Prepared Soybean (Douchi)
| 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. |
| Dosage: | 10-15 g |