There is no so-called secret formula for treating sciatica, and different medicines can be used to make wine according to different types of symptoms. Chinese medicine treatment for sciatica can be identified according to the symptoms as: cold type, cold-damp type, damp-heat type, qi stagnation and blood stasis (blood stagnation due to lack of qi flow) type and liver and kidney insufficiency (weakness of the liver and kidneys) type. Patients with the Cold and Liver and Kidney Deficiency types can make wine with Dugong, Siberian, Gentiana Macrophyllae, Fenghuang, Angelica Sinensis, Paeonia lactiflora, Ligusticum chuanxiong, Radix et Rhizoma Dioscoreae, Cortex Eucommiae, Cortex Pseudostellariae, Ginseng, and Cinnamon sticks. Cold-dampness type patients can make wine with Prepared Chuanwu, Prepared Caowu, Ephedra, Gui Zhi, Gentiana Macrophyllae, Qiangwu, Fenghuang, Tianma, Boswellia serrata, Dilangzhi, Angelica sinensis, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, Glycyrrhiza Umbellatae, and Xiangshu. Patients with damp-heat type can make wine with medicines such as cypress, coix seed, cangzhu, and hyssop. Patients with qi stagnation and blood stasis (blood stagnation due to lack of qi flow) type can make wine with medicines such as Radix Gentiana Macrophyllae, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, Rhizoma Polygonati Odorati, Rhizoma Safflower, Radix Qiangwu, Myrrh, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Rhizoma Cyperus rotundus, Radix et Rhizoma Dillonii. The adverse reactions or contraindications of the above medicines are still unclear, and should be prescribed by a professional physician after identification.