Prepared soybean (Douchi)

Pharmaceutical Name : Semen Sojae Preparatum

Botanical Name : Glycine max (L.) Merr.

Common Name: Prepared Soja, or 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 & Taste : Pungent, sweet, slightly bitter and cold

Meridians: Lung and stomach

Functions:
1. To release the exterior;
2. To relieve restlessness

Indications & Combinations:

1. Wind-cold exterior syndrome. Prepared soybean (Douchi) is used with Chinese green onion (Congbai) in the formula Cong Chi Tang.

2. Wind-heat exterior syndrome. Prepared soybean (Douchi) is used with Arctium fruit (Niubangzi) and Forsythia fruit (Lianqiao).

3. Irritability, restlessness and insomnia following febrile disease. Prepared soybean (Douchi) is used with Capejasmine (Zhizi) in the formula Zhizi Chi Tang.

Dosage: 10-15 g