given distilled water of equal volume for 7 consecutive days. 
     (2) Immunological function test: each mouse of the above groups was intraperitoneally injected with 0.2 mL/10 g body weight of chicken erythrocyte suspension. After 30 min, 1 mL/10 g body weight of Hank&#39;s solution was intraperitoneally injected. After 2 minutes, the mice were executed by cervical dislocation, and peritoneal lavage fluid was dripped on the center of a slide, and spread out properly to obtain a sample. The sample was placed in a wet box containing ice cubes, and after 60 minutes, rinsed with 0.9% NaCl to remove non-adherent cells, then quickly rinsed twice with distilled water, then immediately rinsed in 0.9% NaCl to restore osmotic pressure, then air dried, and stained by Wright-Gemsa, and counted under oil microscope for 200 macrophages, in which the number of macrophages and the number of chicken red blood cells phagocytosed were recorded, and the percentage of phagocytosis and phagocytic index were calculated.
 
Percentage of phagocytosis=number of macrophages that wallow chicken red blood cells/200 macrophages×100%.
 
Phagocytic index=number of chicken red blood cells swallowed by 200 macrophages/200 macrophages.
 
     (3) Statistical methods: Data analysis was performed using SPSS 17.0 statistical software, and the results were expressed by ±s. One-way ANOVA was used to compare the average values between groups, wherein P&lt;0.05 indicates that the difference was statistically significant. 
     (4) Results 
     Effects of wine prepared from proso millet alone, health preserving wines prepared in Examples 1-3 and comparative Examples 1-2 on phagocytosis function of mouse peritoneal macrophages. 
     Compared with the model group, the group of wine prepared from proso millet didn&#39;t show obvious effects. The phagocytic index and the percentage of phagocytosis of the peritoneal macrophages of the mice in the group of health preserving wine of examples 1-3 and group of health preserving wine of comparative example 2 were significantly increased. The difference was statistically significant. The phagocytosis index and the percentage of phagocytosis of the peritoneal macrophages of the mice in the group of health preserving wine of comparative example 1 had an tendency to increase, but the difference was not statistically significant. Compared with the normal group, there was no significant difference in the phagocytosis index and the percentage of phagocytosis of the peritoneal macrophage of the mice in the group of health preserving wine of examples 1-3 and comparative example 2, but the phagocytosis index and the percentage of phagocytosis of the peritoneal macrophage of the mice in the group of wine prepared from proso millet and group of health preserving wine of comparative example 1 were both decreased. See Table 2. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Effect of a health preserving wine of Rhizoma Polygonation 
               
               
                 phagocytosis of mouse peritoneal macrophages ( X  ± s, n = 10) 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 percentage 
                   
               
               
                 Groups 
                 of phagocytosis 
                 phagocytosis index 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 normal control group 
                 32.69 ± 5.43 
                 0.92 ± 0.07 
               
               
                 model group 
                 18.11 ± 4.50 
                 0.53 ± 0.08 
               
               
                 group of wine prepared from proso 
                 19.38 ± 4.82 #   
                 0.54 ± 0.06 #   
               
               
                 millet alone 
               
               
                 group of health preserving wine of 
                 29.75 ± 5.73* 
                 0.88 ± 0.09* 
               
               
                 example 1 
               
               
                 group of health preserving wine of 
                 31.96 ± 6.18* 
                 0.90 ± 0.11* 
               
               
                 example 2 
               
               
                 group of health preserving wine of 
                 28.87 ± 5.24* 
                 0.88 ± 0.10* 
               
               
                 example 3 
               
               
                 group of health preserving wine of 
                 22.34 ± 5.01 #   
                 0.57 ± 0.05 #   
               
               
                 comparative example 1 
               
               
                 group of health preserving wine of 
                 29.13 ± 5.32* 
                 0.87 ± 0.09* 
               
               
                 comparative example 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Note: 
               
               
                 compared with the model group, *P &lt; 0.05; 
               
               
                 compared with the normal group,  # P &lt; 0.05. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     (5) Conclusion 
     After testing, the results showed that the health preserving wine prepared in examples 1-3 can play a positive regulatory role in the immune system of immunocompromised mice, and its regulation effect is significantly better than that of the health preserving wine prepared in Comparative Example 1, and is no less than that of the health preserving wine prepared in Comparative Example 2. 
     (4) Test of Hygienic Standard GB2758-81 
     The health preserving wines prepared in Examples 1-3 of the present application were tested according to the hygienic standard GB 2758-81, and the results were as follows: 
     1. Organoleptic index: clear liquid, no precipitation and impurities, no foreign odor and off-flavor. 
     2. Physical and chemical indicators: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
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                 Amount of the residual sulfur dioxide 
                 ≤0.05 
               
               
                   
                 (g/kg, based on free SO 2 ) 
               
               
                   
                 aflatoxin B 1  (μg/kg) 
                 ≤5 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     3. Bacterial indicators: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Item 
                 standard 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Total number of bacteria (number/mg) 
                 ≤50 
               
               
                   
                 Coliforms (number/100 ml) 
                 ≤3 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     The test results showed that the health preserving wine prepared by present application fully meets the requirements of GB2758-81 standard. 
     Obviously, the above mentioned examples are merely made to clearly illustrate the present application and are not intended to limit the embodiments. Other variations or modifications of different forms may be made by those skilled in the art based on the above description. There is no need and no way to exhaust all the embodiments. Obvious variations or modifications resulting therefrom are still within the scope of the present application.