| Pharmaceutical Name: |
Semen Sojae Preparatum |
| Botanical Name: |
Glycine max (L.) Merr. |
| Common Name: |
Prepared soja
Prepared soybean |
| Source of Earliest Record: |
Mingyi Bielu |
| Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical Preparations: |
The seeds are gathered and subjected to a process of fermentation. |
| Properties and Taste: |
Pungent, sweet, slightly bitter and cold |
| Meridian: |
Lung and stomach |
| Functions: |
To release the exterior
To relieve restlessness |
| Indications and Combinations: |
1. Wind-cold exterior syndrome.
*Use with Chinese green onion (Congbai) in the formula Cong Chi Tang.
2. Wind-heat exterior syndrome.
*Use with Arctium fruit (Niubangzi) and Forsythia fruit (Lianqiao).
3. Irritability, restlessness and insomnia following febrile disease.
*Use with Capejasmine (Zhizi) in the formula Zhizi Chi Tang.
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| Dosage: |
10-15 g |
