Pharmaceutical name: 英文藥名﹕ | Semen Sojae Praepatum |
Botanical name: 學名﹕ | Glycine max (L.) Merr. |
Pron. in Japanese: 日語發音﹕ | tantoshi |
Pron. in Korean: 韓語發音﹕ | tamdugo |
Pron. in Cantonese:: 粵音﹕ | daam6 dau6 si6 |
Other Names: 別名﹕ | dou chi 豆豉，xiang dou chi 香豆豉，xiang chi 香豉. |
Common Name: 英文名﹕ | fermented soy bean |
Distribution: 產地﹕ | In all areas of China. 全國各地均產 |
Properties (characteristics)﹕ 性味﹕ | cool, bitter, acrid. 涼；苦、辛 |
Channels (meridians) entered: 歸經﹕ | lung, stomach. 歸肺、胃經 |
| Medical functions: 藥理﹕ | |
Actions & Indications: 主治﹕ | Releasing exterior (from hot or chill), eliminating irritability. Being used in influenza, chill and fever headache, irritability and tightness in chest, insomnia with weakness and irritability . 功能：解表，除煩，宣發郁熱。用於感冒、寒熱頭痛，煩躁胸悶，虛煩不眠。 |
Chemical ingredients: 化學成份﹕ | |
Dosage: 用量﹕ | To take orally: in decoction 6 to 15 g, or in pill form. External application: use appropriate amount. Smash and apply or stir fry till dark brown and grind into powder then mix with liquid and apply. 內服：煎湯，6～15g；或入丸劑。外用：適量，搗敷；或炒焦研末調敷。 |
Samples of formulae :處方舉例﹕ | |
Modern Research: 現代研究﹕ | |
Toxicity & Cautions: 毒素與禁忌﹕ | Use carefully in cases of weak stomach and vomit easily. 胃虛易嘔者慎服。 |