Traditional Chinese Medicine/Dan Dou Chi

Name Means: Dan-plain/insipid/tasteless Dou-bean/soyabean Chi-imperial orders English Name: prepared soybean Chinese Name: 淡豆敕 (Pinyin: dàn dòu chì) Latin Name: Semen Praeparatum SojaeLi-ping Qu, Guo-rong Fan, Jin-yong Peng, He-ming Mi. "Isolation of six isoflavones from Semen sojae praeparatum by preparative HPLC", Fitoterapia, Volume 78, Issue 3, April 2007, Pages 200-204(WO/2003/045408) AN INFLUENZA TREATING PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF. World Intellectual Property Organization. Taste & Temperature: ../Gan-Sweet/ slightly ../Ku-Bitter/ ../Han-Cold/ or ../Wen-Warm/ Channels: Hand Tai Yin of Lung Foot Yang Ming of Stomach Actions & Indications: disperse Wind-Heat (Spicy & Cool) alleviate irritability Contraindication: Qi & Yin deficiency causing excessive sweating Caution: Yin deficiency Blood deficiency chronic skin infection nursing mother, inhibits lactation Preparations: Qing Dou Chi w/: ../Sang Ye/ Qing Hao (青蒿 / wormwood) Wen Dou Chi w/: ../Ma Huang/ ../Zi Su Ye/ Dosage: 2-5 qian (6-15 grams) back to: ../Xin Liang Jie Biao/ ../TCM Materia Medica/ Notes