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Mix-frying with brine
盐炙 〔鹽炙〕yán zhì
Stir-frying materials with a salt solution is known as brine mix-frying. Salt, being cold in nature, clears heat and cools the blood; being salty in flavor, it enters the kidney and softens hardness. It can also improve the flavor and is a preservative. Brine mix-frying is a common method of processing medicinals that supplement the kidney, secure essence, treat mounting qì (shàn qì), and drain kidney fire, such as psoralea (Psoraleae Fructus,
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