Semen Sojae Praeparatum

Resource: The fermented seeds of Glycine max(L.)Merr.,family Leguminosae.
Characteristic: The prepared seeds elliptical,somewhat compressed,shrunken,and black in colour,soft.Acrid,sweet and slightly bitter in taste,cold in nature,and attributive to lung and stomach channels.
Pharmacodynamics: 1.Expel the exogenous evils from the body surface:For common cold of wind-heat type,used together with Flos Lonicerae,Herba Menthae,etc.;and with Bulbus Allii Fistulosi for wind-cold type. 2.Get rid of vexation:For later stage of febrile diseases with chest upset and restlessness.
Pharmacological:
Usage: Decoction:10-15g.