Glycine max (Glycine max)
Glycine max
Western Herbalism
Western Herbalism

Glycine max

Glycine max

Also known as dàn dòu chǐ.

coolingmoisteningTaste: sweet

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Indications what the tradition reached for it in

Safety

Pregnancy: Soy is likely to be safe when used as a food; however, pregnant women and nursing mothers should avoid the use of soy isoflavone supplements pending long-term safety studies

Dosing as the sources wrote it

PreparationAs writtenMetric
Although soy oils and lecithin are used in many food ingredients, the typical Western diet provides negligible isoflavones, whereas the typical Asian diet has 20-50 mg20-50 mg

Doses are reproduced from the sources for practitioners and are not a recommendation for any person.

In formulas

Glycine max stands in 73 documented formulas in the library, among them công chi tāng, công chỉ jié gěng tǎng, ùng gián công chi tāng, xiang sù công chi tāng, yín giáo sǎn, còng bái gi wèi yin.

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