Bai Zi Ren (Paozhi)

[Guest guest]

A few classical methods for preparing Bai Zi Ren ( & #26575; & #23376; & #20161;)

 

Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589):

-Refine using rice wine (Leigong, & #38647; & #20844;)

 

Tang dynasty:

-Bai Zi Ren should be stewed

 

Song dynasty:

-Remove the oil (Boji, & #21338; & #27982;)

-Dry-fry (Zhenglei, & #35777; & #31867;)

-Soak in wine and then bake (zonglu, & #24635; & #24405;)

 

Ming dynasty:

 

-Bai Zi Ren should be steamed (Pinhui, & #21697; & #27719;)

-Refine using rice wine (Mengquan, & #33945; & #31564;)

-Remove the shell and dry-fry the kernel to remove the oil (Rumen,

& #20837; & #38376;)

-Wrap in paper and bake slowly to remove the oil (Jingyue, & #26223; & #23731;)

-Process with alcohol (Dafa, & #22823; & #27861;)

-Steam till cooked then remove the outer shell and grind into a cake

(Chengya, & #20056; & #38597;)

 

Qing dynasty:

-Remove the kernel and steep in wine, then wrap in paper and bake

slowly over a fire (Woling, & #25569; & #28789;)

-Lightly dry-fry to remove the oil (Gouyuan, & #38057; & #20803;)

-Steam until cooked then dry-fry and grind (Fengyuan, & #36898; & #21407;)

-Lightly bake the press to remove the oil (Bianyi, & #36776; & #20041;)

-Steam then remove the kernal, dry-fry then grind to remove the oil

(Haili, & #23475; & #21033;)

[Guest guest]

Alex,

 

Thanks for the list of methods for the paozhi of bai zi ren. Do you know

what the various pao zhi methods were trying to enhance?

(Curious that so many were trying to eliminate the oil when it is used for

moistening.)

 

Karen S. Vaughan, L.Ac., MSTOM

Registered Herbalist (AHG)

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[Guest guest]

, creationsgarden1 wrote:

>

> Alex,

>

> Thanks for the list of methods for the paozhi of bai zi ren. Do you

know

> what the various pao zhi methods were trying to enhance?

> (Curious that so many were trying to eliminate the oil when it is

used for

> moistening.)

 

It´s because the oily nature of bai zi ren is problematic in patients

that tend towards diarrhea. The oily crude product is preferred when

used to quiet the spirit in patients with concurrent intestinal

dryness, as well as when bai zi ren is used primarily to treat

constipation, but the form known as bai zi ren shuang (oil largely

removed) is preferred when it is just used to quiet the spirit.

 

Eric