Herb

Fermented Soybean (Dan dou chi)

大豆豉dan dou chi
1 sourceSemen Sojae Praeparatum

Releases the exterior and clears heat-vexation, courses constraint, and harmonizes the stomach, recorded for febrile headache, chills and fever, and vexing fullness.

Used in 5 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷二十五·造酿·大豆豉·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：主伤寒头痛寒热、瘴气恶毒、烦躁满闷、虚劳喘吸；解表除烦、宣郁、和胃。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·大豆豉·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·大豆豉·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷二十五·造酿·大豆豉·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.