According to the "Compendium of Materia Medica", Puzhou Fermented Soybean can relieve annoyance and heat, heat toxin, cold and heat, deficiency and fatigue, regulate the middle, induce sweating, promote joint movement, eliminate fishy odor, and treat nasal congestion caused by cold. Below, we will introduce some commonly used adjunct recipes for Puzhou Fermented Soybean.
Adjunct recipe 1: Sweating for relieving fever in febrile diseases
The Song Dynasty medical book "The Elbow Formulary" states: "There are several types of febrile diseases, which ordinary people cannot differentiate. Now we take one medicine to treat them all. When one feels headache, fever, and has a strong pulse for one or two days, the person should be treated with Cong Cong Soup. Use one tiger mouthful of white part of scallions, one liter of fermented soybeans, wrap in gauze, boil with three liters of water and reduce to one liter, then drink it. If there is no sweating, add three liang of kudzu root; if still no sweating, add three liang of Ephedra sinica. "The Elbow Formulary" also states: "Cook rice porridge with scallion soup, add salt and fermented soybeans to eat it, and induce sweating." Another method is to boil one liter of fermented soybeans with three liters of young male urine, divide and take it to induce sweating.
Adjunct recipe 2: Eliminating warm epidemic
If one feels annoyed in febrile diseases, or feels annoyed in the heart after vomiting and purging, or feels persistent heat in the body after purging, and experiences pain in the heart, use Zhizi Fermented Soybean Soup to induce vomiting. Use 10 liang of fatty gardenia, which can eliminate the remaining toxins after febrile diseases. After febrile diseases, toxic gas attacks the hands, feet, and causes general body weakness and swelling. Use five he of fermented soybeans, slightly fry them, add one and a half liters of wine, and simmer together until it boils five to seven times. Drink it freely. (Brief Aid for the Masses).
Adjunct recipe 3: Eye opacity in febrile diseases
Burn two or seven fermented soybeans, grind them into powder, and blow it. ("The Elbow Formulary").
Adjunct recipe 4: Sudden dysentery in febrile diseases
"The Theory of Medicinal Properties" states: Boil one liter of fermented soybeans with one handful of white Chinese leeks and three liters of water until the Chinese leeks are cooked, then remove the fermented soybeans, and the color will turn black.
Adjunct recipe 5: Unstoppable bloody dysentery
Use fermented soybeans and garlic in equal amounts, grind them into pill size, and take thirty pills each time, followed by a saltwater enema. (Wang's "Boji").
Adjunct recipe 6: Dysentery with stabbing pain
"The Theory of Medicinal Properties" states: Soak one liter of fermented soybeans in water, boil it twice, and strain the juice. Drink it at once. If the symptoms do not improve, repeat the process.
Adjunct recipe 7: Severe purging with red and white stools
The Ge family recommends: Fry fermented soybeans until slightly scorched, grind them into powder, and take one he of the powder, three times a day. Another method is to fry the fermented soybeans until scorched, soak them in water, and drink the juice. This method is also effective. "The External Court" states: Use one liter of fermented soybeans (fried and ground into powder), divide it into four doses, drink it with wine, and swallow it immediately.
Adjunct recipe 8: Internal toxin causing bleeding
Black Rhinoceros Powder: Use ten wen of fermented soybeans, two cloves of garlic (roasted), grind them together into pill size, and boil twenty pills with parsley soup. Take two doses per day until symptoms improve. This will completely eliminate the root cause without any side effects. Peng Daxiang from Luzhou said: "This medicine is excellent, but it is best to steam the garlic nine times and use it with cold porridge."
Adjunct recipe 9: Blood in the urine
Take a pinch of fermented soybeans. Boil it into soup and drink it on an empty stomach. It can also be taken with alcohol. (Wei's "Effective Prescription").
Adjunct recipe 10: Malaria with cold and heat
Boil fermented soybean soup and drink several liters. When vomiting occurs, the disease will be cured. ("The Elbow Formulary").
Adjunct recipe 11: Cold and heat in children, flatulence in adults
Take Jiangxi light fermented soybeans, grind them into pills the size of a chicken egg, and rub them on the cheek and palms six or seven times. Also rub them on the heart and navel.
Adjunct recipe 12: Unstoppable night sweats
Use one liter of fermented soybeans, slightly fry them until fragrant, soak them in three liters of clear wine for three days, and take the juice at any temperature. If the symptoms do not improve, repeat the process. Three to two doses will be enough to stop the symptoms.
Adjunct recipe 13: Phlegm accumulation causing wheezing
When it rains, one may not be able to sit or lie down, and have no appetite. This is due to long-term accumulation of cold phlegm in the lungs, which can be triggered by Yin Qi. To treat this condition, take one liang of Jiangxi light fermented soybeans, steam and grind them into a paste, then add one qian of arsenic trioxide powder and three qian of alum, and make pills the size of a mung bean. Drink seven pills with cold tea or water each time, or up to nine pills for severe cases, and five pills for children. Then lie down with elevated headrest. Avoid eating hot foods, and so on. ("All Effective Prescriptions").
