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[[Image:Ruou thuoc 2.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Several varieties of ''rượu thuốc''. The first bottle from the right is [[tiger penis]] ''rượu thuốc'']]
[[Image:Ruou thuoc 1.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Several varieties of ''rượu thuốc''. The first bottle from the right is [[gecko]] ''rượu thuốc'', and the other is [[cobra]] ''rượu thuốc'']]
[[Image:Ruou ran.jpg|right|thumb|200x200px|A bottle of snake wine served on [[Cát Bà Island]], [[Vietnam]]]]
'''''Rượu thuốc''''' ({{lit|medicinal liquor}}) or '''''rượu dân tộc''''' ({{lit|traditional liquor}}) is a kind of Vietnamese [[distilled liquor]] (''rượu'') with herbs and medical animals, considered by traditional medicine as good for health. This drink consists of herbs or animals soaked in [[ethanol|alcohol]] as a [[
==Production==
[[File:Snake wine (Rượu thuốc) in Vietnam.JPG|thumb|A small bottle of rượu thuốc]]
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[[File:Phú Quốc 2022 (cửa hàng đồ lưu niệm, rượu thuốc, hũ lớn) (4a).jpg|thumb|Rượu thuốc in [[Phú Quốc]] island]]
Raw herbs like [[ginseng]], [[jujube]], or raw animals like [[seahorse]]s, [[snake]]s, or [[Scorpion|scorpions]] are placed into a large earthenware or glass jars of alcohol and kept for days to pull out the active ingredients in these herbs or animals to dissolve in liquor before the mixture is served<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-05 |title=Medicinal Rice Wine - Rượu Thuốc {{!}} Viet Tracks |url=https://viettracks.com/rice-wine/ |access-date=2023-06-18 |language=en-GB}}</ref>. Distilled alcohol, typically [[Rice wine|rice wine,]] must be strong enough, with alcoholic concentration of 45% or more. There could be up to a 100 types of ''rượu thuốc'' due to the variety of ingredients and combinations from the local regions <ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-10-30 |title=The intoxicating world of Vietnam’s rice wine culture |url=https://vietnamtravelblog.com/the-intoxicating-world-of-vietnams-rice-wine-culture/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=Your vietnam travel guides and tips{{!}} Vietnam travel blog |language=en-US}}</ref>. ▼
A popular type of rượu thuốc is snake wine (rượu rắn) for its placebo ability to cure multiple diseases including [[Far-sightedness|far sightedness]], [[hair loss]], [[back pain]], digestive problems, fertility problems and even [[leprosy]].<ref>{{Cite web
▲A popular type of rượu thuốc is snake wine (rượu rắn) for its placebo ability to cure multiple diseases including [[Far-sightedness|far sightedness]], [[hair loss]], [[back pain]], digestive problems, fertility problems and even [[leprosy]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Travel |first=Authentik |title=Snake alcohol in Vietnam |url=https://authentiktravel.com/snake-alcohol-in-vietnam |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=Authentik travel |language=en}}</ref>. The general principle of preparation is soaking venomous snakes in alcohol, where ethanol will denatured protein-based snake venom<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-12-22 |title=The Snake Wines: How about with a venomous snake in the mix? - Alcoholic Science |url=https://www.alcoholicscience.com/snake-wines-how-about-with-venomous/ |access-date=2023-06-19 |language=en-US}}</ref>. In one method, the snakes can be soaked, or [[Maceration (food)|macerated]] in wine along with other ingredients with medicinal properties in [[Traditional Chinese medicine|Chinese medicine]] including ginseng, scorpions, [[Polyscias fruticosa|Ming ariala]] (Đinh lăng), [[Fallopia multiflora]] (Hà thủ ô đỏ), [[Morinda officinalis]] (Ba kích) etc to remove odour. Another method of preparation is extracting blood and bile from a snake and its [[gallbladder]] and mixed with rice wine or grain wine to be consumed immediately <ref>{{Cite web |last=Travel |first=Authentik |title=Snake alcohol in Vietnam |url=https://authentiktravel.com/snake-alcohol-in-vietnam |access-date=2023-06-19 |website=Authentik travel |language=en}}</ref>. Rice wine mixed with bile is also called ''rượu mật.''
==Consumption==
[[File:Bình rượu rắn.jpg|thumb|A rượu thuốc store]]
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[[File:'Cobra Snake Wine'.JPG|thumb|Rượu thuốc in [[Hanoi]]]]
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[[File:Lascar Snake and scorpion wine on sale (4607956814).jpg|thumb|A stall selling rượu thuốc along with medicines in Vietnam]]
In addition, ''rượu thuốc'' has external use on the skin including soaking, massaging, covering, and washing areas with pain to treat [[arthritis]], [[sore muscle]]s, [[hives]], and so on.
==Controversies==
There have been cases where unregulated use of producing and consuming homemade ''rượu thuốc'' led to alcohol poisoning and skin allergies when used as topical treatments against acne''.''
Alcohol poisoning from ''rượu thuốc'' happens mainly for two reasons, either the rice wine used did not come from a proper facility and contains [[methanol]], a toxic alcohol used in various households and industrial agents
''Rượu thuốc'' is also a used for skincare purposes to combat acnes
==See also==
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*[[Rượu đế]]
*[[Snake wine]]
*[[Ya dong]], a similar drink in Thailand
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==References==
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[[Category:Vietnamese alcoholic drinks]]
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