淡豆豉·Semen Sojae Preparatum
Prepared Soybean
Dan Dou Chi (淡豆豉) is the soybean after fermenting, recorded as Semen Sojae Praeparatum. It is sweet, slightly bitter and acrid in flavour, cold in temperature, and enters the Lung and Stomach channels. The catalogue files it among the cool, acrid herbs that release the Exterior.
| Pinyin | dan dou chi |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 淡豆豉·淡豆敕 |
| Latin Name | Semen Sojae Preparatum·Semen Sojae Praeparatum |
| English Name | Prepared Soybean |
| Japanese | tantoshi |
| Korean | damdusi |
Early Wind-Cold invasion with fever without sweating, epigastric pain and distention; common cold with Yin Deficiency
bo he + jing jie + niu bang zi
Early Wind-Heat disorder with headache and fever
Wind-Heat.
Wind-Heat with irritability and insomnia; Exterior Heat just entering the Interior; late-stage residual Heat lodged in the chest and diaphragm, with restlessness, irritability, vexation, chest oppression, headache, nausea, insomnia and emerging rashes (stop if vomiting occurs)
Hematuria.
Early-stage Wind-Cold.
Wind-Cold with no sweating and a tight pulse
bo he + jin yin hua + lian qiao
Wind-Heat.
Middle Jiao Damp-Heat with diarrhea
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 6-18g; Maximum dosage: 50g; Tincture: 2-4ml | 6-18 g | — | 2-4 ml | — | — |
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