What is realgar wine? How do Shaoxing people drink realgar wine on Dragon Boat Festival?

Introduction of realgar wine realgar wine is white wine or yellow wine made of ground realgar, which is usually drunk during the Dragon Boat Festival. Realgar, as a traditional Chinese medicine, can be used as an antidote and insecticide. Therefore, the ancients believed that realgar could restrain insects such as snakes and scorpions. "Good can kill all poisons, eliminate all evils and cure all poisons.