Sojae Semen Preparatum
Prepared Soybean
Release the Exterior
Acrid, Sweet, Slightly Bitter
Cold or Warm
Releases the Exterior
Relieves Irritability
None.
6-15g, cooked first, and added to the formula in the last few minutes. Maximum dosage is 50g per day. May be prepared with a variety of ingredients to be either cool or warm. Dry-fry to stop sweating. Dry-fry with black beans to be more warming, with garlic to stop bleeding, with salt to stop vomiting, with wine to dispel wind, or with scallion to stimulate urniation. When prepared with Sang Ye and Qing Hao, it is called Qing Dou Chi. When prepared with Ma Huang and Zi Su Ye, it is called Wen Dou Chi. This herb is often used as a food, or seasoning.
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