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淡豆豉 Dandouchi
Chinese Name |
淡豆豉 |
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Chinese Pinyin |
Dandouchi |
English Name |
Fermented Soybean |
Latin Pharmaceutical Name |
Sojae Semen Praeparatum |
Category |
Fruits and seeds
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Origin |
The dried, fermented mature seed of Glycine max (L.) Merr.(Fabaceae). |
Production Regions |
Produced throughout China. |
Macroscopic Features |
Oval shaped, slightly flat, 0.6~1cm long, 0.5~0.7cm diameter. Externally black, wrinkled. Soft texture, fractured surface is brownish-black; membranous seed coat. Fragrant odor; slightly sweet taste. |
Quality Requirements |
Superior medicinal material is soft without pieces that have spoiled are present, with potent aromatic odor. |
Properties |
Acrid, sweet, slightly bitter; cold. |
Functions |
Resolves muscle and diffuses the exterior, diffuses depressed heat and eliminates vexation. Apply to externally contract exterior pattern, cold and heat headache, depressed heart, chest tightness, insomnia due to vexation. |
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Permanent URL:https://sys01.lib.hkbu.edu.hk/cmed/mmid/detail.php?pid=B00168
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